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1231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#net">Net</a></span>
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1271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">Identifying paths for IPC connections</a></li>
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1401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
1411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#new-netsocketaddressoptions"><code>new net.SocketAddress([options])</code></a></li>
1421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressaddress"><code>socketaddress.address</code></a></li>
1431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressfamily"><code>socketaddress.family</code></a></li>
1441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressflowlabel"><code>socketaddress.flowlabel</code></a></li>
1451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressport"><code>socketaddress.port</code></a></li>
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1491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
1501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#new-netserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>new net.Server([options][, connectionListener])</code></a></li>
1511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-close">Event: <code>'close'</code></a></li>
1521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-connection">Event: <code>'connection'</code></a></li>
1531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-error">Event: <code>'error'</code></a></li>
1541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-listening">Event: <code>'listening'</code></a></li>
1551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-drop">Event: <code>'drop'</code></a></li>
1561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serveraddress"><code>server.address()</code></a></li>
1571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverclosecallback"><code>server.close([callback])</code></a></li>
1581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><span class="stability_1"><a href="#serversymbolasyncdispose"><code>server[Symbol.asyncDispose]()</code></a></span></li>
1591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#servergetconnectionscallback"><code>server.getConnections(callback)</code></a></li>
1601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a>
1611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
1621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenhandle-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen(handle[, backlog][, callback])</code></a></li>
1631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenoptions-callback"><code>server.listen(options[, callback])</code></a></li>
1641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenpath-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen(path[, backlog][, callback])</code></a></li>
1651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenport-host-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen([port[, host[, backlog]]][, callback])</code></a></li>
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1681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistening"><code>server.listening</code></a></li>
1691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#servermaxconnections"><code>server.maxConnections</code></a></li>
1701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverref"><code>server.ref()</code></a></li>
1711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverunref"><code>server.unref()</code></a></li>
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1761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#new-netsocketoptions"><code>new net.Socket([options])</code></a></li>
1771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-close_1">Event: <code>'close'</code></a></li>
1781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-connect">Event: <code>'connect'</code></a></li>
1791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-data">Event: <code>'data'</code></a></li>
1801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-drain">Event: <code>'drain'</code></a></li>
1811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-end">Event: <code>'end'</code></a></li>
1821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-error_1">Event: <code>'error'</code></a></li>
1831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-lookup">Event: <code>'lookup'</code></a></li>
1841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-ready">Event: <code>'ready'</code></a></li>
1851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-timeout">Event: <code>'timeout'</code></a></li>
1861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddress"><code>socket.address()</code></a></li>
1871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketautoselectfamilyattemptedaddresses"><code>socket.autoSelectFamilyAttemptedAddresses</code></a></li>
1881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#socketbuffersize"><code>socket.bufferSize</code></a></span></li>
1891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketbytesread"><code>socket.bytesRead</code></a></li>
1901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketbyteswritten"><code>socket.bytesWritten</code></a></li>
1911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnect"><code>socket.connect()</code></a>
1921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
1931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
1941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
1951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a></li>
1961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
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1981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnecting"><code>socket.connecting</code></a></li>
1991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketdestroyerror"><code>socket.destroy([error])</code></a></li>
2001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketdestroyed"><code>socket.destroyed</code></a></li>
2011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketdestroysoon"><code>socket.destroySoon()</code></a></li>
2021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback"><code>socket.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])</code></a></li>
2031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketlocaladdress"><code>socket.localAddress</code></a></li>
2041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketlocalport"><code>socket.localPort</code></a></li>
2051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketlocalfamily"><code>socket.localFamily</code></a></li>
2061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketpause"><code>socket.pause()</code></a></li>
2071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketpending"><code>socket.pending</code></a></li>
2081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketref"><code>socket.ref()</code></a></li>
2091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketremoteaddress"><code>socket.remoteAddress</code></a></li>
2101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketremotefamily"><code>socket.remoteFamily</code></a></li>
2111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketremoteport"><code>socket.remotePort</code></a></li>
2121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketresetanddestroy"><code>socket.resetAndDestroy()</code></a></li>
2131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketresume"><code>socket.resume()</code></a></li>
2141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsetencodingencoding"><code>socket.setEncoding([encoding])</code></a></li>
2151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsetkeepaliveenable-initialdelay"><code>socket.setKeepAlive([enable][, initialDelay])</code></a></li>
2161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsetnodelaynodelay"><code>socket.setNoDelay([noDelay])</code></a></li>
2171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsettimeouttimeout-callback"><code>socket.setTimeout(timeout[, callback])</code></a></li>
2181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#sockettimeout"><code>socket.timeout</code></a></li>
2191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketunref"><code>socket.unref()</code></a></li>
2201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketwritedata-encoding-callback"><code>socket.write(data[, encoding][, callback])</code></a></li>
2211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketreadystate"><code>socket.readyState</code></a></li>
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2241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnect"><code>net.connect()</code></a>
2251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
2271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
2281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a></li>
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2331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnectionoptions-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
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3881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#net">Net</a></span>
3891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#ipc-support">IPC support</a>
3911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">Identifying paths for IPC connections</a></li>
3931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
3941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
3951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#class-netblocklist">Class: <code>net.BlockList</code></a>
3961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
3971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#blocklistaddaddressaddress-type"><code>blockList.addAddress(address[, type])</code></a></li>
3981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#blocklistaddrangestart-end-type"><code>blockList.addRange(start, end[, type])</code></a></li>
3991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#blocklistaddsubnetnet-prefix-type"><code>blockList.addSubnet(net, prefix[, type])</code></a></li>
4001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#blocklistcheckaddress-type"><code>blockList.check(address[, type])</code></a></li>
4011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#blocklistrules"><code>blockList.rules</code></a></li>
4021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
4041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#class-netsocketaddress">Class: <code>net.SocketAddress</code></a>
4051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#new-netsocketaddressoptions"><code>new net.SocketAddress([options])</code></a></li>
4071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressaddress"><code>socketaddress.address</code></a></li>
4081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressfamily"><code>socketaddress.family</code></a></li>
4091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressflowlabel"><code>socketaddress.flowlabel</code></a></li>
4101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddressport"><code>socketaddress.port</code></a></li>
4111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
4131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#class-netserver">Class: <code>net.Server</code></a>
4141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#new-netserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>new net.Server([options][, connectionListener])</code></a></li>
4161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-close">Event: <code>'close'</code></a></li>
4171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-connection">Event: <code>'connection'</code></a></li>
4181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-error">Event: <code>'error'</code></a></li>
4191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-listening">Event: <code>'listening'</code></a></li>
4201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-drop">Event: <code>'drop'</code></a></li>
4211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serveraddress"><code>server.address()</code></a></li>
4221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverclosecallback"><code>server.close([callback])</code></a></li>
4231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><span class="stability_1"><a href="#serversymbolasyncdispose"><code>server[Symbol.asyncDispose]()</code></a></span></li>
4241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#servergetconnectionscallback"><code>server.getConnections(callback)</code></a></li>
4251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a>
4261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenhandle-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen(handle[, backlog][, callback])</code></a></li>
4281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenoptions-callback"><code>server.listen(options[, callback])</code></a></li>
4291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenpath-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen(path[, backlog][, callback])</code></a></li>
4301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenport-host-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen([port[, host[, backlog]]][, callback])</code></a></li>
4311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
4331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistening"><code>server.listening</code></a></li>
4341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#servermaxconnections"><code>server.maxConnections</code></a></li>
4351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverref"><code>server.ref()</code></a></li>
4361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverunref"><code>server.unref()</code></a></li>
4371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
4391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#class-netsocket">Class: <code>net.Socket</code></a>
4401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#new-netsocketoptions"><code>new net.Socket([options])</code></a></li>
4421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-close_1">Event: <code>'close'</code></a></li>
4431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-connect">Event: <code>'connect'</code></a></li>
4441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-data">Event: <code>'data'</code></a></li>
4451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-drain">Event: <code>'drain'</code></a></li>
4461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-end">Event: <code>'end'</code></a></li>
4471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-error_1">Event: <code>'error'</code></a></li>
4481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-lookup">Event: <code>'lookup'</code></a></li>
4491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-ready">Event: <code>'ready'</code></a></li>
4501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#event-timeout">Event: <code>'timeout'</code></a></li>
4511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketaddress"><code>socket.address()</code></a></li>
4521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketautoselectfamilyattemptedaddresses"><code>socket.autoSelectFamilyAttemptedAddresses</code></a></li>
4531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#socketbuffersize"><code>socket.bufferSize</code></a></span></li>
4541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketbytesread"><code>socket.bytesRead</code></a></li>
4551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketbyteswritten"><code>socket.bytesWritten</code></a></li>
4561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnect"><code>socket.connect()</code></a>
4571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
4591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
4601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a></li>
4611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
4631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnecting"><code>socket.connecting</code></a></li>
4641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketdestroyerror"><code>socket.destroy([error])</code></a></li>
4651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketdestroyed"><code>socket.destroyed</code></a></li>
4661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketdestroysoon"><code>socket.destroySoon()</code></a></li>
4671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback"><code>socket.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])</code></a></li>
4681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketlocaladdress"><code>socket.localAddress</code></a></li>
4691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketlocalport"><code>socket.localPort</code></a></li>
4701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketlocalfamily"><code>socket.localFamily</code></a></li>
4711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketpause"><code>socket.pause()</code></a></li>
4721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketpending"><code>socket.pending</code></a></li>
4731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketref"><code>socket.ref()</code></a></li>
4741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketremoteaddress"><code>socket.remoteAddress</code></a></li>
4751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketremotefamily"><code>socket.remoteFamily</code></a></li>
4761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketremoteport"><code>socket.remotePort</code></a></li>
4771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketresetanddestroy"><code>socket.resetAndDestroy()</code></a></li>
4781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketresume"><code>socket.resume()</code></a></li>
4791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsetencodingencoding"><code>socket.setEncoding([encoding])</code></a></li>
4801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsetkeepaliveenable-initialdelay"><code>socket.setKeepAlive([enable][, initialDelay])</code></a></li>
