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Description
Library for easily creating a TCP socket server that listen to JSON messages. Server and client included.
Install
npm install easy-tcp --save
Server
listen = require('easy-tcp').listen
port = 3000;
//start server
listen(port, function(client){
console.log("Client connected");
//listen for "chat" message (message marked with _name=chat)
client.on("chat", function(m){
client.send({
_name: "chat", //this is a reserved word, the name of the message
text: "Got your message buddy !"
});
});
});
Client
connect = require('easy-tcp').connect
//connect to server
connect("localhost", port, function(client){
//listen for servers response, which is also a chat message
client.on("chat", function(message){
console.log("Chat message: " + message.text);
});
//send a message
client.send({
_name: "chat", //this is a reserved word, the name of the message
text: "Let's chat !"
});
});
When done with client
client.close()