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+
+#include "sockets.h"
+
+#if defined(WIN32)
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#elif defined (POSIX)
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#define SOCKET_ERROR -1
+#else
+#error "unsupported platform"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+int Net_Wait(socket_t *sock, long sec, long usec)
+{
+// used for select()
+#ifdef WIN32
+ TIMEVAL tout = { sec, usec };
+#endif
+#if defined (POSIX)
+ timeval tout;
+ tout.tv_sec = sec;
+ tout.tv_usec = usec;
+#endif
+
+ // select() will identify if the socket needs an update
+ // if the socket is identified that means there's either a message or the connection has been closed/reset/terminated
+ fd_set readfds;
+ FD_ZERO(&readfds);
+ FD_SET(((unsigned int)sock->socket), &readfds);
+ // from select man page:
+ // n is the highest-numbered descriptor in any of the three sets, plus 1
+ // (no use on windows)
+ switch( select( sock->socket + 1, &readfds, 0, 0, &tout ) )
+ {
+ case SOCKET_ERROR:
+ return -1;
+ case 0:
+ return 0;
+ default:
+ return 1;
+ }
+}
+