: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

:desc
Reads data from a socket connection.

:see
>socket

:related
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