dgram-stream

dgram-stream - udp as a duplex stream

What!? a dgram stream? You're crazy.

Yep, I am.

Usage

npm install dgram-stream

Write "packets" like:

{
  "to": {port: 1234}
  "payload": new Buffer("my data"),
}

Get "packets" like:

{ from: { address: '127.0.0.1', family: 'IPv4', port: 55230, size: 11 },
  payload: <Buffer 6d 79 20 64 61 74 61> }

Example:

var dgram = require('dgram')
var dgrams = require('dgram-stream')

// setup two (duplex) streams. use type or socket.
var one = dgrams('udp4')
var two = dgrams(dgram.createSocket('udp4'))

// bind to ports. both ways work the same.
one.sock.bind(1234)
two.bind(1235)

// data handlers
one.on('data', function(item) {
  console.log('one got: ' + item)
})

two.on('data', function(item) {
  console.log('two got: ' + item)
})

// try it out!
one.write({ to: { port:1235 }, payload: 'beep' })
two.write({ to: { port:1234 }, payload: 'boop' })

More at:

• example1.js - simple example
• example2.js - stdin -> udp send -> udp recv -> stdout