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Get an available TCP port

Usage

import { getPort, randomPort, makeRange } from "https://deno.land/x/getport/mod.ts";
deno run --allow-net script.ts

Example

  • Without params

    import { getPort } from "https://deno.land/x/getport/mod.ts";
    
    const port = getPort();
    
    console.log(port); //=> Return first port available between 1024 and 65535
  • Pass in a preferred port:

    import { getPort } from "https://deno.land/x/getport/mod.ts";
    
    const port = await getPort(3000);
    
    console.log(port); //=> Will use 3000 if available, otherwise returns the port plus one
  • Pass in an array of preferred ports:

    import { getPort } from "https://deno.land/x/getport/mod.ts";
    
    const port = await getPort({ port: [3000, 3001, 3002] });
    
    console.log(port); //=> Will use once element in the preferred ports array if available, otherwise returns the last port in array plus one
  • Use the makeRange() helper in case you need a port in a certain range:

    import { getPort, randomPort, makeRange } from "https://deno.land/x/getport/mod.ts";
    
    const range = makeRange(3000, 3100);
    
    console.log(range); //=> Return [3000, 3002, ..., 3099, 3100]
    
    const port = await getPort(range);
    
    console.log(port); //=> Will use first available port between 3000 and 3100

API

  • getPort

    • @param port Port

    • @param hostname String

    • @return Number

      /**
       * Get all steam applications data.
       * @param {Format?} format
       * @return {Output}
       */
      const port = getPort();
  • makeRange

    • @param from Number

    • @param to Number

    • @return Array

      /**
       * Create an array of number by min and max.
       * @param {number} from Must be between 1024 and 65535
       * @param {number} to Must be between 1024 and 65535 and greater than from
       * @return {number[]}
       */
      const port = makeRange();
  • randomPort

    • @param hostname String

    • @return Number

      /**
       * Return a random port between 1024 and 65535.
       * @param {string?} hostname
       * @return {number}
       */
      const port = randomPort();

TypeDef

  • Format

    type Port = number | number[];

Test

Server test 0 listen on 3000
running 8 tests
test randomPort without params ... returned: 25645
Is a number (true) and is includes between 1024 (true) and 65535 (true)
ok (9ms)
test randomPort with hostname param ... returned:  19788
Is a number (true) and is includes between 1024 (true) and 65535 (true)
ok (15ms)
test getPort without params ... returned:  1025
Is a number (true) and is includes between 1024 (true) and 65535 (true)
ok (15ms)
test getPort with port param ... returned:  3001
Is a number (true) and is equal at 3001 (true) because port 3000 is used in this test.
ok (16ms)
test getPort with port array param ... returned:  3001
Is a number (true) and is equal at 3001 (true) because port 3000 is used in this test.
ok (16ms)
test getPort with hostname param ... returned:  1025
Is a number (true) and is includes between 1024 (true) and 65535 (true)
ok (16ms)
test makeRange ... returned: range  3000 3100
Is a array (true) of number and all items in array is numbers and is includes between 1024 and 65535 (true).
ok (16ms)
test getPort with range port param ... returned:  3001
Is a number (true) and is includes between 1024 (true) and 65535 (true).
ok (15ms)

test result: ok. 8 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered out (120ms)