4811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsetnodelaynodelay"><code>socket.setNoDelay([noDelay])</code></a></li>
4821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketsettimeouttimeout-callback"><code>socket.setTimeout(timeout[, callback])</code></a></li>
4831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#sockettimeout"><code>socket.timeout</code></a></li>
4841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketunref"><code>socket.unref()</code></a></li>
4851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketwritedata-encoding-callback"><code>socket.write(data[, encoding][, callback])</code></a></li>
4861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketreadystate"><code>socket.readyState</code></a></li>
4871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
4891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnect"><code>net.connect()</code></a>
4901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
4921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
4931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a></li>
4941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
4951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
4961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a>
4971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
4981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnectionoptions-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
4991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnectionpath-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(path[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
5001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnectionport-host-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a></li>
5011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
5021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
5031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>net.createServer([options][, connectionListener])</code></a></li>
5041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netgetdefaultautoselectfamily"><code>net.getDefaultAutoSelectFamily()</code></a></li>
5051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyvalue"><code>net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamily(value)</code></a></li>
5061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netgetdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeout"><code>net.getDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout()</code></a></li>
5071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeoutvalue"><code>net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout(value)</code></a></li>
5081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netisipinput"><code>net.isIP(input)</code></a></li>
5091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netisipv4input"><code>net.isIPv4(input)</code></a></li>
5101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netisipv6input"><code>net.isIPv6(input)</code></a></li>
5111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
5121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
5131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul></details>
5141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
5151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      <div id="apicontent">
5161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci        <h2>Net<span><a class="mark" href="#net" id="net">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net"></a></h2>
5171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
5181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<!--lint disable maximum-line-length-->
5191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
5201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v18.20.1/lib/net.js">lib/net.js</a></p>
5211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <code>node:net</code> module provides an asynchronous network API for creating stream-based
5221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciTCP or <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> servers (<a href="#netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>net.createServer()</code></a>) and clients
5231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci(<a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a>).</p>
5241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>It can be accessed using:</p>
5251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> net = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:net'</span>);</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<section><h3>IPC support<span><a class="mark" href="#ipc-support" id="ipc-support">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_ipc_support"></a></h3>
5271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <code>node:net</code> module supports IPC with named pipes on Windows, and Unix domain
5281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisockets on other operating systems.</p>
5291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Identifying paths for IPC connections<span><a class="mark" href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections" id="identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_identifying_paths_for_ipc_connections"></a></h4>
5301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><a href="#netconnect"><code>net.connect()</code></a>, <a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a>, <a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a>, and
5311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnect"><code>socket.connect()</code></a> take a <code>path</code> parameter to identify IPC endpoints.</p>
5321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>On Unix, the local domain is also known as the Unix domain. The path is a
5331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifile system pathname. It gets truncated to an OS-dependent length of
5341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>sizeof(sockaddr_un.sun_path) - 1</code>. Typical values are 107 bytes on Linux and
5351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci103 bytes on macOS. If a Node.js API abstraction creates the Unix domain socket,
5361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciit will unlink the Unix domain socket as well. For example,
5371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>net.createServer()</code></a> may create a Unix domain socket and
5381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#serverclosecallback"><code>server.close()</code></a> will unlink it. But if a user creates the Unix domain
5391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisocket outside of these abstractions, the user will need to remove it. The same
5401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciapplies when a Node.js API creates a Unix domain socket but the program then
5411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicrashes. In short, a Unix domain socket will be visible in the file system and
5421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwill persist until unlinked.</p>
5431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>On Windows, the local domain is implemented using a named pipe. The path <em>must</em>
5441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cirefer to an entry in <code>\\?\pipe\</code> or <code>\\.\pipe\</code>. Any characters are permitted,
5451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cibut the latter may do some processing of pipe names, such as resolving <code>..</code>
5461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisequences. Despite how it might look, the pipe namespace is flat. Pipes will
5471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<em>not persist</em>. They are removed when the last reference to them is closed.
5481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciUnlike Unix domain sockets, Windows will close and remove the pipe when the
5491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciowning process exits.</p>
5501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>JavaScript string escaping requires paths to be specified with extra backslash
5511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciescaping such as:</p>
5521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">net.<span class="hljs-title function_">createServer</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(
5531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  path.<span class="hljs-title function_">join</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'\\\\?\\pipe'</span>, process.<span class="hljs-title function_">cwd</span>(), <span class="hljs-string">'myctl'</span>));</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3>Class: <code>net.BlockList</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-netblocklist" id="class-netblocklist">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_class_net_blocklist"></a></h3>
5551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
5561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.0.0, v14.18.0</span>
5571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
5581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <code>BlockList</code> object can be used with some network APIs to specify rules for
5591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidisabling inbound or outbound access to specific IP addresses, IP ranges, or
5601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIP subnets.</p>
5611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>blockList.addAddress(address[, type])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#blocklistaddaddressaddress-type" id="blocklistaddaddressaddress-type">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_blocklist_addaddress_address_type"></a></h4>
5621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
5631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.0.0, v14.18.0</span>
5641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
5651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
5661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="net.html#class-netsocketaddress" class="type">&#x3C;net.SocketAddress></a> An IPv4 or IPv6 address.</li>
5671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Either <code>'ipv4'</code> or <code>'ipv6'</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'ipv4'</code>.</li>
5681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
5691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Adds a rule to block the given IP address.</p>
5701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>blockList.addRange(start, end[, type])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#blocklistaddrangestart-end-type" id="blocklistaddrangestart-end-type">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_blocklist_addrange_start_end_type"></a></h4>
5711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
5721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.0.0, v14.18.0</span>
5731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
5741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
5751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>start</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="net.html#class-netsocketaddress" class="type">&#x3C;net.SocketAddress></a> The starting IPv4 or IPv6 address in the
5761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cirange.</li>
5771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>end</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="net.html#class-netsocketaddress" class="type">&#x3C;net.SocketAddress></a> The ending IPv4 or IPv6 address in the range.</li>
5781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Either <code>'ipv4'</code> or <code>'ipv6'</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'ipv4'</code>.</li>
5791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
5801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Adds a rule to block a range of IP addresses from <code>start</code> (inclusive) to
5811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>end</code> (inclusive).</p>
5821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>blockList.addSubnet(net, prefix[, type])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#blocklistaddsubnetnet-prefix-type" id="blocklistaddsubnetnet-prefix-type">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_blocklist_addsubnet_net_prefix_type"></a></h4>
5831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
5841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.0.0, v14.18.0</span>
5851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
5861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
5871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>net</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="net.html#class-netsocketaddress" class="type">&#x3C;net.SocketAddress></a> The network IPv4 or IPv6 address.</li>
5881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>prefix</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The number of CIDR prefix bits. For IPv4, this
5891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimust be a value between <code>0</code> and <code>32</code>. For IPv6, this must be between
5901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>0</code> and <code>128</code>.</li>
5911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Either <code>'ipv4'</code> or <code>'ipv6'</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'ipv4'</code>.</li>
5921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
5931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Adds a rule to block a range of IP addresses specified as a subnet mask.</p>
5941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>blockList.check(address[, type])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#blocklistcheckaddress-type" id="blocklistcheckaddress-type">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_blocklist_check_address_type"></a></h4>
5951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
5961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.0.0, v14.18.0</span>
5971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
5981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
5991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="net.html#class-netsocketaddress" class="type">&#x3C;net.SocketAddress></a> The IP address to check</li>
6001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>type</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Either <code>'ipv4'</code> or <code>'ipv6'</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'ipv4'</code>.</li>
6011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
6021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns <code>true</code> if the given IP address matches any of the rules added to the
6041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>BlockList</code>.</p>
6051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> blockList = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> net.<span class="hljs-title class_">BlockList</span>();
6061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciblockList.<span class="hljs-title function_">addAddress</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'123.123.123.123'</span>);
6071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciblockList.<span class="hljs-title function_">addRange</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'10.0.0.1'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'10.0.0.10'</span>);
6081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciblockList.<span class="hljs-title function_">addSubnet</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'8592:757c:efae:4e45::'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'ipv6'</span>);
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6141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-comment">// IPv6 notation for IPv4 addresses works:</span>
6151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(blockList.<span class="hljs-title function_">check</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'::ffff:7b7b:7b7b'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'ipv6'</span>)); <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true</span>
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6181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.0.0, v14.18.0</span>
6201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
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6231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The list of rules added to the blocklist.</p>
6251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3>Class: <code>net.SocketAddress</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-netsocketaddress" id="class-netsocketaddress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_class_net_socketaddress"></a></h3>
6261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.14.0, v14.18.0</span>
6281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>new net.SocketAddress([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#new-netsocketaddressoptions" id="new-netsocketaddressoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_new_net_socketaddress_options"></a></h4>
6301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.14.0, v14.18.0</span>
6321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
6351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The network address as either an IPv4 or IPv6 string.
6371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default</strong>: <code>'127.0.0.1'</code> if <code>family</code> is <code>'ipv4'</code>; <code>'::'</code> if <code>family</code> is
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6391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>family</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> One of either <code>'ipv4'</code> or <code>'ipv6'</code>.
