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  • Documentation
    • Added English and Chinese guides and examples covering Zig 0.16 I/O, including files, networking, timeouts, random data, concurrency, and terminal and process information.
    • Added network tutorials on DNS lookups, TCP message framing, receive timeouts, and HTTP retries with connection reuse.
    • Corrected database guide links in both languages.

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  • assets/src/16-01.zig
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  • assets/src/16-07.zig
  • assets/src/16-10.zig
  • src/en-US/04-04-dns-lookup.smd
  • src/en-US/04-05-tcp-framing.smd
  • src/en-US/04-06-network-timeout.smd
  • src/en-US/04-07-http-retry-reuse.smd
  • src/en-US/16-01-io-context.smd
  • src/en-US/16-02-io-reader-writer.smd
  • src/en-US/16-03-io-allocating-writer.smd
  • src/en-US/16-04-io-file-dir.smd
  • src/en-US/16-05-io-clock-timeout.smd
  • src/en-US/16-06-io-random.smd
  • src/en-US/16-07-io-tasks.smd
  • src/en-US/16-08-io-sync.smd
  • src/en-US/16-09-io-batch.smd
  • src/en-US/16-10-io-process-terminal.smd
  • src/en-US/16-11-io-memory-map.smd
  • src/en-US/16-12-io-network.smd
  • src/en-US/16-io.smd
  • src/zh-CN/04-04-dns-lookup.smd
  • src/zh-CN/04-05-tcp-framing.smd
  • src/zh-CN/04-06-network-timeout.smd
  • src/zh-CN/04-07-http-retry-reuse.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-01-io-context.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-02-io-reader-writer.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-03-io-allocating-writer.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-04-io-file-dir.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-05-io-clock-timeout.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-06-io-random.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-07-io-tasks.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-08-io-sync.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-09-io-batch.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-10-io-process-terminal.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-11-io-memory-map.smd
  • src/zh-CN/16-12-io-network.smd
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The pull request adds Zig examples and English and Chinese documentation for network operations and std.Io. It updates the tables of contents with the new topics and changes database reference links to 14-database.

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Network Recipes

Layer / File(s) Summary
Host lookup and TCP framing
assets/src/04-04.zig, assets/src/04-05.zig, src/en-US/04-04-dns-lookup.smd, src/en-US/04-05-tcp-framing.smd, src/zh-CN/04-04-dns-lookup.smd, src/zh-CN/04-05-tcp-framing.smd, src/en-US/toc.smd, src/zh-CN/toc.smd
Adds hostname lookup and length-prefixed stream framing examples with localized pages and Network table-of-contents entries.
Receive timeouts and HTTP retries
assets/src/04-06.zig, assets/src/04-07.zig, src/en-US/04-06-network-timeout.smd, src/en-US/04-07-http-retry-reuse.smd, src/zh-CN/04-06-network-timeout.smd, src/zh-CN/04-07-http-retry-reuse.smd
Adds a timed UDP receive example and a bounded HTTP retry example that reuses one client. The localized pages describe these examples.

std.Io Examples and Guide

Layer / File(s) Summary
Io model, context, and process APIs
assets/src/16-01.zig, assets/src/16-10.zig, src/en-US/16-io.smd, src/zh-CN/16-io.smd, src/en-US/16-01-io-context.smd, src/zh-CN/16-01-io-context.smd, src/en-US/16-10-io-process-terminal.smd, src/zh-CN/16-10-io-process-terminal.smd, src/en-US/toc.smd, src/zh-CN/toc.smd
Adds the std.Io guide and examples for process initialization, explicit Io context use, process paths, and terminal capabilities. Adds corresponding localized pages and table-of-contents entries.
Byte, file, time, and random I/O
assets/src/16-02.zig–assets/src/16-06.zig, src/en-US/16-02-io-reader-writer.smd–src/en-US/16-06-io-random.smd, src/zh-CN/16-02-io-reader-writer.smd–src/zh-CN/16-06-io-random.smd
Adds examples and localized pages for reader and writer interfaces, allocating output, file operations, clock timeouts, and secure random bytes.
Tasks, synchronization, and batch I/O
assets/src/16-07.zig–assets/src/16-09.zig, src/en-US/16-07-io-tasks.smd–src/en-US/16-09-io-batch.smd, src/zh-CN/16-07-io-tasks.smd–src/zh-CN/16-09-io-batch.smd
Adds examples and localized pages for async tasks, task groups and selection, synchronization primitives, and batched writes.
Memory maps and Io networking
assets/src/16-11.zig, assets/src/16-12.zig, src/en-US/16-11-io-memory-map.smd, src/en-US/16-12-io-network.smd, src/zh-CN/16-11-io-memory-map.smd, src/zh-CN/16-12-io-network.smd
Adds examples and localized pages for file memory maps and hostname lookup through an Io result queue.

