:sig
String socket_read(u64 sockfd, u32 max_length = 1024*128, u32 timeout = 1);

:params
sockfd : socket handle
max_length : optional maximum data size, defaults to 128kBytes
timeout : optional operation timeout, defaults to one second
return value : string containing the data that was read

:see
>socket

:content
Reads data from a socket connection.

`max_length` limits how much data is read, and `timeout` controls how long the operation is allowed to wait.

:example
print("socket_read is resource-bound; configure the service or connection, then call it in request code.\n");
