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diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index b08553bdf2..8da51f8dad 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ as a string.
const server = net.createServer((socket) => {
socket.end('goodbye\n');
}).on('error', (err) => {
- // handle errors here
+ // Handle errors here.
throw err;
});
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Don't call `server.address()` until the `'listening'` event has been emitted.
added: v0.1.90
-->
-* `callback` {Function} Called when the server is closed
+* `callback` {Function} Called when the server is closed.
* Returns: {net.Server}
Stops the server from accepting new connections and keeps existing
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ deprecated: v0.9.7
> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`server.getConnections()`][] instead.
+* {integer|null}
+
The number of concurrent connections on the server.
This becomes `null` when sending a socket to a child with
@@ -269,9 +271,9 @@ changes:
functions.
* `exclusive` {boolean} **Default:** `false`
* `readableAll` {boolean} For IPC servers makes the pipe readable
- for all users. **Default:** `false`
+ for all users. **Default:** `false`.
* `writableAll` {boolean} For IPC servers makes the pipe writable
- for all users. **Default:** `false`
+ for all users. **Default:** `false`.
* `ipv6Only` {boolean} For TCP servers, setting `ipv6Only` to `true` will
disable dual-stack support, i.e., binding to host `::` won't make
`0.0.0.0` be bound. **Default:** `false`.
@@ -354,6 +356,8 @@ added: v5.7.0
added: v0.2.0
-->
+* {integer}
+
Set this property to reject connections when the server's connection count gets
high.
@@ -542,6 +546,8 @@ socket as reported by the operating system:
added: v0.3.8
-->
+* {integer}
+
`net.Socket` has the property that `socket.write()` always works. This is to
help users get up and running quickly. The computer cannot always keep up
with the amount of data that is written to a socket - the network connection
@@ -564,6 +570,8 @@ Users who experience large or growing `bufferSize` should attempt to
added: v0.5.3
-->
+* {integer}
+
The amount of received bytes.
### socket.bytesWritten
@@ -571,6 +579,8 @@ The amount of received bytes.
added: v0.5.3
-->
+* {integer}
+
The amount of bytes sent.
### socket.connect()
@@ -659,10 +669,10 @@ const net = require('net');
net.connect({
port: 80,
onread: {
- // Reuses a 4KiB Buffer for every read from the socket
+ // Reuses a 4KiB Buffer for every read from the socket.
buffer: Buffer.alloc(4 * 1024),
callback: function(nread, buf) {
- // Received data is available in `buf` from 0 to `nread`
+ // Received data is available in `buf` from 0 to `nread`.
console.log(buf.toString('utf8', 0, nread));
}
}
@@ -705,6 +715,8 @@ called with `{port: port, host: host}` as `options`.
added: v6.1.0
-->
+* {boolean}
+
If `true`,
[`socket.connect(options[, connectListener])`][`socket.connect(options)`] was
called and has not yet finished. It will stay `true` until the socket becomes
@@ -732,7 +744,7 @@ listeners for that event will receive `exception` as an argument.
* {boolean} Indicates if the connection is destroyed or not. Once a
connection is destroyed no further data can be transferred using it.
-### socket.end([data][, encoding][, callback])
+### socket.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.90
-->
@@ -753,6 +765,8 @@ If `data` is specified, it is equivalent to calling
added: v0.9.6
-->
+* {string}
+
The string representation of the local IP address the remote client is
connecting on. For example, in a server listening on `'0.0.0.0'`, if a client
connects on `'192.168.1.1'`, the value of `socket.localAddress` would be
@@ -763,6 +777,8 @@ connects on `'192.168.1.1'`, the value of `socket.localAddress` would be
added: v0.9.6
-->
+* {integer}
+
The numeric representation of the local port. For example, `80` or `21`.
### socket.pause()
@@ -799,6 +815,8 @@ If the socket is `ref`ed calling `ref` again will have no effect.
added: v0.5.10
-->
+* {string}
+
The string representation of the remote IP address. For example,
`'74.125.127.100'` or `'2001:4860:a005::68'`. Value may be `undefined` if
the socket is destroyed (for example, if the client disconnected).
@@ -808,6 +826,8 @@ the socket is destroyed (for example, if the client disconnected).
added: v0.11.14
-->
+* {string}
+
The string representation of the remote IP family. `'IPv4'` or `'IPv6'`.
### socket.remotePort
@@ -815,6 +835,8 @@ The string representation of the remote IP family. `'IPv4'` or `'IPv6'`.
added: v0.5.10
-->
+* {integer}
+
The numeric representation of the remote port. For example, `80` or `21`.
### socket.resume()
@@ -946,6 +968,7 @@ added: v0.7.0
* `options` {Object}
* `connectListener` {Function}
+* Returns: {net.Socket}
Alias to
[`net.createConnection(options[, connectListener])`][`net.createConnection(options)`].
@@ -957,6 +980,7 @@ added: v0.1.90
* `path` {string}
* `connectListener` {Function}
+* Returns: {net.Socket}
Alias to
[`net.createConnection(path[, connectListener])`][`net.createConnection(path)`].
@@ -969,6 +993,7 @@ added: v0.1.90
* `port` {number}
* `host` {string}
* `connectListener` {Function}
+* Returns: {net.Socket}
Alias to
[`net.createConnection(port[, host][, connectListener])`][`net.createConnection(port, host)`].
@@ -1023,7 +1048,7 @@ in the [`net.createServer()`][] section:
```js
const net = require('net');
const client = net.createConnection({ port: 8124 }, () => {
- // 'connect' listener
+ // 'connect' listener.
console.log('connected to server!');
client.write('world!\r\n');
});
@@ -1077,7 +1102,7 @@ added: v0.1.90
* `connectListener` {Function} Common parameter of the
[`net.createConnection()`][] functions, an "once" listener for the
`'connect'` event on the initiating socket. Will be passed to
- [`socket.connect(path[, connectListener])`][`socket.connect(port, host)`].
+ [`socket.connect(port[, host][, connectListener])`][`socket.connect(port, host)`].
* Returns: {net.Socket} The newly created socket used to start the connection.
Initiates a TCP connection.
@@ -1124,7 +1149,7 @@ on port 8124:
```js
const net = require('net');
const server = net.createServer((c) => {
- // 'connection' listener
+ // 'connection' listener.
console.log('client connected');
c.on('end', () => {
console.log('client disconnected');
@@ -1193,6 +1218,9 @@ added: v0.3.0
Returns `true` if input is a version 6 IP address, otherwise returns `false`.
+[IPC]: #net_ipc_support
+[Identifying paths for IPC connections]: #net_identifying_paths_for_ipc_connections
+[Readable Stream]: stream.html#stream_class_stream_readable
[`'close'`]: #net_event_close
[`'connect'`]: #net_event_connect
[`'connection'`]: #net_event_connection
@@ -1238,9 +1266,6 @@ Returns `true` if input is a version 6 IP address, otherwise returns `false`.
[`socket.setEncoding()`]: #net_socket_setencoding_encoding
[`socket.setTimeout()`]: #net_socket_settimeout_timeout_callback
[`socket.setTimeout(timeout)`]: #net_socket_settimeout_timeout_callback
-[IPC]: #net_ipc_support
-[Identifying paths for IPC connections]: #net_identifying_paths_for_ipc_connections
-[Readable Stream]: stream.html#stream_class_stream_readable
[half-closed]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1122
[stream_writable_write]: stream.html#stream_writable_write_chunk_encoding_callback
[unspecified IPv4 address]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.0.0.0