mongoc_socket_recv(3)

MONGOC_SOCKET_RECV(3)

libmongoc

MONGOC_SOCKET_RECV(3)

SYNOPSIS

ssize_t
mongoc_socket_recv (mongoc_socket_t *sock,


                    void *buf,


                    size_t buflen,


                    int flags,


                    int64_t expire_at);

PARAMETERS

sock: A mongoc_socket_t <>.
buf: A buffer to read into.
buflen: A size_t with the number of bytes to receive.
flags: flags for recv().
expire_at: A int64_t with the time to expire in monotonic time using System Clock <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_get_monotonic_time.html>, which is in microseconds.

DESCRIPTION

This function performs a recv() on the underlying socket.

RETURNS

The number of bytes received on success, 0 on stream closed, and -1 if there was a failure and errno is set.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

February 10, 2026

1.30.7