Reference TUnixClientSocket

  TUnixClientSocket = class(TObject)
  public
    { Create a disconnected socket }
    constructor Create;
    { Disconnect and destroy the socket }
    destructor Destroy; override;
    { Connect to the socket file given by FileName }
    procedure Connect;
    { Close the connection }
    procedure Disconnect;
    { Read up to BufferSize bytes into a buffer returning the number of bytes
      read }
    function Read(var Buffer; BufferSize: LongWord): Integer; overload;
    { Read up to BufferSize bytes as text returning the number of bytes read }
    function Read(out Text: string; BufferSize: LongWord = $10000): Integer; overload;
    { Write a string returning the number of bytes written }
    function Write(const S: string): Integer;
    { The path of the unix domain socket file. Changing it disconnects the
      socket. }
    property FileName: string read FFileName write SetFileName;
    { Connected is true while the socket is connected }
    property Connected: Boolean read GetConnected write SetConnected;
  end;