6401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default</strong>: <code>'ipv4'</code>.</li>
6411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>flowlabel</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> An IPv6 flow-label used only if <code>family</code> is <code>'ipv6'</code>.</li>
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6461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socketaddress.address</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketaddressaddress" id="socketaddressaddress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socketaddress_address"></a></h4>
6471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.14.0, v14.18.0</span>
6491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
6521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socketaddress.family</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketaddressfamily" id="socketaddressfamily">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socketaddress_family"></a></h4>
6541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.14.0, v14.18.0</span>
6561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Either <code>'ipv4'</code> or <code>'ipv6'</code>.</li>
6591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socketaddress.flowlabel</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketaddressflowlabel" id="socketaddressflowlabel">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socketaddress_flowlabel"></a></h4>
6611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.14.0, v14.18.0</span>
6631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
6661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socketaddress.port</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketaddressport" id="socketaddressport">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socketaddress_port"></a></h4>
6681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v15.14.0, v14.18.0</span>
6701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
6731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3>Class: <code>net.Server</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-netserver" id="class-netserver">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_class_net_server"></a></h3>
6751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
6771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Extends: <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter" class="type">&#x3C;EventEmitter></a></li>
6801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This class is used to create a TCP or <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> server.</p>
6821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>new net.Server([options][, connectionListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#new-netserveroptions-connectionlistener" id="new-netserveroptions-connectionlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_new_net_server_options_connectionlistener"></a></h4>
6831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
6841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> See
6851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>net.createServer([options][, connectionListener])</code></a>.</li>
6861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectionListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Automatically set as a listener for the
6871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#event-connection"><code>'connection'</code></a> event.</li>
6881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
6891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
6901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>net.Server</code> is an <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter"><code>EventEmitter</code></a> with the following events:</p>
6911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'close'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-close" id="event-close">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_close"></a></h4>
6921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
6941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
6951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when the server closes. If connections exist, this
6961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cievent is not emitted until all connections are ended.</p>
6971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'connection'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-connection" id="event-connection">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_connection"></a></h4>
6981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
6991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
7001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
7011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
7021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The connection object</li>
7031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
7041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when a new connection is made. <code>socket</code> is an instance of
7051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>net.Socket</code>.</p>
7061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'error'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-error" id="event-error">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_error"></a></h4>
7071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
7081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
7091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
7101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
7111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
7121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
7131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when an error occurs. Unlike <a href="#class-netsocket"><code>net.Socket</code></a>, the <a href="#event-close"><code>'close'</code></a>
7141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cievent will <strong>not</strong> be emitted directly following this event unless
7151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#serverclosecallback"><code>server.close()</code></a> is manually called. See the example in discussion of
7161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a>.</p>
7171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'listening'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-listening" id="event-listening">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_listening"></a></h4>
7181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
7191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
7201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
7211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when the server has been bound after calling <a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a>.</p>
7221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'drop'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-drop" id="event-drop">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_drop"></a></h4>
7231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
7241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v18.6.0</span>
7251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
7261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When the number of connections reaches the threshold of <code>server.maxConnections</code>,
7271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe server will drop new connections and emit <code>'drop'</code> event instead. If it is a
7281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciTCP server, the argument is as follows, otherwise the argument is <code>undefined</code>.</p>
7291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
7301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> The argument passed to event listener.
7311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
7321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>localAddress</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a>  Local address.</li>
7331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>localPort</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Local port.</li>
7341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>localFamily</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Local family.</li>
7351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>remoteAddress</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Remote address.</li>
7361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>remotePort</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Remote port.</li>
7371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>remoteFamily</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Remote IP family. <code>'IPv4'</code> or <code>'IPv6'</code>.</li>
7381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
7391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
7401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
7411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.address()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serveraddress" id="serveraddress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_address"></a></h4>
7421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
7431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
7441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
7451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
7461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.4.0</td>
7471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>family</code> property now returns a string instead of a number.</p></td></tr>
7481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
7491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>family</code> property now returns a number instead of a string.</p></td></tr>
7501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.1.90</td>
7511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.90</span></p></td></tr>
7521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
7531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
7541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
7551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
7561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Null_type" class="type">&#x3C;null></a></li>
7571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
7581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns the bound <code>address</code>, the address <code>family</code> name, and <code>port</code> of the server
7591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cias reported by the operating system if listening on an IP socket
7601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci(useful to find which port was assigned when getting an OS-assigned address):
7611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>{ port: 12346, family: 'IPv4', address: '127.0.0.1' }</code>.</p>
7621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>For a server listening on a pipe or Unix domain socket, the name is returned
7631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cias a string.</p>
7641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> server = net.<span class="hljs-title function_">createServer</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">socket</span>) =></span> {
7651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  socket.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'goodbye\n'</span>);
7661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci}).<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
7671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-comment">// Handle errors here.</span>
7681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
7691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
7701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
7711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-comment">// Grab an arbitrary unused port.</span>
7721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciserver.<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
7731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'opened server on'</span>, server.<span class="hljs-title function_">address</span>());
7741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
7751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>server.address()</code> returns <code>null</code> before the <code>'listening'</code> event has been
7761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciemitted or after calling <code>server.close()</code>.</p>
7771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.close([callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverclosecallback" id="serverclosecallback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_close_callback"></a></h4>
7781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
7791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
7801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
7811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
7821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Called when the server is closed.</li>
7831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
7841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
7851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Stops the server from accepting new connections and keeps existing
7861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconnections. This function is asynchronous, the server is finally closed
7871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwhen all connections are ended and the server emits a <a href="#event-close"><code>'close'</code></a> event.
7881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThe optional <code>callback</code> will be called once the <code>'close'</code> event occurs. Unlike
7891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithat event, it will be called with an <code>Error</code> as its only argument if the server
7901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwas not open when it was closed.</p>
7911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server[Symbol.asyncDispose]()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serversymbolasyncdispose" id="serversymbolasyncdispose">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_symbol_asyncdispose"></a></h4>
7921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
7931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v18.18.0</span>
7941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
7951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_1"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 1</a> - Experimental</div><p></p>
7961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Calls <a href="#serverclosecallback"><code>server.close()</code></a> and returns a promise that fulfills when the
7971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciserver has closed.</p>
7981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.getConnections(callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#servergetconnectionscallback" id="servergetconnectionscallback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_getconnections_callback"></a></h4>
7991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
8001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.9.7</span>
8011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
8021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
8031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
8041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
8051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
8061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Asynchronously get the number of concurrent connections on the server. Works
8071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwhen sockets were sent to forks.</p>
8081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Callback should take two arguments <code>err</code> and <code>count</code>.</p>
8091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.listen()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverlisten" id="serverlisten">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_listen"></a></h4>
8101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Start a server listening for connections. A <code>net.Server</code> can be a TCP or
8111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cian <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> server depending on what it listens to.</p>
8121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Possible signatures:</p>
8131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
8141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenhandle-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen(handle[, backlog][, callback])</code></a></li>
8151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenoptions-callback"><code>server.listen(options[, callback])</code></a></li>
8161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenpath-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen(path[, backlog][, callback])</code></a>
8171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> servers</li>
8181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#serverlistenport-host-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen([port[, host[, backlog]]][, callback])</code></a>
8191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor TCP servers</li>
8201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
8211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This function is asynchronous. When the server starts listening, the
8221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#event-listening"><code>'listening'</code></a> event will be emitted. The last parameter <code>callback</code>
8231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwill be added as a listener for the <a href="#event-listening"><code>'listening'</code></a> event.</p>
8241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>All <code>listen()</code> methods can take a <code>backlog</code> parameter to specify the maximum
8251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cilength of the queue of pending connections. The actual length will be determined
8261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciby the OS through sysctl settings such as <code>tcp_max_syn_backlog</code> and <code>somaxconn</code>
8271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cion Linux. The default value of this parameter is 511 (not 512).</p>
8281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>All <a href="#class-netsocket"><code>net.Socket</code></a> are set to <code>SO_REUSEADDR</code> (see <a href="https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/socket.7.html"><code>socket(7)</code></a> for
8291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidetails).</p>
8301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <code>server.listen()</code> method can be called again if and only if there was an
8311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cierror during the first <code>server.listen()</code> call or <code>server.close()</code> has been
8321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicalled. Otherwise, an <code>ERR_SERVER_ALREADY_LISTEN</code> error will be thrown.</p>
8331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>One of the most common errors raised when listening is <code>EADDRINUSE</code>.
8341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThis happens when another server is already listening on the requested
8351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>port</code>/<code>path</code>/<code>handle</code>. One way to handle this would be to retry
8361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciafter a certain amount of time:</p>
8371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">e</span>) =></span> {
8381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (e.<span class="hljs-property">code</span> === <span class="hljs-string">'EADDRINUSE'</span>) {
8391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Address in use, retrying...'</span>);
8401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-built_in">setTimeout</span>(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
8411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      server.<span class="hljs-title function_">close</span>();
8421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      server.<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-variable constant_">PORT</span>, <span class="hljs-variable constant_">HOST</span>);
8431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    }, <span class="hljs-number">1000</span>);
8441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  }
8451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
8461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5><code>server.listen(handle[, backlog][, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverlistenhandle-backlog-callback" id="serverlistenhandle-backlog-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_listen_handle_backlog_callback"></a></h5>
8471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
8481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.5.10</span>
8491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
8501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
8511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>handle</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
8521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>backlog</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Common parameter of <a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a> functions</li>
8531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
8541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
8551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
8561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Start a server listening for connections on a given <code>handle</code> that has
8571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cialready been bound to a port, a Unix domain socket, or a Windows named pipe.</p>
8581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <code>handle</code> object can be either a server, a socket (anything with an
8591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciunderlying <code>_handle</code> member), or an object with an <code>fd</code> member that is a
8601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_civalid file descriptor.</p>
8611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Listening on a file descriptor is not supported on Windows.</p>
8621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5><code>server.listen(options[, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverlistenoptions-callback" id="serverlistenoptions-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_listen_options_callback"></a></h5>
8631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
8641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
8651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
8661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
8671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v15.6.0</td>
8681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>AbortSignal support was added.</p></td></tr>
8691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v11.4.0</td>
8701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>ipv6Only</code> option is supported.</p></td></tr>
8711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.11.14</td>
8721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.14</span></p></td></tr>
8731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
8741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
8751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
8761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
8771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> Required. Supports the following properties:
8781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
8791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
8801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
8811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>path</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Will be ignored if <code>port</code> is specified. See
8821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">Identifying paths for IPC connections</a>.</li>
8831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>backlog</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Common parameter of <a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a>
8841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifunctions.</li>
8851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>exclusive</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code></li>
8861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>readableAll</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> For IPC servers makes the pipe readable
8871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor all users. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
8881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>writableAll</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> For IPC servers makes the pipe writable
8891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor all users. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
8901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>ipv6Only</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> For TCP servers, setting <code>ipv6Only</code> to <code>true</code> will
8911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidisable dual-stack support, i.e., binding to host <code>::</code> won't make
8921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>0.0.0.0</code> be bound. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
8931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>signal</code> <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> An AbortSignal that may be used to close a listening server.</li>
8941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
8951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
8961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
8971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifunctions.</li>
8981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
8991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
9001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>port</code> is specified, it behaves the same as
9011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#serverlistenport-host-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen([port[, host[, backlog]]][, callback])</code></a>.
