name: effect-facet-unstable-socket-socketserver
description: Guidance for facet effect/unstable/socket/SocketServer focused on APIs like Address, TcpAddress, and ErrorTypeId. Load after effect-skill-router when this facet is the primary owner.
Effect Facet unstable/socket/SocketServer
Owned scope
- Owns only
effect/unstable/socket/SocketServer.
- Parent module:
effect/unstable/socket.
- Source anchor:
packages/effect/src/unstable/socket/SocketServer.ts.
What it is for
- Module-specific APIs and usage patterns for Effect programs.
API quick reference
Address
TcpAddress
ErrorTypeId
UnixAddress
SocketServer
SocketServerError
SocketServerErrorReason
SocketServerOpenError
SocketServerUnknownError
- Full API list:
references/api-reference.md
How to use it
- Keep runtime/execute APIs at edges; compose pure transformations before execution.
- Assume unstable APIs can evolve quickly; isolate usage behind thin local adapters.
- Use the reference docs to select the smallest API surface that solves your task.
- Validate behavior against existing tests before introducing new usage patterns.
Starter example
import { SocketServer } from "effect/unstable/socket/SocketServer";
const value = SocketServer.Address();
const next = SocketServer.SocketServerUnknownError(value);
Common pitfalls
- Unstable module contracts may change; avoid coupling core app logic directly to experimental details.
- Prefer explicit, typed combinators over ad-hoc casting or unchecked assumptions.
Not covered here
- Sibling facets under the same parent are out of scope:
effect-facet-unstable-socket-socket (effect/unstable/socket/Socket)
- Parent module ownership belongs to
effect-module-unstable-socket.
Escalate to
effect-module-unstable-socket for parent module-wide workflows.
effect-skill-router for cross-module routing and ownership checks.
Reference anchors
- Facet source:
packages/effect/src/unstable/socket/SocketServer.ts
- Parent tests: inspect namespace tests under
packages/effect/test.
- API details:
references/api-reference.md
- Usage notes:
references/usage-reference.md
- Ownership mapping:
references/owner.md