get-port vs netcat

get-port

Get an available TCP port (by sindresorhus)

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netcat

:computer: Netcat client and server modules written in pure Javascript for Node.js. (by roccomuso)

Network Netcat Client NodeJS Net Swissarmyknife Socket Web Nc Pipe Scanner TCP UDP JavaScript

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get-port		netcat
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3	Mentions	-
849	Stars	405
-	Growth	-
4.6	Activity	0.0
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	MIT License

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get-port

Posts with mentions or reviews of get-port. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-10.

Can I check if port is available for use from a non root account?
1 project | /r/linuxadmin | 30 Jun 2021
Open range of ports for Homebridge plugins
2 projects | /r/Ubiquiti | 10 Apr 2021

One plugin in particular (Nest-Cam https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-nest-cam), seems to be trying to open different ports every time you click on the camera preview to start the live stream (the plugin uses this system https://www.npmjs.com/package/get-port)
Concurrent database tests in Node.js
1 project | /r/node | 22 Dec 2020

It works similarly for the webserver. The database models get passed to endpoints via the request context. So to run isolated integration tests against the webserver, we start a transaction, start a new webserver using the transaction as the database on an available port, run the test, stop the webserver, and roll back the transaction.

netcat

Posts with mentions or reviews of netcat. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing get-port and netcat you can also consider the following projects:

ipify - Get your public IP address

DHCP - A DHCP server and client written in pure JavaScript

getmac - Get the mac address of the current machine you are on via Node.js

node-minecraft-protocol - Parse and serialize minecraft packets, plus authentication and encryption.

polo - Polo is a zero configuration service discovery module written completely in Javascript.

download - Download and extract files

bittorrent-tracker - 🌊 Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client & server) implementation

mineflayer - Create Minecraft bots with a powerful, stable, and high level JavaScript API.

Easy-TCP-Server - An easy-to-implement TCP server which handles incoming TCP data from multiple clients via 'channels' of connections between the clients and the server.