SWI-Prolog -- udp

Documentation
- Reference manual
- Packages
  - SWI-Prolog C-library
    - library(socket): Network socket (TCP and UDP) library
      - UDP protocol support
        
        udp_socket/1
        
        udp_receive/4
        
        udp_send/4

Availability::- use_module(library(socket)).(can be autoloaded)

udp_send(+Socket, +Data, +To, +Options)

Send a UDP message. Data is a string, atom or code-list providing the data. To is an address of the form Host:Port where Host is either the hostname or a term ip/4. Options is currently unused.

A simple example to send UDP data is:

send(Host, Port, Message) :-
        udp_socket(S),
        udp_send(S, Message, Host:Port, []),
        tcp_close_socket(S).

A broadcast is achieved by using tcp_setopt(Socket, broadcast) prior to sending the datagram and using the local network broadcast address as a ip/4 term.