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.. include:: ../../../common.defs

.. default-domain:: c

TSHttpConnect
*************

Synopsis
========

`#include <ts/ts.h>`

.. function:: TSVConn TSHttpConnect(sockaddr const * addr)

Description
===========

Allows the plugin to initiate an HTTP connection.

The :c:type:`TSVConn` the plugin receives as the result of successful
operates identically to one created through :c:type:`TSNetConnect`.
Aside from allowing the plugin to set the client ip and port for
logging, the functionality of :c:func:`TSHttpConnect` is identical to
connecting to localhost on the proxy port with :c:func:`TSNetConnect`.
:c:func:`TSHttpConnect` is more efficient than :c:func:`TSNetConnect`
to localhost since it avoids the overhead of passing the data through
the operating system.