diff --git a/Sources/Socket.swift b/Sources/Socket.swift
index 72965d1..8cb1ac7 100644
--- a/Sources/Socket.swift
+++ b/Sources/Socket.swift
@@ -1992,9 +1992,12 @@ public class Socket: SocketReader, SocketWriter {
 	///
 	/// - Parameters:
 	///		- buffer: 	The buffer containing the data to write.
-	/// 	- bufSize: 	The size of the buffer.
+    /// 	- bufSize: 	The size of the buffer.
+    ///
+    /// - Returns: Integer representing the number of bytes written.
 	///
-	public func write(from buffer: UnsafePointer<Void>, bufSize: Int) throws {
+    @discardableResult
+	public func write(from buffer: UnsafePointer<Void>, bufSize: Int) throws -> Int {
 		
 		// Make sure the buffer is valid...
 		if bufSize == 0 {
@@ -2047,57 +2050,71 @@ public class Socket: SocketReader, SocketWriter {
 				#endif
 			}
 			if s <= 0 {
+                if errno == EAGAIN && !isBlocking {
+                    // We have written out as much as we can
+                    return sent
+                }
 				
 				throw Error(code: Socket.SOCKET_ERR_WRITE_FAILED, reason: self.lastError())
 			}
 			sent += s
 		}
+        return sent
 	}
 	
 	///
 	/// Write data to the socket.
 	///
-	/// - Parameter data: The NSData object containing the data to write.
+    /// - Parameter data: The NSData object containing the data to write.
+    ///
+    /// - Returns: Integer representing the number of bytes written.
 	///
-	public func write(from data: NSData) throws {
+    @discardableResult
+	public func write(from data: NSData) throws -> Int {
 		
 		// If there's no data in the NSData object, why bother? Fail silently...
 		if data.length == 0 {
-			return
+			return 0
 		}
 		
-		try write(from: data.bytes, bufSize: data.length)
+		return try write(from: data.bytes, bufSize: data.length)
 	}
 	
 	///
 	/// Write data to the socket.
 	///
-	/// - Parameter data: The Data object containing the data to write.
+    /// - Parameter data: The Data object containing the data to write.
+    ///
+    /// - Returns: Integer representing the number of bytes written.
 	///
-	public func write(from data: Data) throws {
+    @discardableResult
+	public func write(from data: Data) throws -> Int {
 		
 		// If there's no data in the Data object, why bother? Fail silently...
 		if data.count == 0 {
-			return
+			return 0
 		}
 		
-		try data.withUnsafeBytes() { [unowned self] (buffer: UnsafePointer<UInt8>) throws in
+		return try data.withUnsafeBytes() { [unowned self] (buffer: UnsafePointer<UInt8>) throws -> Int in
 			
-			try self.write(from: buffer, bufSize: data.count)
+			return try self.write(from: buffer, bufSize: data.count)
 		}
 	}
 	
 	///
 	/// Write a string to the socket.
 	///
-	/// - Parameter string: The string to write.
+    /// - Parameter string: The string to write.
+    ///
+    /// - Returns: Integer representing the number of bytes written.
 	///
-	public func write(from string: String) throws {
+    @discardableResult
+	public func write(from string: String) throws -> Int {
 		
-		try string.nulTerminatedUTF8.withUnsafeBufferPointer() {
+		return try string.nulTerminatedUTF8.withUnsafeBufferPointer() { (buffer: UnsafeBufferPointer) -> Int in
 			
 			// The count returned by nullTerminatedUTF8 includes the null terminator...
-			try self.write(from: $0.baseAddress!, bufSize: $0.count-1)
+			return try self.write(from: buffer.baseAddress!, bufSize: buffer.count-1)
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/Sources/SocketProtocols.swift b/Sources/SocketProtocols.swift
index 68557e2..efd5ca0 100644
--- a/Sources/SocketProtocols.swift
+++ b/Sources/SocketProtocols.swift
@@ -54,16 +54,22 @@ public protocol SocketWriter {
 	///
 	/// Writes data from NSData object.
 	///
-	/// - Parameter data: NSData object containing the data to be written.
+    /// - Parameter data: NSData object containing the data to be written.
+    ///
+    /// - Returns: Integer representing the number of bytes written.
 	///
-	func write(from data: NSData) throws
+    @discardableResult
+	func write(from data: NSData) throws -> Int
 	
 	///
 	/// Writes a string
 	///
-	/// - Parameter string: String data to be written.
+    /// - Parameter string: String data to be written.
+    ///
+    /// - Returns: Integer representing the number of bytes written.
 	///
-	func write(from string: String) throws
+    @discardableResult
+	func write(from string: String) throws -> Int
 }
 
 // MARK: SSLServiceDelegate