msgpack-rpc-lite

Implementation of MessagePack-RPC with msgpack-lite

Usage

• createServer([serverOptions][, codecOptions])

  Creates a new MessagePack-RPC server.

  • serverOptions <Object> See net.createServer([options][, connectionListener])
  • codecOptions <Object>
    • encode See Custom Codec Options
    • decode See Custom Codec Options
  • Returns: <net.Server>

• Server event: method

  Emitted when a new connection is made.

  • <Array> request parameters.
  • <Function> If a request is received, a callback function is passed.
    • To return the results to the client, pass null as the first argument and response parameters as the second argument.
    • If an error occurs, pass it to the first argument.

• createClient(port[, host][, timeout][, codecOptions])

  Initiates a MessagePack-RPC client.

  • port <number> Port the socket should connect to.
  • host <string> Host the socket should connect to. Default: 'localhost'
  • timeout <number> Sets the socket to timeout after timeout milliseconds of inactivity on the socket. If timeout is 0, then the existing idle timeout is disabled. Default: 0
  • codecOptions <Object>
    • encode See Custom Codec Options
    • decode See Custom Codec Options
  • Return: <Client>

• client.request(method[, ...args])

  • method <string>
  • Return: <Promise>

• client.notify(method[, ...args])

  • method <string>
  • Return: <Promise>

Examples

• Server

  const rpc = require('msgpack-rpc-lite');
  const server = rpc.createServer().on('say', (params, callback) => {
      const [ message ] = params; 
      callback(null, `hello ${ message }`);
  });
  server.listen(9199);

• Client

  const rpc = require('msgpack-rpc-lite');
  
  const client = rpc.createClient(9199, 'localhost');
  client.request('say', [ 'world' ]).then(([ response ]) => {
      console.log(response); // hello world
  })

Compatibility Mode

Set true to useraw of encode/decode of Codec-options.

• Client

  const codecOptions = { encode: { useraw: true }, decode: { useraw: true } };
  
  const client = rpc.createClient(9199, 'localhost', 0, codecOptions);

See also:

• https://github.com/kawanet/msgpack-lite#compatibility-mode
• https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack/blob/master/spec.md#upgrading-messagepack-specification

See also

• MessagePack-RPC Specification
• http://frsyuki.hatenablog.com/entry/20100406/p1
• MessagePack specification
• msgpack-lite