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Test connection to specified IP or URL using ICMP packet
 
Test connection to specified IP or URL using ICMP packet
  
  <i>nil</i> <b>ping</b>{<code>config</code>}
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  <i>nil</i> <b>ping</b>(<code>config</code>)
  
 
=== Parameters ===
 
=== Parameters ===
  <i>table</i> <tt>config</tt>
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  <i>table</i> config{<code>address</code>, <code style="color: #777">timeout</code>, <code>callback</code>}
 
* <i>string</i> <code>address</code> IP or URL (without http://) to test
 
* <i>string</i> <code>address</code> IP or URL (without http://) to test
 
* optional <i>number</i> <code>timeout</code> maximal wait for response (in seconds)
 
* optional <i>number</i> <code>timeout</code> maximal wait for response (in seconds)
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=== Callback Parameters ===
 
=== Callback Parameters ===
  <i>table</i> <tt>response</tt>
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  <i>table</i> response{<code>success</code>, <code>duration</code>, <code>errorInfo</code>}
 
* <i>boolean</i> <code>success</code> false = timeout reached, true = response confirmed before timeout
 
* <i>boolean</i> <code>success</code> false = timeout reached, true = response confirmed before timeout
 
* <i>number</i> <code>duration</code> response delay (in milliseconds); if not success, duration is <tt>nil</tt>
 
* <i>number</i> <code>duration</code> response delay (in milliseconds); if not success, duration is <tt>nil</tt>

Revision as of 22:10, 19 April 2017

Test connection to specified IP or URL using ICMP packet

nil ping(config)

Parameters

table config{address, timeout, callback}
  • string address IP or URL (without http://) to test
  • optional number timeout maximal wait for response (in seconds)
  • function{response} callback this function is called when response arrives or timeout is reached

Callback Parameters

table response{success, duration, errorInfo}
  • boolean success false = timeout reached, true = response confirmed before timeout
  • number duration response delay (in milliseconds); if not success, duration is nil
  • string errorInfo error info in case of failure. If success, it contains "No error, return OK"

Return value

nil

Usage

-- callback function
local function logPingResult(o)
  if o.success then
    logf("Response lag: %dms", o.duration)
  else
    logf("Ping failed, reason: %s", o.errorInfo)
  end
end

-- test ping www.google.com
ping{address="www.google.com", timeout=10, callback=logPingResult}

-- test ping ip address
ping{address="77.75.79.39", callback=logPingResult}

-- test ping non-existent address
ping{address="Pandora", timeout=2, callback=logPingResult}