Read/write a length prefixed JSON message to a stream and send regular binary data afterwards. Useful for sending stream headers etc.
npm install read-write-message
var rw = require('read-write-message');
var net = require('net');
net.createServer(function(socket) {
rw.read(socket, function(header) {
console.log(header);
socket.pipe(process.stdout);
});
}).listen(10000, function() {
var socket = net.connect(10000);
rw.write(socket, {hello:'world'});
socket.write('other stuff as well...');
});
The above example will print
{hello: 'world'}
other stuff as well...
MIT