jotan v0.0.0

playing with sending framed data over tcp sockets. because udp in node is slow.

Work in progress

jotan — json over tcp and netstrings

client

how to connect to a server

var jotan = require('jotan')

var j = jotan(PORT, HOST)
j.send(new Buffer("c"))

setTimeout(function() {
  j.send({ life: 'rocks!' })

  // fails due to default 1000ms timeout on the server
  setTimeout(function() {
    j.send({ life: 'rocks!' })
    j.end()
  }, 1100)

}, 500)

server

See test.js for an example.

todos

• client
  • reconnect
  • emit errors
  • chainable
  • pipeable
• server
  • expose a server
  • what to do when client sends bad data
  • emit errors
  • chainable