Connecting to an already established UNIX socket with node.js?

Question

I am working on a node.js application that will connect to a UNIX socket (on a Linux machine) and facilitate communication between a web page and that socket. So far, I have

Answer 1

The method you're looking for is net.createConnection(path):

var client = net.createConnection("/tmp/mysocket");

client.on("connect", function() {
    ... do something when you connect ...
});

client.on("data", function(data) {
    ... do stuff with the data ...
});