9021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciOtherwise, if <code>path</code> is specified, it behaves the same as
9031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#serverlistenpath-backlog-callback"><code>server.listen(path[, backlog][, callback])</code></a>.
9041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIf none of them is specified, an error will be thrown.</p>
9051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>exclusive</code> is <code>false</code> (default), then cluster workers will use the same
9061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciunderlying handle, allowing connection handling duties to be shared. When
9071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>exclusive</code> is <code>true</code>, the handle is not shared, and attempted port sharing
9081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciresults in an error. An example which listens on an exclusive port is
9091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cishown below.</p>
9101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>({
9111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">host</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'localhost'</span>,
9121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">80</span>,
9131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">exclusive</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>,
9141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
9151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When <code>exclusive</code> is <code>true</code> and the underlying handle is shared, it is
9161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cipossible that several workers query a handle with different backlogs.
9171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIn this case, the first <code>backlog</code> passed to the master process will be used.</p>
9181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Starting an IPC server as root may cause the server path to be inaccessible for
9191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciunprivileged users. Using <code>readableAll</code> and <code>writableAll</code> will make the server
9201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciaccessible for all users.</p>
9211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If the <code>signal</code> option is enabled, calling <code>.abort()</code> on the corresponding
9221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>AbortController</code> is similar to calling <code>.close()</code> on the server:</p>
9231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> controller = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">AbortController</span>();
9241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciserver.<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>({
9251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">host</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'localhost'</span>,
9261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">80</span>,
9271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">signal</span>: controller.<span class="hljs-property">signal</span>,
9281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
9291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-comment">// Later, when you want to close the server.</span>
9301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicontroller.<span class="hljs-title function_">abort</span>();</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
9311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5><code>server.listen(path[, backlog][, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverlistenpath-backlog-callback" id="serverlistenpath-backlog-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_listen_path_backlog_callback"></a></h5>
9321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
9331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
9341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
9351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
9361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>path</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Path the server should listen to. See
9371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">Identifying paths for IPC connections</a>.</li>
9381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>backlog</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Common parameter of <a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a> functions.</li>
9391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>.</li>
9401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
9411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
9421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Start an <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> server listening for connections on the given <code>path</code>.</p>
9431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5><code>server.listen([port[, host[, backlog]]][, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverlistenport-host-backlog-callback" id="serverlistenport-host-backlog-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_listen_port_host_backlog_callback"></a></h5>
9441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
9451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
9461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
9471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
9481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
9491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
9501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>backlog</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Common parameter of <a href="#serverlisten"><code>server.listen()</code></a> functions.</li>
9511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>.</li>
9521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
9531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
9541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Start a TCP server listening for connections on the given <code>port</code> and <code>host</code>.</p>
9551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>port</code> is omitted or is 0, the operating system will assign an arbitrary
9561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciunused port, which can be retrieved by using <code>server.address().port</code>
9571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciafter the <a href="#event-listening"><code>'listening'</code></a> event has been emitted.</p>
9581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>host</code> is omitted, the server will accept connections on the
9591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_address#Unspecified_address">unspecified IPv6 address</a> (<code>::</code>) when IPv6 is available, or the
9601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.0.0.0">unspecified IPv4 address</a> (<code>0.0.0.0</code>) otherwise.</p>
9611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>In most operating systems, listening to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_address#Unspecified_address">unspecified IPv6 address</a> (<code>::</code>)
9621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimay cause the <code>net.Server</code> to also listen on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.0.0.0">unspecified IPv4 address</a>
9631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci(<code>0.0.0.0</code>).</p>
9641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.listening</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverlistening" id="serverlistening">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_listening"></a></h4>
9651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
9661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v5.7.0</span>
9671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
9681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
9691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Indicates whether or not the server is listening for connections.</li>
9701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
9711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.maxConnections</code><span><a class="mark" href="#servermaxconnections" id="servermaxconnections">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_maxconnections"></a></h4>
9721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
9731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.2.0</span>
9741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
9751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
9761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
9771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
9781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Set this property to reject connections when the server's connection count gets
9791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cihigh.</p>
9801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>It is not recommended to use this option once a socket has been sent to a child
9811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwith <a href="child_process.html#child_processforkmodulepath-args-options"><code>child_process.fork()</code></a>.</p>
9821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.ref()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverref" id="serverref">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_ref"></a></h4>
9831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
9841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.9.1</span>
9851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
9861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
9871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
9881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
9891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Opposite of <code>unref()</code>, calling <code>ref()</code> on a previously <code>unref</code>ed server will
9901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<em>not</em> let the program exit if it's the only server left (the default behavior).
9911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIf the server is <code>ref</code>ed calling <code>ref()</code> again will have no effect.</p>
9921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>server.unref()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#serverunref" id="serverunref">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_server_unref"></a></h4>
9931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
9941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.9.1</span>
9951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
9961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
9971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></li>
9981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
9991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Calling <code>unref()</code> on a server will allow the program to exit if this is the only
10001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciactive server in the event system. If the server is already <code>unref</code>ed calling
10011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>unref()</code> again will have no effect.</p>
10021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3>Class: <code>net.Socket</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-netsocket" id="class-netsocket">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_class_net_socket"></a></h3>
10031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
10041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.3.4</span>
10051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
10061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
10071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Extends: <a href="stream.html#class-streamduplex" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Duplex></a></li>
10081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
10091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This class is an abstraction of a TCP socket or a streaming <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> endpoint
10101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci(uses named pipes on Windows, and Unix domain sockets otherwise). It is also
10111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cian <a href="events.html#class-eventemitter"><code>EventEmitter</code></a>.</p>
10121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>A <code>net.Socket</code> can be created by the user and used directly to interact with
10131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cia server. For example, it is returned by <a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a>,
10141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciso the user can use it to talk to the server.</p>
10151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>It can also be created by Node.js and passed to the user when a connection
10161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciis received. For example, it is passed to the listeners of a
10171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#event-connection"><code>'connection'</code></a> event emitted on a <a href="#class-netserver"><code>net.Server</code></a>, so the user can use
10181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciit to interact with the client.</p>
10191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>new net.Socket([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#new-netsocketoptions" id="new-netsocketoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_new_net_socket_options"></a></h4>
10201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
10211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
10221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
10231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
10241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v15.14.0</td>
10251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>AbortSignal support was added.</p></td></tr>
10261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.3.4</td>
10271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.3.4</span></p></td></tr>
10281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
10291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
10301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
10311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
10321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> Available options are:
10331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
10341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>fd</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> If specified, wrap around an existing socket with
10351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe given file descriptor, otherwise a new socket will be created.</li>
10361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>allowHalfOpen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If set to <code>false</code>, then the socket will
10371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciautomatically end the writable side when the readable side ends. See
10381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>net.createServer()</code></a> and the <a href="#event-end"><code>'end'</code></a> event for details. <strong>Default:</strong>
10391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>false</code>.</li>
10401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>readable</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Allow reads on the socket when an <code>fd</code> is passed,
10411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciotherwise ignored. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
10421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>writable</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Allow writes on the socket when an <code>fd</code> is passed,
10431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciotherwise ignored. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
10441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>signal</code> <a href="globals.html#class-abortsignal" class="type">&#x3C;AbortSignal></a> An Abort signal that may be used to destroy the
10451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisocket.</li>
10461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
10471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
10481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a></li>
10491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
10501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Creates a new socket object.</p>
10511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The newly created socket can be either a TCP socket or a streaming <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a>
10521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciendpoint, depending on what it <a href="#socketconnect"><code>connect()</code></a> to.</p>
10531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'close'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-close_1" id="event-close_1">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_close_1"></a></h4>
10541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
10551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
10561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
10571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
10581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>hadError</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> if the socket had a transmission error.</li>
10591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
10601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted once the socket is fully closed. The argument <code>hadError</code> is a boolean
10611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwhich says if the socket was closed due to a transmission error.</p>
10621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'connect'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-connect" id="event-connect">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_connect"></a></h4>
10631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
10641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
10651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
10661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when a socket connection is successfully established.
10671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciSee <a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a>.</p>
10681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'data'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-data" id="event-data">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_data"></a></h4>
10691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
10701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
10711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
10721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
10731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
10741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
10751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when data is received. The argument <code>data</code> will be a <code>Buffer</code> or
10761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>String</code>. Encoding of data is set by <a href="#socketsetencodingencoding"><code>socket.setEncoding()</code></a>.</p>
10771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The data will be lost if there is no listener when a <code>Socket</code>
10781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciemits a <code>'data'</code> event.</p>
10791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'drain'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-drain" id="event-drain">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_drain"></a></h4>
10801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
10811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
10821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
10831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when the write buffer becomes empty. Can be used to throttle uploads.</p>
10841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>See also: the return values of <code>socket.write()</code>.</p>
10851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'end'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-end" id="event-end">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_end"></a></h4>
10861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
10871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
10881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
10891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when the other end of the socket signals the end of transmission, thus
10901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciending the readable side of the socket.</p>
10911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>By default (<code>allowHalfOpen</code> is <code>false</code>) the socket will send an end of
10921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_citransmission packet back and destroy its file descriptor once it has written out
10931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciits pending write queue. However, if <code>allowHalfOpen</code> is set to <code>true</code>, the
10941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisocket will not automatically <a href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback"><code>end()</code></a> its writable side,
10951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciallowing the user to write arbitrary amounts of data. The user must call
10961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback"><code>end()</code></a> explicitly to close the connection (i.e. sending a
10971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciFIN packet back).</p>
10981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'error'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-error_1" id="event-error_1">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_error_1"></a></h4>
10991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
11011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
11031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
11041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
11051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when an error occurs. The <code>'close'</code> event will be called directly
11061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifollowing this event.</p>
11071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'lookup'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-lookup" id="event-lookup">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_lookup"></a></h4>
11081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
11101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
11111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
11121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v5.10.0</td>
11131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>host</code> parameter is supported now.</p></td></tr>
11141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.11.3</td>
11151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.3</span></p></td></tr>
11161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
11171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
11181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted after resolving the host name but before connecting.
