next-port v0.0.8

next-port

grab next available port.

usage

var nextPort = require('next-port')

// simple usage; check all ports
// (only check <=1024 if root/admin)
nextPort(function (err, port) { /* ... */ })

// specify some options
nextPort({ /* options */ }, function (err, port) { /* ... */ })

options

• lower: the lower bound to start scan from. (default: 1 if root/admin, 1024 if not)
• higher: the higher bound to stop scan at. (default: 65535)
• protocol: TCP or UDP.