Sombrero Gossip

To be used as part of a Sombrero Node. Implements a gossip protocol over a set of peers.

Install

$ npm install sombrero-gossip

Require and Create

var Gossip = require('sombrero-gossip');
var options = {
  port: 7000
};
var gossip = Gossip(options);

Options:

• port: defaults to 8217
• peers: array of peers, each containing an id, hostname and port attributes
• interval: the interval with which it contacts other nodes

API

gossip.addPeer(peer)

Add a peer. A peer must have the following attributes:

• id
• hostname
• port

gossip.removePeer(peerId)

Removes a peer.

gossip.cluster.set(key, value)

Set a gossip value on the cluster.

gossip.cluster.get(key)

Returns the current known value.

License

ISC