11201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciNot applicable to Unix sockets.</p>
11211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
11221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Null_type" class="type">&#x3C;null></a> The error object. See <a href="dns.html#dnslookuphostname-options-callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>.</li>
11231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>address</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The IP address.</li>
11241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>family</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Null_type" class="type">&#x3C;null></a> The address type. See <a href="dns.html#dnslookuphostname-options-callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>.</li>
11251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The host name.</li>
11261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
11271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'ready'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-ready" id="event-ready">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_ready"></a></h4>
11281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v9.11.0</span>
11301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted when a socket is ready to be used.</p>
11321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Triggered immediately after <code>'connect'</code>.</p>
11331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4>Event: <code>'timeout'</code><span><a class="mark" href="#event-timeout" id="event-timeout">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_event_timeout"></a></h4>
11341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
11361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Emitted if the socket times out from inactivity. This is only to notify that
11381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe socket has been idle. The user must manually close the connection.</p>
11391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>See also: <a href="#socketsettimeouttimeout-callback"><code>socket.setTimeout()</code></a>.</p>
11401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.address()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketaddress" id="socketaddress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_address"></a></h4>
11411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
11431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
11441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
11451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.4.0</td>
11461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>family</code> property now returns a string instead of a number.</p></td></tr>
11471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
11481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>family</code> property now returns a number instead of a string.</p></td></tr>
11491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.1.90</td>
11501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.90</span></p></td></tr>
11511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
11521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
11531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
11551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
11561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
11571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns the bound <code>address</code>, the address <code>family</code> name and <code>port</code> of the
11581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisocket as reported by the operating system:
11591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>{ port: 12346, family: 'IPv4', address: '127.0.0.1' }</code></p>
11601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.autoSelectFamilyAttemptedAddresses</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketautoselectfamilyattemptedaddresses" id="socketautoselectfamilyattemptedaddresses">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_autoselectfamilyattemptedaddresses"></a></h4>
11611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v18.18.0</span>
11631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
11651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
11661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
11671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This property is only present if the family autoselection algorithm is enabled in
11681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options)</code></a> and it is an array of the addresses that have been attempted.</p>
11691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Each address is a string in the form of <code>$IP:$PORT</code>. If the connection was successful,
11701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithen the last address is the one that the socket is currently connected to.</p>
11711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.bufferSize</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketbuffersize" id="socketbuffersize">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_buffersize"></a></h4>
11721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.3.8</span><span>Deprecated since: v14.6.0</span>
11741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated: Use <a href="stream.html#writablewritablelength"><code>writable.writableLength</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
11761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
11771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
11781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
11791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This property shows the number of characters buffered for writing. The buffer
11801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimay contain strings whose length after encoding is not yet known. So this number
11811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciis only an approximation of the number of bytes in the buffer.</p>
11821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>net.Socket</code> has the property that <code>socket.write()</code> always works. This is to
11831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cihelp users get up and running quickly. The computer cannot always keep up
11841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwith the amount of data that is written to a socket. The network connection
11851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisimply might be too slow. Node.js will internally queue up the data written to a
11861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisocket and send it out over the wire when it is possible.</p>
11871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The consequence of this internal buffering is that memory may grow.
11881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciUsers who experience large or growing <code>bufferSize</code> should attempt to
11891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci"throttle" the data flows in their program with
11901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketpause"><code>socket.pause()</code></a> and <a href="#socketresume"><code>socket.resume()</code></a>.</p>
11911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.bytesRead</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketbytesread" id="socketbytesread">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_bytesread"></a></h4>
11921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
11931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.5.3</span>
11941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
11951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
11961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
11971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
11981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The amount of received bytes.</p>
11991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.bytesWritten</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketbyteswritten" id="socketbyteswritten">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_byteswritten"></a></h4>
12001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
12011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.5.3</span>
12021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
12031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
12041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
12051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
12061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The amount of bytes sent.</p>
12071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.connect()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketconnect" id="socketconnect">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_connect"></a></h4>
12081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Initiate a connection on a given socket.</p>
12091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Possible signatures:</p>
12101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
12111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
12121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a>
12131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> connections.</li>
12141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>
12151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor TCP connections.</li>
12161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
12171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
12181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This function is asynchronous. When the connection is established, the
12191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event will be emitted. If there is a problem connecting,
12201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciinstead of a <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event, an <a href="#event-error_1"><code>'error'</code></a> event will be emitted with
12211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe error passed to the <a href="#event-error_1"><code>'error'</code></a> listener.
12221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThe last parameter <code>connectListener</code>, if supplied, will be added as a listener
12231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor the <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event <strong>once</strong>.</p>
12241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This function should only be used for reconnecting a socket after
12251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>'close'</code> has been emitted or otherwise it may lead to undefined
12261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cibehavior.</p>
12271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener" id="socketconnectoptions-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_connect_options_connectlistener"></a></h5>
12281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
12291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
12301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
12311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
12321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.18.0</td>
12331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The default value for autoSelectFamily option can be changed at runtime using <code>setDefaultAutoSelectFamily</code> or via the command line option <code>--enable-network-family-autoselection</code>.</p></td></tr>
12341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.13.0</td>
12351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>Added the <code>autoSelectFamily</code> option.</p></td></tr>
12361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v17.7.0</td>
12371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>noDelay</code>, <code>keepAlive</code>, and <code>keepAliveInitialDelay</code> options are supported now.</p></td></tr>
12381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v12.10.0</td>
12391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>Added <code>onread</code> option.</p></td></tr>
12401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
12411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>hints</code> option defaults to <code>0</code> in all cases now. Previously, in the absence of the <code>family</code> option it would default to <code>dns.ADDRCONFIG | dns.V4MAPPED</code>.</p></td></tr>
12421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v5.11.0</td>
12431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>hints</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
12441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.1.90</td>
12451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.90</span></p></td></tr>
12461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
12471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
12481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
12491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
12501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
12511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Common parameter of <a href="#socketconnect"><code>socket.connect()</code></a>
12521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimethods. Will be added as a listener for the <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event once.</li>
12531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
12541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
12551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Initiate a connection on a given socket. Normally this method is not needed,
12561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe socket should be created and opened with <a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a>. Use
12571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithis only when implementing a custom Socket.</p>
12581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>For TCP connections, available <code>options</code> are:</p>
12591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
12601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Required. Port the socket should connect to.</li>
12611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host the socket should connect to. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'localhost'</code>.</li>
12621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>localAddress</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Local address the socket should connect from.</li>
12631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>localPort</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Local port the socket should connect from.</li>
12641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>family</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a>: Version of IP stack. Must be <code>4</code>, <code>6</code>, or <code>0</code>. The value
12651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>0</code> indicates that both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are allowed. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code>.</li>
12661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>hints</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Optional <a href="dns.html#supported-getaddrinfo-flags"><code>dns.lookup()</code> hints</a>.</li>
12671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>lookup</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Custom lookup function. <strong>Default:</strong> <a href="dns.html#dnslookuphostname-options-callback"><code>dns.lookup()</code></a>.</li>
12681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>noDelay</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If set to <code>true</code>, it disables the use of Nagle's algorithm immediately
12691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciafter the socket is established. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
12701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>keepAlive</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If set to <code>true</code>, it enables keep-alive functionality on the socket
12711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciimmediately after the connection is established, similarly on what is done in
12721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketsetkeepaliveenable-initialdelay"><code>socket.setKeepAlive([enable][, initialDelay])</code></a>.
12731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
12741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>keepAliveInitialDelay</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> If set to a positive number, it sets the initial delay before
12751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe first keepalive probe is sent on an idle socket.<strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code>.</li>
12761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>autoSelectFamily</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a>: If set to <code>true</code>, it enables a family autodetection algorithm
12771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithat loosely implements section 5 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8305.txt">RFC 8305</a>.
12781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThe <code>all</code> option passed to lookup is set to <code>true</code> and the sockets attempts to connect to all
12791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciobtained IPv6 and IPv4 addresses, in sequence, until a connection is established.
12801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThe first returned AAAA address is tried first, then the first returned A address,
12811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithen the second returned AAAA address and so on.
12821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciEach connection attempt is given the amount of time specified by the <code>autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout</code>
12831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cioption before timing out and trying the next address.
12841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIgnored if the <code>family</code> option is not <code>0</code> or if <code>localAddress</code> is set.
12851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciConnection errors are not emitted if at least one connection succeeds.
12861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> initially <code>false</code>, but it can be changed at runtime using <a href="#netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyvalue"><code>net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamily(value)</code></a>
12871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cior via the command line option <code>--enable-network-family-autoselection</code>.</li>
12881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a>: The amount of time in milliseconds to wait
12891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor a connection attempt to finish before trying the next address when using the <code>autoSelectFamily</code> option.
12901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIf set to a positive integer less than <code>10</code>, then the value <code>10</code> will be used instead.
12911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> initially <code>250</code>, but it can be changed at runtime using <a href="#netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeoutvalue"><code>net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout(value)</code></a></li>
12921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
12931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>For <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> connections, available <code>options</code> are:</p>
12941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
12951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>path</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Required. Path the client should connect to.
