package common import ( "net" "strings" ) // Connect dials the given address and returns a net.Conn. The protoAddr argument should be prefixed with the protocol, // eg. "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080" or "unix:///tmp/test.sock" func Connect(protoAddr string) (net.Conn, error) { proto, address := ProtocolAndAddress(protoAddr) conn, err := net.Dial(proto, address) return conn, err } // ProtocolAndAddress splits an address into the protocol and address components. // For instance, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080" will be split into "tcp" and "127.0.0.1:8080". // If the address has no protocol prefix, the default is "tcp". func ProtocolAndAddress(listenAddr string) (string, string) { protocol, address := "tcp", listenAddr parts := strings.SplitN(address, "://", 2) if len(parts) == 2 { protocol, address = parts[0], parts[1] } return protocol, address }