java.io Socket to node.js

Question

java.io Socket to node.js

I am trying to create a node.js command-line client for a semi-populated chat site "SpinChat". I've been doing a little research, and found that many java clients have been made using java.io. I however, wish to use node.js.

With Java.io, i can connect to a chat server like so:

new Socket("www.spinchat.com", 3001);

I need to be able to do with in node.js, and am not quite sure how. I wish i could provide more information... but I'm hoping the answer is really simple.. perhaps a node.js edition of java.io?

java
javascript
node.js

Answer 1

According to node.js docs, you can open a socket like this

var socket = new net.Socket();
socket.connect(3001, "www.spinchat.com");

Here you can find additional details about the socket initialization and here you can find additional detalis about the connect() function