12961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciSee <a href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">Identifying paths for IPC connections</a>. If provided, the TCP-specific
12971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cioptions above are ignored.</li>
12981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
12991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>For both types, available <code>options</code> include:</p>
13001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
13011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>onread</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> If specified, incoming data is stored in a single <code>buffer</code>
13021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciand passed to the supplied <code>callback</code> when data arrives on the socket.
13031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThis will cause the streaming functionality to not provide any data.
13041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThe socket will emit events like <code>'error'</code>, <code>'end'</code>, and <code>'close'</code>
13051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cias usual. Methods like <code>pause()</code> and <code>resume()</code> will also behave as
13061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciexpected.
13071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
13081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array" class="type">&#x3C;Uint8Array></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Either a reusable chunk of memory to
13091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciuse for storing incoming data or a function that returns such.</li>
13101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> This function is called for every chunk of incoming
13111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidata. Two arguments are passed to it: the number of bytes written to
13121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>buffer</code> and a reference to <code>buffer</code>. Return <code>false</code> from this function to
13131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciimplicitly <code>pause()</code> the socket. This function will be executed in the
13141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciglobal context.</li>
13151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
13161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
13171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
13181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Following is an example of a client using the <code>onread</code> option:</p>
13191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> net = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:net'</span>);
13201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">connect</span>({
13211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">80</span>,
13221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-attr">onread</span>: {
13231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-comment">// Reuses a 4KiB Buffer for every read from the socket.</span>
13241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-attr">buffer</span>: <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">4</span> * <span class="hljs-number">1024</span>),
13251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-attr">callback</span>: <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span>(<span class="hljs-params">nread, buf</span>) {
13261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      <span class="hljs-comment">// Received data is available in `buf` from 0 to `nread`.</span>
13271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci      <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>, nread));
13281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    },
13291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  },
13301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
13311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5><code>socket.connect(path[, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketconnectpath-connectlistener" id="socketconnectpath-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_connect_path_connectlistener"></a></h5>
13321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
13331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>path</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Path the client should connect to. See
13341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">Identifying paths for IPC connections</a>.</li>
13351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Common parameter of <a href="#socketconnect"><code>socket.connect()</code></a>
13361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimethods. Will be added as a listener for the <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event once.</li>
13371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
13381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
13391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Initiate an <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> connection on the given socket.</p>
13401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Alias to
13411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a>
13421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicalled with <code>{ path: path }</code> as <code>options</code>.</p>
13431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h5><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener" id="socketconnectport-host-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_connect_port_host_connectlistener"></a></h5>
13441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
13451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
13461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
13471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
13481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Port the client should connect to.</li>
13491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host the client should connect to.</li>
13501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Common parameter of <a href="#socketconnect"><code>socket.connect()</code></a>
13511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimethods. Will be added as a listener for the <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event once.</li>
13521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
13531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
13541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Initiate a TCP connection on the given socket.</p>
13551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Alias to
13561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a>
13571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicalled with <code>{port: port, host: host}</code> as <code>options</code>.</p>
13581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.connecting</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketconnecting" id="socketconnecting">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_connecting"></a></h4>
13591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
13601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v6.1.0</span>
13611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
13621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
13631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
13641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
13651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>true</code>,
13661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a> was
13671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicalled and has not yet finished. It will stay <code>true</code> until the socket becomes
13681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconnected, then it is set to <code>false</code> and the <code>'connect'</code> event is emitted. Note
13691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithat the
13701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a>
13711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicallback is a listener for the <code>'connect'</code> event.</p>
13721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.destroy([error])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketdestroyerror" id="socketdestroyerror">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_destroy_error"></a></h4>
13731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
13741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
13751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
13761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
13771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>error</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
13781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a></li>
13791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
13801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Ensures that no more I/O activity happens on this socket.
13811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciDestroys the stream and closes the connection.</p>
13821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>See <a href="stream.html#writabledestroyerror"><code>writable.destroy()</code></a> for further details.</p>
13831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.destroyed</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketdestroyed" id="socketdestroyed">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_destroyed"></a></h4>
13841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
13851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Indicates if the connection is destroyed or not. Once a
13861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconnection is destroyed no further data can be transferred using it.</li>
13871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
13881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>See <a href="stream.html#writabledestroyed"><code>writable.destroyed</code></a> for further details.</p>
13891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.destroySoon()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketdestroysoon" id="socketdestroysoon">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_destroysoon"></a></h4>
13901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
13911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.3.4</span>
13921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
13931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Destroys the socket after all data is written. If the <code>'finish'</code> event was
13941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cialready emitted the socket is destroyed immediately. If the socket is still
13951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwritable it implicitly calls <code>socket.end()</code>.</p>
13961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback" id="socketenddata-encoding-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_end_data_encoding_callback"></a></h4>
13971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
13981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
13991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array" class="type">&#x3C;Uint8Array></a></li>
14021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Only used when data is <code>string</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'utf8'</code>.</li>
14031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Optional callback for when the socket is finished.</li>
14041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
14051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Half-closes the socket. i.e., it sends a FIN packet. It is possible the
14071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciserver will still send some data.</p>
14081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>See <a href="stream.html#writableendchunk-encoding-callback"><code>writable.end()</code></a> for further details.</p>
14091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.localAddress</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketlocaladdress" id="socketlocaladdress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_localaddress"></a></h4>
14101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.9.6</span>
14121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
14151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The string representation of the local IP address the remote client is
14171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconnecting on. For example, in a server listening on <code>'0.0.0.0'</code>, if a client
14181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconnects on <code>'192.168.1.1'</code>, the value of <code>socket.localAddress</code> would be
14191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>'192.168.1.1'</code>.</p>
14201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.localPort</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketlocalport" id="socketlocalport">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_localport"></a></h4>
14211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.9.6</span>
14231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
14261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The numeric representation of the local port. For example, <code>80</code> or <code>21</code>.</p>
14281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.localFamily</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketlocalfamily" id="socketlocalfamily">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_localfamily"></a></h4>
14291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v18.8.0</span>
14311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
14341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The string representation of the local IP family. <code>'IPv4'</code> or <code>'IPv6'</code>.</p>
14361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.pause()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketpause" id="socketpause">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_pause"></a></h4>
14371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
14391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Pauses the reading of data. That is, <a href="#event-data"><code>'data'</code></a> events will not be emitted.
14411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciUseful to throttle back an upload.</p>
14421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.pending</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketpending" id="socketpending">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_pending"></a></h4>
14431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v11.2.0, v10.16.0</span>
14451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
14481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This is <code>true</code> if the socket is not connected yet, either because <code>.connect()</code>
14501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cihas not yet been called or because it is still in the process of connecting
14511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci(see <a href="#socketconnecting"><code>socket.connecting</code></a>).</p>
14521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.ref()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketref" id="socketref">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_ref"></a></h4>
14531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.9.1</span>
14551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
14581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Opposite of <code>unref()</code>, calling <code>ref()</code> on a previously <code>unref</code>ed socket will
14601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<em>not</em> let the program exit if it's the only socket left (the default behavior).
14611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIf the socket is <code>ref</code>ed calling <code>ref</code> again will have no effect.</p>
14621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.remoteAddress</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketremoteaddress" id="socketremoteaddress">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_remoteaddress"></a></h4>
14631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.5.10</span>
14651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
14681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The string representation of the remote IP address. For example,
14701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>'74.125.127.100'</code> or <code>'2001:4860:a005::68'</code>. Value may be <code>undefined</code> if
14711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe socket is destroyed (for example, if the client disconnected).</p>
14721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.remoteFamily</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketremotefamily" id="socketremotefamily">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_remotefamily"></a></h4>
14731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
14751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
14781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The string representation of the remote IP family. <code>'IPv4'</code> or <code>'IPv6'</code>. Value may be <code>undefined</code> if
14801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe socket is destroyed (for example, if the client disconnected).</p>
14811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.remotePort</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketremoteport" id="socketremoteport">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_remoteport"></a></h4>
14821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.5.10</span>
14841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
14871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The numeric representation of the remote port. For example, <code>80</code> or <code>21</code>. Value may be <code>undefined</code> if
14891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe socket is destroyed (for example, if the client disconnected).</p>
14901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.resetAndDestroy()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketresetanddestroy" id="socketresetanddestroy">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_resetanddestroy"></a></h4>
14911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
14921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v18.3.0</span>
14931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
14941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
14951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a></li>
14961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
14971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Close the TCP connection by sending an RST packet and destroy the stream.
14981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIf this TCP socket is in connecting status, it will send an RST packet and destroy this TCP socket once it is connected.
14991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciOtherwise, it will call <code>socket.destroy</code> with an <code>ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED</code> Error.