Database Documentation Links

Layer / File(s) Summary
Database link targets
src/en-US/14-01-sqlite.smd, src/en-US/14-03-mysql.smd, src/zh-CN/14-01-sqlite.smd, src/zh-CN/14-03-mysql.smd, src/en-US/toc.smd, src/zh-CN/toc.smd
Changes the database reference links to 14-database and updates the database table-of-contents entries.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 29fee

The hostname examples need their lookup API checked and corrected before merge. Three Io examples can also omit their displayed results, and both guides need a Group API correction.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 29fee

The change affects 2 systems.

Changed systems: src, assets

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  • observed — src (service) was modified; 40 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — assets (service) was modified; 16 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in assets/src/04-04.zig: Adds the file documentation and imports for standard library, I/O, and networking APIs.
  • observed — Modified behavior in assets/src/04-04.zig: Adds main, which reads the first argument or defaults to localhost, initializes a host name, and starts a lookup using a queue backed by 16 result slots and port 0.
  • observed — Modified behavior in assets/src/04-04.zig: Processes lookup results by printing addresses and canonical names. Queue closure ends processing normally; other errors are returned.
  • observed — Modified behavior in assets/src/04-04.zig: Returns error.NoAddressReturned when the lookup produced no addresses.
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Review comments at @assets/src/04-04.zig:
- Around line 16-18: Update the HostName.lookup example to match the current
API: provide a canonical_name_buffer in LookupOptions and call lookup without
try, since it returns void. In the result-consumer loop, handle the .end result
by propagating its lookup result and then stop; do not treat queue closure as
the completion signal.

Review comments at @assets/src/16-01.zig:
- Around line 17-20: Flush each buffered stdout writer before its example
returns: add a writer.interface.flush() call after the final print in
assets/src/16-01.zig (lines 17-20) and assets/src/16-10.zig (lines 18-23), and
after the switch in assets/src/16-07.zig (lines 29-35).

Review comments at @assets/src/16-12.zig:
- Around line 11-15: Update the HostName.lookup caller to provide a
canonical-name buffer through its options and invoke the void-returning lookup
without error-union handling. In the result-processing loop, handle the `.end`
completion status and report lookup failures there, preserving existing result
handling.

Review comments at @src/en-US/16-io.smd:
- Around line 410-414: Update the std.Io.Group documentation to use the actual
group.await(io) and group.cancel(io) calls instead of the nonexistent wait
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Comment thread assets/src/04-04.zig
Comment on lines +16 to +18
try net.HostName.lookup(host_name, io, &results, .{
.port = 0,
});

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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command -v zig || true
rg -n 'pub fn lookup|canonical_name_buffer|LookupResult' /usr/local/lib/zig/std/Io/net/HostName.zig /usr/lib/zig/std/Io/net/HostName.zig 2>/dev/null | head -55

Repository: zigcc/zig-cookbook

Length of output: 156


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set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- repository references ---'
rg -n -C 5 'HostName\.lookup|LookupResult|canonical_name_buffer|\.end' assets/src build.zig.zon .github 2>/dev/null | head -220
printf '%s\n' '--- available local Zig HostName sources ---'
find /usr /opt /tmp -path '*/std/Io/net/HostName.zig' -print 2>/dev/null | head -20
printf '%s\n' '--- upstream 0.16 source excerpts ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
urls = [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ziglang/zig/0.16.0/lib/std/Io/net/HostName.zig",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ziglang/zig/master/lib/std/Io/net/HostName.zig",
]
for url in urls:
    print(f"URL: {url}")
    try:
        text = urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10).read().decode()
    except Exception as e:
        print(type(e).__name__, e)
        continue
    lines = text.splitlines()
    for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
        if any(x in line for x in ("pub fn lookup", "LookupResult", "queue.put", "queue.close", ".end")):
            lo=max(1,i-8); hi=min(len(lines),i+18)
            print(f"--- lines {lo}-{hi} ---")
            for n in range(lo,hi+1):
                print(f"{n}: {lines[n-1]}")
PY

