diff -r 226bfd584075 -r 144bdc33fdb6 src/server/util/socket.c
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+/*
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2026 Olaf Wintermann. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *   1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ *   2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include "socket.h"
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+int util_server_socket_local(short *port) {
+    int socket_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if(socket_fd < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    short socket_port = 0;
+    if(port) {
+        socket_port = *port;
+    }
+    
+    struct sockaddr_in addr;
+    addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
+    addr.sin_port = htons(socket_port);
+    
+    if(bind(socket_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr))) {
+        close(socket_fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    socklen_t len = sizeof(addr);
+    if(getsockname(socket_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &len) < 0) {
+        close(socket_fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    if(port) {
+        *port = ntohs(addr.sin_port);
+    }
+    
+    return socket_fd;
+}
+
+int util_socket_connect_local(short port) {
+    int fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if(fd < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    struct sockaddr_in addr;
+    addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
+    addr.sin_port = htons(port);
+    
+    if(connect(fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr))) {
+        close(fd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    return fd;
+}
+
+int util_socket_setnonblock(int fd, int nonblock) {
+    int flags;
+    if ((flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL, 0)) == -1) {
+        flags = 0;
+    }
+    if(nonblock) {
+        flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
+    } else {
+        flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
+    }
+    if (fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags) != 0) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}