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json-tcp-socket\nJSON messaging over TCP sockets for node.js\n\n[![Download count](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/json-tcp-socket.svg?style=flat-square)]()\n\n#### Install with npm\n```bash\nnpm install json-tcp-socket\n```\n\n#### Without TLS\n\nServer:\n\n```javascript\nvar JSONTCPSOCKET = require('json-tcp-socket');\n\nvar JSONTCPSOCKET = new JSONTCPSOCKET({tls: false});\nvar server = new JSONTCPSOCKET.Server();\n\nserver.on('connection', function (socket) {\n    console.log('client connected: ', socket.socket.remoteAddress);\n\n    socket.on('data', function (data) {\n        console.log('json:', data.item);\n    });\n\n    var a = {item: 'A', a: 'asda'};\n    var b = {item: 'B', b: 'asdasa'};\n    var c = {item: 'asdadsadsadsasd87a8ds7ads67ad6sa6dsa', a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 'asda', d: 'asdadsa'};\n    var d = '{\"item\": \"asdaasda\", \"a\": \"1\", \"b\": \"2\", \"c\": \"3\", \"d\": \"asda\", \"d\": \"asdasda\"}';\n    var e = '{\"item\": \"ee\", \"a\": \"1\", \"d\": \"643\", \"d\": 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 var d = '{\"item\": \"98989182391829381\", \"a\": \"1\", \"b\": \"2\", \"c\": \"3\", \"d\": \"asda\", \"d\": \"1231321\"}';\n    var e = '{\"item\": \"ee\", \"a\": \"1\", \"d\": \"643\", \"d\": \"123\"}';\n    var f = '{\"item\": \"dd\", \"a\": \"1\", \"d\": \"643\", \"d\": \"123\"}';\n\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(d);\n    socket.write(b);\n\n    setInterval(function () {\n        socket.write(e);\n    }, 1000);\n\n    setInterval(function () {\n        socket.write(f);\n    }, 1500);\n\n    socket.write(b);\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(c);\n});\n\nsocket.connect(5055, '127.0.0.1');\n```\n\n#### TLS\n\nServer:\n\n```javascript\nvar fs = require('fs');\nvar JSONTCPSOCKET = require('json-tcp-socket');\n\nvar JSONTCPSOCKET = new JSONTCPSOCKET({tls: true});\nvar server = new JSONTCPSOCKET.Server({\n    key: fs.readFileSync(__dirname+'/cert/tls.key'),\n    cert: fs.readFileSync(__dirname+'/cert/tls.crt')\n});\n\nserver.on('secureConnection', function (socket) {\n    console.log('client connected: ', socket.socket.remoteAddress);\n\n    socket.on('data', function (data) {\n        console.log('json:', data.item);\n    });\n\n    var a = {item: 'A', a: 'asdasda'};\n    var b = {item: 'B', b: 'asdasda'};\n    var c = {item: '1231', a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: '1231321', d: '1231321'};\n    var d = '{\"item\": \"98989182391829381\", \"a\": \"1\", \"b\": \"2\", \"c\": \"3\", \"d\": \"1231\", \"d\": \"1231231\"}';\n    var e = '{\"item\": \"ee\", \"a\": \"1\", \"d\": \"643\", \"d\": \"123\"}';\n    var f = '{\"item\": \"dd\", \"a\": \"1\", \"d\": \"643\", \"d\": \"123\"}';\n\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(b);\n\n    setInterval(function () {\n        socket.write(e);\n    }, 1000);\n\n    setInterval(function () {\n        socket.write(f);\n    }, 1500);\n\n    socket.write(d);\n    socket.write(c);\n    socket.write(b);\n    socket.write(b);\n});\n\nserver.listen(5055, '0.0.0.0');\n\nconsole.log('Server listening 0.0.0.0:5055 over TLS');\n```\n\nClient:\n\n```javascript\nvar JSONTCPSOCKET = require('json-tcp-socket');\n\nvar JSONTCPSOCKET = new JSONTCPSOCKET({tls: true});\nvar socket = new JSONTCPSOCKET.Socket();\n\nsocket.on('secureConnect', function () {\n    console.log('connected');\n\n    socket.on('data', function (data) {\n        console.log('json:', data.item);\n    });\n\n    var a = {item: 'A', a: 'asda'};\n    var b = {item: 'B', b: 'asda'};\n    var c = {item: '1231', a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: '1231', d: '1231'};\n    var d = '{\"item\": \"1231\", \"a\": \"1\", \"b\": \"2\", \"c\": \"3\", \"d\": \"123\", \"d\": \"123132\"}';\n    var e = '{\"item\": \"ee\", \"a\": \"1\", \"d\": \"643\", \"d\": \"123\"}';\n    var f = '{\"item\": \"dd\", \"a\": \"1\", \"d\": \"643\", \"d\": \"123\"}';\n\n    socket.write(a);\n    socket.write(d);\n    socket.write(b);\n\n    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