echo.erl

-module(echo).
-author('Jesse E.I. Farmer <jesse@20bits.com>').
-export([listen/1]).

-define(TCP_OPTIONS, [binary, {packet, 0}, {active, false}, {reuseaddr, true}]).

% Call echo:listen(Port) to start the service.
listen(Port) ->
    {ok, LSocket} = gen_tcp:listen(Port, ?TCP_OPTIONS),
    accept(LSocket).

% Wait for incoming connections and spawn the echo loop when we get one.
accept(LSocket) ->
    {ok, Socket} = gen_tcp:accept(LSocket),
    spawn(fun() -> loop(Socket) end),
    accept(LSocket).

% Echo back whatever data we receive on Socket.
loop(Socket) ->
    case gen_tcp:recv(Socket, 0) of
        {ok, Data} ->
            gen_tcp:send(Socket, Data),
            loop(Socket);
        {error, closed} ->
            ok
    end.