socketR: POSIX Socket Programming for R

Provides a small, type-safe interface to POSIX sockets on Linux.

Version: 1.0.4
Imports: R6
Suggests: arrow, knitr, rmarkdown, testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published: 2026-09-10
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.socketR (may not be active yet)
Author: Eduardo Hellas [aut, cre], SAS [cph, fnd]
Maintainer: Eduardo Hellas <ehellas at gmail.com>
BugReports: https://github.com/sassoftware/socketr/issues
License: Apache License (≥ 2)
URL: https://sassoftware.github.io/socketr/
NeedsCompilation: yes
SystemRequirements: Linux operating system with POSIX socket APIs and C++17 compiler
Materials: README
CRAN checks: socketR results

Documentation:

Reference manual: socketR.html , socketR.pdf
Vignettes: Sending Arrow Tables Across a Socket (source, R code)
A Small socketR Example (source, R code)
Blocking Sockets in Two R Sessions (source, R code)
Using the socketR R6 Interface (source, R code)

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Package source: socketR_1.0.4.tar.gz
Windows binaries: r-devel: not available, r-release: not available, r-oldrel: not available
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): not available, r-oldrel (arm64): socketR_1.0.4.tgz, r-release (x86_64): socketR_1.0.4.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): socketR_1.0.4.tgz

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