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

A TCP server.

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Description
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A TCP server. Listens to connections on a port and returns a :ref:`StreamPeerTCP<class_StreamPeerTCP>` when it gets an incoming connection.

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Methods
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   | :ref:`int<class_int>`                     | :ref:`get_local_port<class_TCPServer_method_get_local_port>`\ (\ ) |const|                                                         |
   +-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                   | :ref:`is_connection_available<class_TCPServer_method_is_connection_available>`\ (\ ) |const|                                       |
   +-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                   | :ref:`is_listening<class_TCPServer_method_is_listening>`\ (\ ) |const|                                                             |
   +-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>`     | :ref:`listen<class_TCPServer_method_listen>`\ (\ port\: :ref:`int<class_int>`, bind_address\: :ref:`String<class_String>` = "*"\ ) |
   +-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | |void|                                    | :ref:`stop<class_TCPServer_method_stop>`\ (\ )                                                                                     |
   +-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`StreamPeerTCP<class_StreamPeerTCP>` | :ref:`take_connection<class_TCPServer_method_take_connection>`\ (\ )                                                               |
   +-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_TCPServer_method_get_local_port:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **get_local_port**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_TCPServer_method_get_local_port>`

Returns the local port this server is listening to.

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.. _class_TCPServer_method_is_connection_available:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_connection_available**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_TCPServer_method_is_connection_available>`

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

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.. _class_TCPServer_method_is_listening:

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

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

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.. _class_TCPServer_method_listen:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **listen**\ (\ port\: :ref:`int<class_int>`, bind_address\: :ref:`String<class_String>` = "*"\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_TCPServer_method_listen>`

Listen on the ``port`` binding to ``bind_address``.

If ``bind_address`` is set as ``"*"`` (default), the server will listen on all available addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6).

If ``bind_address`` is set as ``"0.0.0.0"`` (for IPv4) or ``"::"`` (for IPv6), the server will listen on all available addresses matching that IP type.

If ``bind_address`` is set to any valid address (e.g. ``"192.168.1.101"``, ``"::1"``, etc.), the server will only listen on the interface with that address (or fail if no interface with the given address exists).

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.. _class_TCPServer_method_stop:

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

Stops listening.

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.. _class_TCPServer_method_take_connection:

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:ref:`StreamPeerTCP<class_StreamPeerTCP>` **take_connection**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_TCPServer_method_take_connection>`

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

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