+
+gssize
+g_socket_receive (GSocket *socket,
+ gchar *buffer,
+ gsize size,
+ GError **error)
+{
+ gssize ret;
+
+ g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SOCKET (socket) && buffer != NULL, FALSE);
+
+ if ((ret = recv (socket->priv->fd, buffer, size, 0)) < 0)
+ {
+ g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, g_io_error_from_errno (errno), "error receiving data: %s", g_strerror (errno));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+gssize
+g_socket_send (GSocket *socket,
+ gchar *buffer,
+ gsize size,
+ GError **error)
+{
+ gssize ret;
+
+ g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SOCKET (socket) && buffer != NULL, FALSE);
+
+ if ((ret = send (socket->priv->fd, buffer, size, 0)) < 0)
+ {
+ g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, g_io_error_from_errno (errno), "error receiving data: %s", g_strerror (errno));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}