Repository: zigcc/zig-cookbook

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python3 - <<'PY'
import subprocess
urls = [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ziglang/zig/0.16.0/lib/std/Io/net/HostName.zig",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ziglang/zig/master/lib/std/Io/net/HostName.zig",
]
for url in urls:
    print(f"URL: {url}")
    p = subprocess.run(["curl", "-kfsSL", "--max-time", "15", url], text=True, capture_output=True)
    if p.returncode:
        print(f"curl failed: {p.returncode}: {p.stderr.strip()}")
        continue
    lines = p.stdout.splitlines()
    hits = [i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if any(x in line for x in (
        "pub fn lookup", "LookupResult", "queue.put", "queue.close", ".end",
    ))]
    shown = set()
    for i in hits:
        lo, hi = max(0, i - 8), min(len(lines), i + 19)
        key = (lo, hi)
        if key in shown:
            continue
        shown.add(key)
        print(f"--- lines {lo+1}-{hi} ---")
        for n in range(lo, hi):
            print(f"{n+1}: {lines[n]}")
PY

Repository: zigcc/zig-cookbook

Length of output: 13771


Update the example for the current HostName API.

LookupOptions.canonical_name_buffer is required, HostName.lookup returns void, and completion is delivered as .end. The consumer must stop after processing .end; HostName.lookup does not provide queue closure as the completion signal.

Suggested fix
+    var canonical_name_buffer: [net.HostName.max_len]u8 = undefined;
     var results_buffer: [16]net.HostName.LookupResult = undefined;
     var results: Io.Queue(net.HostName.LookupResult) = .init(&results_buffer);
-    try net.HostName.lookup(host_name, io, &results, .{
+    net.HostName.lookup(host_name, io, &results, .{
         .port = 0,
+        .canonical_name_buffer = &canonical_name_buffer,
     });
 
     var address_count: usize = 0;
-    while (results.getOne(io)) |result| {
+    while (true) {
+        const result = results.getOne(io) catch |err| switch (err) {
+            error.Canceled => return err,
+        };
         switch (result) {
             .address => |address| {
                 address_count += 1;
                 std.debug.print("{f}\n", .{address});
             },
             .canonical_name => |canonical_name| {
                 std.debug.print("canonical name: {s}\n", .{canonical_name.bytes});
             },
+            .end => |lookup_result| {
+                try lookup_result;
+                break;
+            },
         }
-    } else |err| switch (err) {
-        error.Closed => {},
-        else => return err,
     }
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Review comment at @assets/src/04-04.zig around lines 16 - 18:
Update the HostName.lookup example to match the current API: provide a
canonical_name_buffer in LookupOptions and call lookup without try, since it
returns void. In the result-consumer loop, handle the .end result by propagating
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Comment thread assets/src/16-01.zig
Comment thread assets/src/16-12.zig
Comment on lines +11 to +15
std.Io.net.HostName.lookup(host_name, io, &resolved, .{ .port = 80 }) catch |err| {
std.debug.print("lookup failed: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
return;
};

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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nl -ba assets/src/16-12.zig | sed -n '1,40p'
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set -e
printf '%s\n' '--- HostName.lookup usages and related queue completion ---'
rg -n -C 5 'HostName\.lookup|LookupResult|canonical_name|\.end' assets build.zig build.zig.zon README.md .github 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- 04-04 source ---'
nl -ba assets/src/04-04.zig | sed -n '1,100p'
printf '%s\n' '--- 16-12 source ---'
nl -ba assets/src/16-12.zig | sed -n '1,100p'
printf '%s\n' '--- toolchain/version declarations ---'
find . -maxdepth 2 -type f \( -name 'build.zig.zon' -o -name 'build.zig' -o -name '.zigversion' -o -name 'README.md' -o -name '*.yml' -o -name '*.yaml' \) -print
rg -n 'minimum_zig_version|zig_version|Zig [0-9]|0\.[0-9]+|zig' build.zig.zon README.md .github 2>/dev/null | head -120
printf '%s\n' '--- PR diff for 16-12 and 04-04 ---'
git diff --unified=30 bef3a6a622f7ecb8619ffaba6c37ce42fa057c3d 29fee0e6e6217eacea27e5227c46ba6ec682614f -- assets/src/16-12.zig assets/src/04-04.zig

Repository: zigcc/zig-cookbook

Length of output: 13774


🌐 Web query:

Zig 0.16 std.Io.net.HostName.lookup canonical_name_buffer LookupResult .end API source

💡 Result:

