os_socketaddr 0.2.0

A type for handling platform-native socket addresses (struct sockaddr)
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# os_socketaddr

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This crate provides a type that can act as a platform-native socket address
(i.e. `libc::sockaddr`)

## Motivation

The std crate provides `std::net::SocketAddr` for managing socket addresses. Its `V4` variant
encapsulates a `libc::sockaddr_in` and its `V6` variant encapsulates a `libc::sockaddr_in6`.
However there is no easy way to convert `SocketAddr` from/into a `libc::sockaddr`, because
`SocketAddr` is a rust enum.

This crate provides `OsSocketAddr` which holds a `libc::sockaddr` (containing an IPv4 or IPv6
address) and the conversion functions from/into `std::net::SocketAddr`.