:man_page: mongoc_socket_accept

mongoc_socket_accept()
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Synopsis
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.. code-block:: c

  mongoc_socket_t *
  mongoc_socket_accept (mongoc_socket_t *sock,
                        int64_t expire_at) BSON_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;

Parameters
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* ``sock``: A :symbol:`mongoc_socket_t`.
* ``expire_at``: An int64_t containing a timeout in milliseconds.

Description
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This function is a wrapper around the BSD socket ``accept()`` interface. It allows for more portability between UNIX-like and Microsoft Windows platforms.

Returns
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NULL upon failure to accept or timeout. A newly allocated ``mongoc_socket_t`` that should be released with :symbol:`mongoc_socket_destroy()` on success.