sio2boss · August 25, 2013 14:19 · Aug 25, 2013
diff --git a/client-socket-reconnect.js b/client-socket-reconnect.js
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+//
+// Simple example of using net.Socket but here we capture the
+// right events and attempt to re-establish the connection when
+// is is closed either because of an error establishing a
+// connection or when the server closes the connection.
+//
+
+// Requires
+var net = require('net');
+
+// Create socket
+var port = 55555;
+var host = 'localhost';
+var timeout = 1000;
+var retrying = false;
+
+// Functions to handle socket events
+function makeConnection () {
+    socket.connect(port, host);
+}
+function connectEventHandler() {
+    console.log('connected');
+    retrying = false;
+}
+function dataEventHandler() {
+    console.log('data');
+}
+function endEventHandler() {
+    // console.log('end');
+}
+function timeoutEventHandler() {
+    // console.log('timeout');
+}
+function drainEventHandler() {
+    // console.log('drain');
+}
+function errorEventHandler() {
+    // console.log('error');
+}
+function closeEventHandler () {
+    // console.log('close');
+    if (!retrying) {
+        retrying = true;
+        console.log('Reconnecting...');
+    }
+    setTimeout(makeConnection, timeout);
+}
+
+// Create socket and bind callbacks
+var socket = new net.Socket();
+socket.on('connect', connectEventHandler);
+socket.on('data',    dataEventHandler);
+socket.on('end',     endEventHandler);
+socket.on('timeout', timeoutEventHandler);
+socket.on('drain',   drainEventHandler);
+socket.on('error',   errorEventHandler);
+socket.on('close',   closeEventHandler);
+
+// Connect
+console.log('Connecting to ' + host + ':' + port + '...');
+makeConnection();
+
+
+
+