:sig
u64 socket_connect(String host, short port)

:params
host : host name
port : port number
return value : the socket handle

:see
>socket

:content
Opens a socket connection to the given `host` and `port`.

The returned socket handle is then used with `socket_read()`, `socket_write()`, and `socket_close()`.

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