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SocketServer
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**Inherits:** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`TCPServer<class_TCPServer>`, :ref:`UDSServer<class_UDSServer>`

An abstract class for servers based on sockets.

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Description
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A socket server.

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Methods
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                         | :ref:`is_connection_available<class_SocketServer_method_is_connection_available>`\ (\ ) |const| |
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                         | :ref:`is_listening<class_SocketServer_method_is_listening>`\ (\ ) |const|                       |
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   | |void|                                          | :ref:`stop<class_SocketServer_method_stop>`\ (\ )                                               |
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   | :ref:`StreamPeerSocket<class_StreamPeerSocket>` | :ref:`take_socket_connection<class_SocketServer_method_take_socket_connection>`\ (\ )           |
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Method Descriptions
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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_connection_available**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_SocketServer_method_is_connection_available>`

Returns ``true`` if a connection is available for taking.

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_listening**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_SocketServer_method_is_listening>`

Returns ``true`` if the server is currently listening for connections.

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|void| **stop**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_SocketServer_method_stop>`

Stops listening.

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:ref:`StreamPeerSocket<class_StreamPeerSocket>` **take_socket_connection**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_SocketServer_method_take_socket_connection>`

If a connection is available, returns a StreamPeerSocket with the connection.

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