TCP (and UDP) sockets

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Plugin Request

Name: Sockets Package: @capacitor-community/sockets

Platform(s)

This should work on all platforms (iOS and Android).

Existing Solutions

I have used this Cordova plugin for TCP sockets and this plugin for UDP sockets.

Description

Sometimes it may not be possible to use Websockets or HTTP requests to approach a certain API, and regular TCP/UDP sockets may be needed to accomplish these goals. For example, we might want to communicate with a server that implements a stream-based API over a pure binary TCP connection.

Similarly, you might need regular UDP sockets to perform packet broadcasts and receive broadcasted packets.