/tcp-to-websocket

Primary LanguageJavaScript

TCP-to-WebSocket

Creates a server that accepts TCP connections and forwards them to a WebSocket connection.

Installation

npm i -g tcp-to-websocket

This installs the utility in the global register that can be called from the command line interface with tcpws.

Usage

tcpws -p port -w wsaddress [-n name] [--usestrings]
  • port is the local TCP port number
  • wsaddress is the address of the remove WebSocket connection
  • name (optional) the WebSocket sub-protocol name
  • usestrings (optional) send data as strings instead of bytes, as some WebSockect servers treat strings different

Example

tcpws -p 6510 wss://bbs.sblendorio.eu:8080 -n bbs

Creates a local server that accepts TCP connections on the port 6510 and forwards them to wss://bbs.sblendorio.eu:8080. The name of the WebSocket sub-protocol is bbs.

License

Written by Antonino Porcino - MIT License