15001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIf this is not a TCP socket (for example, a pipe), calling this method will immediately throw an <code>ERR_INVALID_HANDLE_TYPE</code> Error.</p>
15011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.resume()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketresume" id="socketresume">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_resume"></a></h4>
15021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
15031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
15041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
15051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Resumes reading after a call to <a href="#socketpause"><code>socket.pause()</code></a>.</p>
15061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.setEncoding([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketsetencodingencoding" id="socketsetencodingencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_setencoding_encoding"></a></h4>
15071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
15081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
15091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
15101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
15111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
15121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
15131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
15141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Set the encoding for the socket as a <a href="stream.html#class-streamreadable">Readable Stream</a>. See
15151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="stream.html#readablesetencodingencoding"><code>readable.setEncoding()</code></a> for more information.</p>
15161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.setKeepAlive([enable][, initialDelay])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketsetkeepaliveenable-initialdelay" id="socketsetkeepaliveenable-initialdelay">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_setkeepalive_enable_initialdelay"></a></h4>
15171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
15181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
15191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
15201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
15211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v13.12.0, v12.17.0</td>
15221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>New defaults for <code>TCP_KEEPCNT</code> and <code>TCP_KEEPINTVL</code> socket options were added.</p></td></tr>
15231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
15241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p></td></tr>
15251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
15261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
15271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
15281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
15291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>enable</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code></li>
15301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>initialDelay</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code></li>
15311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
15321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
15331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Enable/disable keep-alive functionality, and optionally set the initial
15341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidelay before the first keepalive probe is sent on an idle socket.</p>
15351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Set <code>initialDelay</code> (in milliseconds) to set the delay between the last
15361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidata packet received and the first keepalive probe. Setting <code>0</code> for
15371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>initialDelay</code> will leave the value unchanged from the default
15381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci(or previous) setting.</p>
15391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Enabling the keep-alive functionality will set the following socket options:</p>
15401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
15411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>SO_KEEPALIVE=1</code></li>
15421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>TCP_KEEPIDLE=initialDelay</code></li>
15431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>TCP_KEEPCNT=10</code></li>
15441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>TCP_KEEPINTVL=1</code></li>
15451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
15461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.setNoDelay([noDelay])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketsetnodelaynodelay" id="socketsetnodelaynodelay">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_setnodelay_nodelay"></a></h4>
15471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
15481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
15491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
15501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
15511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>noDelay</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>true</code></li>
15521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
15531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
15541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Enable/disable the use of Nagle's algorithm.</p>
15551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When a TCP connection is created, it will have Nagle's algorithm enabled.</p>
15561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Nagle's algorithm delays data before it is sent via the network. It attempts
15571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cito optimize throughput at the expense of latency.</p>
15581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Passing <code>true</code> for <code>noDelay</code> or not passing an argument will disable Nagle's
15591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cialgorithm for the socket. Passing <code>false</code> for <code>noDelay</code> will enable Nagle's
15601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cialgorithm.</p>
15611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.setTimeout(timeout[, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketsettimeouttimeout-callback" id="socketsettimeouttimeout-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_settimeout_timeout_callback"></a></h4>
15621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
15631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
15641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
15651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
15661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
15671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
15681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.1.90</td>
15691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.90</span></p></td></tr>
15701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
15711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
15721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
15731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
15741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>timeout</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
15751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
15761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
15771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
15781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Sets the socket to timeout after <code>timeout</code> milliseconds of inactivity on
15791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe socket. By default <code>net.Socket</code> do not have a timeout.</p>
15801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When an idle timeout is triggered the socket will receive a <a href="#event-timeout"><code>'timeout'</code></a>
15811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cievent but the connection will not be severed. The user must manually call
15821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback"><code>socket.end()</code></a> or <a href="#socketdestroyerror"><code>socket.destroy()</code></a> to end the connection.</p>
15831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">socket.<span class="hljs-built_in">setTimeout</span>(<span class="hljs-number">3000</span>);
15841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisocket.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'timeout'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
15851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'socket timeout'</span>);
15861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  socket.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
15871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
15881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>timeout</code> is 0, then the existing idle timeout is disabled.</p>
15891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The optional <code>callback</code> parameter will be added as a one-time listener for the
15901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#event-timeout"><code>'timeout'</code></a> event.</p>
15911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.timeout</code><span><a class="mark" href="#sockettimeout" id="sockettimeout">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_timeout"></a></h4>
15921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
15931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v10.7.0</span>
15941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
15951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
15961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Undefined_type" class="type">&#x3C;undefined></a></li>
15971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
15981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The socket timeout in milliseconds as set by <a href="#socketsettimeouttimeout-callback"><code>socket.setTimeout()</code></a>.
15991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciIt is <code>undefined</code> if a timeout has not been set.</p>
16001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.unref()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketunref" id="socketunref">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_unref"></a></h4>
16011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
16021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.9.1</span>
16031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
16041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The socket itself.</li>
16061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Calling <code>unref()</code> on a socket will allow the program to exit if this is the only
16081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciactive socket in the event system. If the socket is already <code>unref</code>ed calling
16091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>unref()</code> again will have no effect.</p>
16101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.write(data[, encoding][, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketwritedata-encoding-callback" id="socketwritedata-encoding-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_write_data_encoding_callback"></a></h4>
16111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
16121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
16131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
16141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array" class="type">&#x3C;Uint8Array></a></li>
16161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Only used when data is <code>string</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>utf8</code>.</li>
16171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
16181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
16191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Sends data on the socket. The second parameter specifies the encoding in the
16211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicase of a string. It defaults to UTF8 encoding.</p>
16221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns <code>true</code> if the entire data was flushed successfully to the kernel
16231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cibuffer. Returns <code>false</code> if all or part of the data was queued in user memory.
16241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#event-drain"><code>'drain'</code></a> will be emitted when the buffer is again free.</p>
16251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The optional <code>callback</code> parameter will be executed when the data is finally
16261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwritten out, which may not be immediately.</p>
16271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>See <code>Writable</code> stream <a href="stream.html#writablewritechunk-encoding-callback"><code>write()</code></a> method for more
16281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciinformation.</p>
16291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>socket.readyState</code><span><a class="mark" href="#socketreadystate" id="socketreadystate">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_socket_readystate"></a></h4>
16301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
16311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
16321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
16331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
16351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This property represents the state of the connection as a string.</p>
16371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>If the stream is connecting <code>socket.readyState</code> is <code>opening</code>.</li>
16391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>If the stream is readable and writable, it is <code>open</code>.</li>
16401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>If the stream is readable and not writable, it is <code>readOnly</code>.</li>
16411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>If the stream is not readable and writable, it is <code>writeOnly</code>.</li>
16421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.connect()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netconnect" id="netconnect">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_connect"></a></h3>
16441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Aliases to
16451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a>.</p>
16461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Possible signatures:</p>
16471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
16491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a> for <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a>
16501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconnections.</li>
16511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>net.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>
16521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor TCP connections.</li>
16531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>net.connect(options[, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netconnectoptions-connectlistener" id="netconnectoptions-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_connect_options_connectlistener"></a></h4>
16551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
16561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.7.0</span>
16571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
16581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
16601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
16611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a></li>
16621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Alias to
16641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateconnectionoptions-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(options[, connectListener])</code></a>.</p>
16651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>net.connect(path[, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netconnectpath-connectlistener" id="netconnectpath-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_connect_path_connectlistener"></a></h4>
16661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
16671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
16681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
16691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>path</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
16711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
16721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a></li>
16731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Alias to
16751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateconnectionpath-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(path[, connectListener])</code></a>.</p>
16761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>net.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netconnectport-host-connectlistener" id="netconnectport-host-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_connect_port_host_connectlistener"></a></h4>
16771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
16781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
16791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
16801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
16821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
16831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
16841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a></li>
16851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
16861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Alias to
16871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateconnectionport-host-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>.</p>
16881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.createConnection()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netcreateconnection" id="netcreateconnection">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_createconnection"></a></h3>
16891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>A factory function, which creates a new <a href="#class-netsocket"><code>net.Socket</code></a>,
16901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciimmediately initiates connection with <a href="#socketconnect"><code>socket.connect()</code></a>,
16911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithen returns the <code>net.Socket</code> that starts the connection.</p>
16921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When the connection is established, a <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event will be emitted
16931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cion the returned socket. The last parameter <code>connectListener</code>, if supplied,
16941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwill be added as a listener for the <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event <strong>once</strong>.</p>
16951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Possible signatures:</p>
16961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
16971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnectionoptions-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(options[, connectListener])</code></a></li>
16981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnectionpath-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(path[, connectListener])</code></a>
16991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> connections.</li>
17001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="#netcreateconnectionport-host-connectlistener"><code>net.createConnection(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>
17011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifor TCP connections.</li>
17021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
17031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The <a href="#netconnect"><code>net.connect()</code></a> function is an alias to this function.</p>
17041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>net.createConnection(options[, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netcreateconnectionoptions-connectlistener" id="netcreateconnectionoptions-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_createconnection_options_connectlistener"></a></h4>
17051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
17061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
17071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
17081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
17091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> Required. Will be passed to both the
17101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#new-netsocketoptions"><code>new net.Socket([options])</code></a> call and the
17111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a>
17121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cimethod.</li>
17131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Common parameter of the
17141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a> functions. If supplied, will be added as
17151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cia listener for the <a href="#event-connect"><code>'connect'</code></a> event on the returned socket once.</li>
17161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The newly created socket used to start the connection.</li>
17171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
17181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>For available options, see
17191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#new-netsocketoptions"><code>new net.Socket([options])</code></a>
17201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciand <a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options[, connectListener])</code></a>.</p>
17211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Additional options:</p>
17221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
17231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>timeout</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> If set, will be used to call
17241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketsettimeouttimeout-callback"><code>socket.setTimeout(timeout)</code></a> after the socket is created, but before
17251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciit starts the connection.</li>
17261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
17271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Following is an example of a client of the echo server described
17281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciin the <a href="#netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener"><code>net.createServer()</code></a> section:</p>
17291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> net = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:net'</span>);
17301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> client = net.<span class="hljs-title function_">createConnection</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">port</span>: <span class="hljs-number">8124</span> }, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
17311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-comment">// 'connect' listener.</span>
17321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'connected to server!'</span>);
17331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  client.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'world!\r\n'</span>);
17341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
17351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciclient.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'data'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">data</span>) =></span> {
17361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(data.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>());
17371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  client.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
17381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
17391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciclient.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'end'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
17401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'disconnected from server'</span>);
17411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
17421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>To connect on the socket <code>/tmp/echo.sock</code>:</p>
17431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> client = net.<span class="hljs-title function_">createConnection</span>({ <span class="hljs-attr">path</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'/tmp/echo.sock'</span> });</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
17441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>net.createConnection(path[, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netcreateconnectionpath-connectlistener" id="netcreateconnectionpath-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_createconnection_path_connectlistener"></a></h4>
17451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
17461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
17471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
17481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
17491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>path</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Path the socket should connect to. Will be passed to
17501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a>.
