(Node.js) Accept Connection on Socket

Demonstrates how to create a TCP/IP socket, listen on a port, accept an incoming connection, and send a "Hello World" message to the client.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var listenSocket = new chilkat.Socket();

    // Bind to a port and listen for incoming connections:
    // This example will listen at port 5555 and allows for a backlog
    // of 25 pending connection requests.
    var success = listenSocket.BindAndListen(5555,25);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(listenSocket.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Get the next incoming connection
    // Wait a maximum of 20 seconds (20000 millisec)
    // connectedSocket: Socket
    var connectedSocket;
    connectedSocket = listenSocket.AcceptNextConnection(20000);
    if (listenSocket.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(listenSocket.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
    connectedSocket.MaxReadIdleMs = 10000;
    connectedSocket.MaxSendIdleMs = 10000;

    // Send a "Hello World!" message to the client:
    success = connectedSocket.SendString("Hello World!");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(connectedSocket.LastErrorText);

        return;
    }

    // Close the connection with the client.
    // Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
    success = connectedSocket.Close(20000);

    console.log("success!");

}

chilkatExample();