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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/api/child_process.markdown | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/api/net.markdown | 12 |
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.markdown b/doc/api/child_process.markdown index d803cffe9b..343030d53f 100644 --- a/doc/api/child_process.markdown +++ b/doc/api/child_process.markdown @@ -124,10 +124,11 @@ process may not actually kill it. `kill` really just sends a signal to a proces See `kill(2)` -### child.send(message, [sendHandle]) +### child.send(message, [sendHandle], [options]) * `message` {Object} * `sendHandle` {Handle object} +* `options` {Object} When using `child_process.fork()` you can write to the child using `child.send(message, [sendHandle])` and messages are received by @@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ The `sendHandle` option to `child.send()` is for sending a TCP server or socket object to another process. The child will receive the object as its second argument to the `message` event. +The `options` object may have the following properties: + + * `track` - Notify master process when `sendHandle` will be closed in child + process. (`false` by default) + **send server object** Here is an example of sending a server: diff --git a/doc/api/net.markdown b/doc/api/net.markdown index 2b54dbeb0f..fcd673fa6c 100644 --- a/doc/api/net.markdown +++ b/doc/api/net.markdown @@ -229,12 +229,22 @@ with `child_process.fork()`. ### server.connections +This function is **deprecated**; please use [server.getConnections()][] instead. The number of concurrent connections on the server. -This becomes `null` when sending a socket to a child with `child_process.fork()`. +This becomes `null` when sending a socket to a child with +`child_process.fork()`. To poll forks and get current number of active +connections use asynchronous `server.getConnections` instead. `net.Server` is an [EventEmitter][] with the following events: +### server.getConnections(callback) + +Asynchronously get the number of concurrent connections on the server. Works +when sockets were sent to forks. + +Callback should take two arguments `err` and `count`. + ### Event: 'listening' Emitted when the server has been bound after calling `server.listen`. |