port-walker
v2.0.2
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Check ports status to find an available one
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port-walker
Walks ports to find an available one to use.
This package purpose IS NOT to be use in production. This package aims at being used in a DEVELOPMENT environment.
Install
$ npm install port-walker --save
Example
const walkPort = require('port-walker');
walkPort({ port: 3000, host: '127.0.0.1' })
.then((port) => {
server = app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Server started at http://localhost:${port}/`);
});
})
.catch((rejection) => {
console.error(rejection.error);
process.exit(1);
});
See the demo folder for more advanced options.
Api
/**
'parameters' could be a number (port number), or an object with the properties
described in node documentation at https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v4.x/api/net.html#net_server_listen_options_callback
*/
/**
'options' is an object with the following properties:
{{
onBusyPort: [function] optional, by default 'noop', callback used before walking up to the next port
onRetry: [function] optional, by default 'noop', callback used to retry when port is already in use
retry: [number] optional, by default 0, number of retry for a given port
recursive: [boolean] optional, by default true, if false prevents walking up ports
timeout: [number] optional, by default 0, time to wait before retries and walking up ports
}}
*/
const walkPort = require('port-walker');
const promise = walkPort(parameters, options);
/**
the return value of 'walk-port' is an ES6 Promise.
*/
promise
.then((result) => { ... })
.catch((rejection) => { ... });
/**
When resolving, 'result' is the available port number.
When rejecting, 'rejection' is an object containing the error.
*/
That's all folks!