In Zig 0.16, `HostName.lookup` writes results into an `Io.Queue(LookupResult)`; it no longer returns a lookup result directly. `LookupResult` is a tagged union with `.address`, `.canonical_name`, and `.end: LookupError!void`. The `.end` item marks completion and carries the final success or error. ([git.medv.io](https://git.medv.io/zig/commit/35ce907c06d5758adab276927ad8dbe730d6130d.html))

```zig
const HostName = std.Io.net.HostName;
const Io = std.Io;

var canonical_name_buffer: [HostName.max_len]u8 = undefined;
var results_buffer: [16]HostName.LookupResult = undefined;
var results: Io.Queue(HostName.LookupResult) = .init(&results_buffer);

HostName.lookup(host, io, &results, .{
    .port = 80,
    .canonical_name_buffer = &canonical_name_buffer,
});

while (results.getOne(io)) |result| switch (result) {
    .address => |address| { /* use address */ },
    .canonical_name => |name| { /* use name */ },
    .end => |completion| try completion,
} else |err| return err;
```

The source documents `canonical_name_buffer` as a pointer to a `HostName.max_len` byte array, and the lookup interface as queue-based. ([git.medv.io](https://git.medv.io/zig/commit/35ce907c06d5758adab276927ad8dbe730d6130d.html)) This source is a Zig `master` commit from October 15, 2025, not a version-pinned 0.16.0 source; check your installed 0.16 stdlib if you need exact release compatibility. ([git.medv.io](https://git.medv.io/zig/commit/35ce907c06d5758adab276927ad8dbe730d6130d.html))

Citations:

- 1: https://git.medv.io/zig/commit/35ce907c06d5758adab276927ad8dbe730d6130d.html
- 2: https://git.medv.io/zig/commit/35ce907c06d5758adab276927ad8dbe730d6130d.html
- 3: https://git.medv.io/zig/commit/35ce907c06d5758adab276927ad8dbe730d6130d.html

🌐 Web query:

site:github.com/ziglang/zig tag 0.16.0 std Io net HostName lookup canonical_name_buffer LookupResult end

💡 Result:

I couldn’t verify those details against the **`0.16.0` tag**: GitHub’s tag page was inaccessible in the search results. The closest sources are from Zig’s `master` branch and a 0.16.0 development issue, so they don’t establish the exact tagged API.

On `master`, `HostName` is under `std.Io.net`, and a Zig issue shows use of `LookupOptions.canonical_name_buffer` with `LookupResult`. ([github.com](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/master/lib/std/http/Client.zig?utm_source=openai)) The available sources don’t establish the exact `LookupResult` fields or the meaning of `end` in tag `0.16.0`. ([github.com](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/master/lib/std/Io/Threaded.zig?utm_source=openai))

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- 1: https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/master/lib/std/http/Client.zig?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/master/lib/std/Io/Threaded.zig?utm_source=openai

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Fix the independent 16-12 HostName lookup caller.

assets/src/16-12.zig is compiled as its own executable. The HostName.lookup call omits the required canonical_name_buffer option and treats the void call as an error union. The queue loop also omits .end, which carries the lookup completion status. These errors can block the repository build even if assets/src/04-04.zig is fixed separately.

Suggested fix
     const io = init.io;
     const host_name = try std.Io.net.HostName.init("localhost");
+    var canonical_name_buffer: [std.Io.net.HostName.max_len]u8 = undefined;
     var queue_storage: [16]std.Io.net.HostName.LookupResult = undefined;
     var resolved = std.Io.Queue(std.Io.net.HostName.LookupResult).init(&queue_storage);

-    std.Io.net.HostName.lookup(host_name, io, &resolved, .{ .port = 80 }) catch |err| {
-        std.debug.print("lookup failed: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
-        return;
-    };
+    std.Io.net.HostName.lookup(host_name, io, &resolved, .{
+        .port = 80,
+        .canonical_name_buffer = &canonical_name_buffer,
+    });

     while (true) {
         const result = resolved.getOne(io) catch |err| switch (err) {
             error.Closed => break,
             error.Canceled => return error.Canceled,
@@
             .canonical_name => |canonical_name| {
                 std.debug.print("canonical name: {s}\n", .{canonical_name.bytes});
             },
+            .end => |completion| completion catch |err| {
+                std.debug.print("lookup failed: {s}\n", .{@errorName(err)});
+                return;
+            },
         }
     }
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Review comment at @assets/src/16-12.zig around lines 11 - 15:
Update the HostName.lookup caller to provide a canonical-name buffer through its
options and invoke the void-returning lookup without error-union handling. In
the result-processing loop, handle the `.end` completion status and report
lookup failures there, preserving existing result handling.

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jiacai2050 merged commit 0b3dd1e into main Sep 29, 2026
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