Recently, I developed a script that sets up a TCP server to listen for incoming requests and triggers a Windows notification upon receiving one. Here's the code snippet:
const notifier = require('node-notifier');
const path = require('path');
const net = require('net');
const port = 7070;
const host = '';
const server = net.createServer();
server.listen(port, host, () => {
console.log('The TCP Server is now operational on port ' + port + '.');
});
let sockets = [];
server.on('connection', function(sock) {
console.log('CONNECTED: ' + sock.remoteAddress + ':' + sock.remotePort);
sockets.push(sock);
sock.on('data', function(data) {
var tryCatch = true;
try {
JSON.parse(data);
} catch (err) {
tryCatch = err;
}
if (tryCatch == true) {
var JSONdata = JSON.parse(data);
if (JSONdata["action"] == "notification") {
notifier.notify({
title: 'Received Message',
message: JSONdata["message"],
icon: path.join(__dirname, 'icon.png'),
actions: ["OK", "Cancel"]
},
(err, data) => {
console.log('Waiting...');
console.log(JSON.stringify({ err, data }));
sock.write(JSON.stringify({ err, data }));
sock.write('\r');
sock.destroy();
}
);
} else if (JSONdata["action"] == "closeServer") {
sock.destroy();
server.close();
}
} else {
sock.write(tryCatch.message);
sock.destroy();
}
});
// Implement a 'close' event handler for this socket instance
sock.on('close', function(data) {
let index = sockets.findIndex(function(o) {
return o.remoteAddress === sock.remoteAddress && o.remotePort === sock.remotePort;
})
if (index !== -1) sockets.splice(index, 1);
console.log('CLOSED: ' + sock.remoteAddress + ' ' + sock.remotePort);
// server.close();
});
});
The script performs flawlessly. Now, my intention is to integrate it with my electron application. I aim to interact with the Electron app from this npm process, such as opening a page. However, I'm unsure about accessing the Electron process externally, specifically from another npm process. Any guidance or assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.