diff --git a/include/shared_fd.hpp b/include/shared_fd.hpp
index 6bc81a8..c1067c1 100644
--- a/include/shared_fd.hpp
+++ b/include/shared_fd.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <cassert>
@@ -47,6 +49,31 @@ namespace gp{
 		sticky_bit = S_ISVTX,
 	};
 
+	enum class net_socket_domain : int {
+		ip4 = AF_INET,
+		ip6 = AF_INET6
+	};
+
+	enum class net_socket_protocol : int {
+		tcp = SOCK_STREAM,
+		udp = SOCK_DGRAM
+	};
+
+
+	using socket_opt_flags = int;
+
+	enum class net_socket_opt_flags : socket_opt_flags {
+		non_blocking = SOCK_NONBLOCK,
+		close_on_exec = SOCK_CLOEXEC,
+	};
+
+	using socket_opt_flags = int;
+
+	enum class unix_socket_opt_flags : socket_opt_flags {
+		non_blocking = SOCK_NONBLOCK,
+		close_on_exec = SOCK_CLOEXEC,
+	};
+
 	class shared_fd {
 		int fd;
 		std::atomic_int* guard;
@@ -64,7 +91,7 @@ namespace gp{
 		, last_error(0)
 		{}
 
-		shared_fd(shared_fd& oth)
+		shared_fd(const shared_fd& oth)
 		: fd(oth.fd)
 		, guard(oth.guard)
 		, last_error(0)
@@ -82,7 +109,7 @@ namespace gp{
 			oth.guard=nullptr;
 		}
 
-		void operator=(shared_fd& oth)
+		void operator=(const shared_fd& oth)
 		{
 			this->~shared_fd();
 			fd = oth.fd;
@@ -109,6 +136,29 @@ namespace gp{
 			return ret;
 		}
 
+		static shared_fd net_socket(const net_socket_domain& dom, const net_socket_protocol& proto, net_socket_opt_flags& flags)
+		{
+			shared_fd ret{::socket((int)dom, (int)proto, (int)flags)};
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		static shared_fd unix_socket(const net_socket_protocol& proto, const socket_opt_flags flags) {
+			shared_fd ret{::socket((int)AF_UNIX, (int)proto, (int)flags)};
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		static std::pair<shared_fd,shared_fd> unix_socketpair(const net_socket_protocol& proto, const socket_opt_flags flags) {
+			std::pair<gp::shared_fd, gp::shared_fd> ret;
+			int fds[2];
+			auto result = ::socketpair((int)AF_UNIX, (int)proto, (int)flags, fds);
+			if(result != 0)
+				return ret;
+			ret.first = shared_fd(fds[0]);
+			ret.second = shared_fd(fds[1]);
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		bool is_valid() const {
 			return guard && (fd>=0);
 		}