unix-socket-leader
Elect a leader using unix sockets, inspired by level-party and a late night conversation with @mafitonsh at nodejsconf.it.
Install
To install unix-socket-leader, simply use npm:
npm install unix-socket-leader --save
Example
The example below can be found here and ran using node example.js
. It
demonstrates how to use unix-socket-leader to build a simple chat room.
'use strict' var leader = 'chat'var eos = var sockets = var popts = end: false leader leader leader
API
leader(name)
Creates a new instance of unix-socket-leader.
Events:
leader
, emitted when this instance is elected leaderclient
, emitted when this instance is connected to a leader (even itself); the first argument is the connected socketconnection
, emitted when there is a new incoming connection, and this instance is the leader; the first argument is the connected socket
instance.close([cb])
Closes the instance, severing all current connections.
License
Copyright Matteo Collina 2015, Licensed under MIT.