17511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciSee <a href="#identifying-paths-for-ipc-connections">Identifying paths for IPC connections</a>.</li>
17521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Common parameter of the
17531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a> functions, an "once" listener for the
17541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>'connect'</code> event on the initiating socket. Will be passed to
17551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a>.</li>
17561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The newly created socket used to start the connection.</li>
17571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
17581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Initiates an <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> connection.</p>
17591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This function creates a new <a href="#class-netsocket"><code>net.Socket</code></a> with all options set to default,
17601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciimmediately initiates connection with
17611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectpath-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(path[, connectListener])</code></a>,
17621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithen returns the <code>net.Socket</code> that starts the connection.</p>
17631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4><code>net.createConnection(port[, host][, connectListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netcreateconnectionport-host-connectlistener" id="netcreateconnectionport-host-connectlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_createconnection_port_host_connectlistener"></a></h4>
17641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
17651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.1.90</span>
17661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
17671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
17681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>port</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Port the socket should connect to. Will be passed to
17691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>.</li>
17701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>host</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Host the socket should connect to. Will be passed to
17711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>.
17721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'localhost'</code>.</li>
17731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>connectListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Common parameter of the
17741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#netcreateconnection"><code>net.createConnection()</code></a> functions, an "once" listener for the
17751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>'connect'</code> event on the initiating socket. Will be passed to
17761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>.</li>
17771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netsocket" class="type">&#x3C;net.Socket></a> The newly created socket used to start the connection.</li>
17781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
17791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Initiates a TCP connection.</p>
17801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This function creates a new <a href="#class-netsocket"><code>net.Socket</code></a> with all options set to default,
17811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciimmediately initiates connection with
17821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketconnectport-host-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])</code></a>,
17831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithen returns the <code>net.Socket</code> that starts the connection.</p>
17841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.createServer([options][, connectionListener])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener" id="netcreateserveroptions-connectionlistener">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_createserver_options_connectionlistener"></a></h3>
17851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
17861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
17871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<table>
17881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
17891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v18.17.0</td>
17901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>highWaterMark</code> option is supported now.</p></td></tr>
17911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v17.7.0, v16.15.0</td>
17921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p>The <code>noDelay</code>, <code>keepAlive</code>, and <code>keepAliveInitialDelay</code> options are supported now.</p></td></tr>
17931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<tr><td>v0.5.0</td>
17941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.0</span></p></td></tr>
17951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</tbody></table>
17961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</details>
17971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
17981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
17991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>
18001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></p>
18011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
18021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>allowHalfOpen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If set to <code>false</code>, then the socket will
18031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciautomatically end the writable side when the readable side ends.
18041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
18051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>highWaterMark</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Optionally overrides all <a href="#class-netsocket"><code>net.Socket</code></a>s'
18061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>readableHighWaterMark</code> and <code>writableHighWaterMark</code>.
18071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> See <a href="stream.html#streamgetdefaulthighwatermarkobjectmode"><code>stream.getDefaultHighWaterMark()</code></a>.</li>
18081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>pauseOnConnect</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Indicates whether the socket should be
18091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cipaused on incoming connections. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
18101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>noDelay</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If set to <code>true</code>, it disables the use of Nagle's algorithm immediately
18111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciafter a new incoming connection is received. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
18121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>keepAlive</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> If set to <code>true</code>, it enables keep-alive functionality on the socket
18131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciimmediately after a new incoming connection is received, similarly on what is done in
18141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketsetkeepaliveenable-initialdelay"><code>socket.setKeepAlive([enable][, initialDelay])</code></a>.
18151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
18161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>keepAliveInitialDelay</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> If set to a positive number, it sets the initial delay before
18171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe first keepalive probe is sent on an idle socket.<strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code>.</li>
18181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
18191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
18201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>
18211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>connectionListener</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Automatically set as a listener for the
18221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#event-connection"><code>'connection'</code></a> event.</p>
18231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
18241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>
18251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns: <a href="net.html#class-netserver" class="type">&#x3C;net.Server></a></p>
18261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</li>
18271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
18281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Creates a new TCP or <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> server.</p>
18291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>allowHalfOpen</code> is set to <code>true</code>, when the other end of the socket
18301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisignals the end of transmission, the server will only send back the end of
18311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_citransmission when <a href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback"><code>socket.end()</code></a> is explicitly called. For example, in the
18321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicontext of TCP, when a FIN packed is received, a FIN packed is sent
18331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciback only when <a href="#socketenddata-encoding-callback"><code>socket.end()</code></a> is explicitly called. Until then the
18341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciconnection is half-closed (non-readable but still writable). See <a href="#event-end"><code>'end'</code></a>
18351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cievent and <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122">RFC 1122</a> (section 4.2.2.13) for more information.</p>
18361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>If <code>pauseOnConnect</code> is set to <code>true</code>, then the socket associated with each
18371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciincoming connection will be paused, and no data will be read from its handle.
18381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThis allows connections to be passed between processes without any data being
18391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciread by the original process. To begin reading data from a paused socket, call
18401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#socketresume"><code>socket.resume()</code></a>.</p>
18411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>The server can be a TCP server or an <a href="#ipc-support">IPC</a> server, depending on what it
18421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="#serverlisten"><code>listen()</code></a> to.</p>
18431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Here is an example of a TCP echo server which listens for connections
18441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cion port 8124:</p>
18451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> net = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:net'</span>);
18461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> server = net.<span class="hljs-title function_">createServer</span>(<span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">c</span>) =></span> {
18471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-comment">// 'connection' listener.</span>
18481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'client connected'</span>);
18491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  c.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'end'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
18501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'client disconnected'</span>);
18511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  });
18521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  c.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hello\r\n'</span>);
18531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  c.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(c);
18541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
18551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciserver.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'error'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
18561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
18571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});
18581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciserver.<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-number">8124</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
18591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'server bound'</span>);
18601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
18611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Test this by using <code>telnet</code>:</p>
18621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-console"><span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash">telnet localhost 8124</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
18631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>To listen on the socket <code>/tmp/echo.sock</code>:</p>
18641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">server.<span class="hljs-title function_">listen</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'/tmp/echo.sock'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
18651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'server bound'</span>);
18661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci});</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
18671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Use <code>nc</code> to connect to a Unix domain socket server:</p>
18681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-console"><span class="hljs-meta prompt_">$ </span><span class="language-bash">nc -U /tmp/echo.sock</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
18691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.getDefaultAutoSelectFamily()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netgetdefaultautoselectfamily" id="netgetdefaultautoselectfamily">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_getdefaultautoselectfamily"></a></h3>
18701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
18711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v19.4.0</span>
18721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
18731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Gets the current default value of the <code>autoSelectFamily</code> option of <a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options)</code></a>.</p>
18741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
18751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> The current default value of the <code>autoSelectFamily</code> option.</li>
18761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
18771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamily(value)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyvalue" id="netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyvalue">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_setdefaultautoselectfamily_value"></a></h3>
18781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
18791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v19.4.0</span>
18801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
18811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Sets the default value of the <code>autoSelectFamily</code> option of <a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options)</code></a>.</p>
18821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
18831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>value</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> The new default value. The initial default value is <code>false</code>.</li>
18841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
18851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.getDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netgetdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeout" id="netgetdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeout">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_getdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeout"></a></h3>
18861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
18871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v18.18.0</span>
18881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
18891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Gets the current default value of the <code>autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout</code> option of <a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options)</code></a>.</p>
18901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
18911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The current default value of the <code>autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout</code> option.</li>
18921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
18931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.setDefaultAutoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout(value)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeoutvalue" id="netsetdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeoutvalue">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_setdefaultautoselectfamilyattempttimeout_value"></a></h3>
18941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
18951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v18.18.0</span>
18961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
18971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Sets the default value of the <code>autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout</code> option of <a href="#socketconnectoptions-connectlistener"><code>socket.connect(options)</code></a>.</p>
18981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
18991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>value</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The new default value, which must be a positive number. If the number is less than <code>10</code>,
19001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe value <code>10</code> is used instead. The initial default value is <code>250</code>.</li>
19011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
19021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.isIP(input)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netisipinput" id="netisipinput">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_isip_input"></a></h3>
19031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
19041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.3.0</span>
19051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
19061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
19071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>input</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
19081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
19091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
19101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns <code>6</code> if <code>input</code> is an IPv6 address. Returns <code>4</code> if <code>input</code> is an IPv4
19111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciaddress in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-decimal_notation">dot-decimal notation</a> with no leading zeroes. Otherwise, returns
19121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>0</code>.</p>
19131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">net.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIP</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'::1'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns 6</span>
19141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIP</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns 4</span>
19151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIP</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.000.000.001'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns 0</span>
19161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIP</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1/24'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns 0</span>
19171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIP</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'fhqwhgads'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns 0</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
19181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.isIPv4(input)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netisipv4input" id="netisipv4input">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_isipv4_input"></a></h3>
19191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
19201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.3.0</span>
19211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
19221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
19231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>input</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
19241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
19251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
19261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns <code>true</code> if <code>input</code> is an IPv4 address in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-decimal_notation">dot-decimal notation</a> with no
19271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cileading zeroes. Otherwise, returns <code>false</code>.</p>
19281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">net.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIPv4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns true</span>
19291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIPv4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.000.000.001'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns false</span>
19301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIPv4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'127.0.0.1/24'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns false</span>
19311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIPv4</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'fhqwhgads'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns false</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
19321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</section><section><h3><code>net.isIPv6(input)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#netisipv6input" id="netisipv6input">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="net_net_isipv6_input"></a></h3>
19331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div class="api_metadata">
19341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span>Added in: v0.3.0</span>
19351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</div>
19361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
19371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><code>input</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
19381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
19391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
19401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Returns <code>true</code> if <code>input</code> is an IPv6 address. Otherwise, returns <code>false</code>.</p>
19411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-js">net.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIPv6</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'::1'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns true</span>
19421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinet.<span class="hljs-title function_">isIPv6</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'fhqwhgads'</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// returns false</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre></section>
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