socketio.rs

use std::old_io::net::tcp::TcpStream;
fn main() {
    // use std::old_io::net::ip::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};

    // let SocketAddress = SocketAddr { ip: "irc.freenode.net", port: "6667" };
    let mut g = 1;
    {
        let mut stream = TcpStream::connect("irc.freenode.net:6667").unwrap();

        let _ = stream.write_all(b"NICK simplerustbot\r\n");
        let _ = stream.write_all(b"USER simplerustbot 8 * :simplerustbot\r\n");
        let _ = stream.write_all(b"JOIN #tpsreports\r\n");
        let _ = stream.flush();
        let _ = stream.write_line( "#\x01ACTION is here to help#\x01");

        stream.set_keepalive(Some(300us));

        let mut buf = [0];
        let _ = stream.read(&mut buf);
    }
}

tcp-server.rs

use std::old_io::{TcpListener,TcpStream};
use std::old_io::{Acceptor,Listener};
use std::thread::Thread;

fn main() {
    // Set a listener that will respond to request at port 80. It's behaving like a
    // website.
    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:8000");
    // The acceptor is the listener that is now listneing to the port.
    let mut acceptor = listener.listen();

    fn handle_client(mut stream: TcpStream) {
        stream.write(b"Hello!");
        stream.read_to_string();
    }

    for stream in acceptor.incoming() {
        match stream {
            Err(e) => { /*Connectionproblems*/ },
            Ok(stream) => {
                Thread::spawn(move|| {
                    handle_client(stream)
                });
            }
        }
    }
}

// I have successfully gotten the server working, but it is dropping the connect unexpectedly.