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var net = require("net");
var sys = require("sys");
var buff = require("buffer");

var msg = "nodetest[" + process.pid + "]: This is a test";

// Tests writing using datagrams over unix domain sockets to /dev/log if syslogd is running

var s = new net.Stream();

s.connect("/dev/log", "0.0.0.0", "dgram");
s.setEncoding("ascii");
s.setTimeout(5000);

s.addListener("drain", function() {
	sys.puts("drain");
});
s.addListener("connect", function() {
	sys.puts("connect");
});
s.addListener("error", function() {
	sys.puts("error");
});
s.addListener("close", function() {
	sys.puts("close");
});
s.addListener("end", function() {
	sys.puts("end");
});

var timer = setInterval(function() {
	var bytes = s.write(msg);
	sys.puts(bytes + " written.");
}, 1000);

setTimeout(function() {
	clearTimeout(timer);
	s.end()
	s.destroy();
}, 10000);

From 8c98d12474fbd9e17732ff84c47e48c0cc100928 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Johnston <apjohnsto@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 10:30:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] datagram support for socket connect

---
 lib/net.js       |   14 ++++++++++++--
 src/node_net2.cc |   11 +++++++----
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 mode change 100644 => 100755 lib/net.js
 mode change 100644 => 100755 src/node_net2.cc

diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4c9c525..dcc37a6
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -780,13 +780,23 @@ Stream.prototype.connect = function () {
         self.emit('error', err);
       } else {
         self.type = addressType == 4 ? 'tcp4' : 'tcp6';
-        self.fd = socket(self.type);
+		if(arguments.length > 2) {
+        	self.fd = socket(self.type, arguments[2]);
+		}
+		else {
+        	self.fd = socket(self.type);
+		}
         doConnect(self, port, ip);
       }
     });
   } else {
     // UNIX
-    self.fd = socket('unix');
+	if(arguments.length > 2) {
+    	self.fd = socket('unix', arguments[2]);
+	}
+	else {
+    	self.fd = socket('unix');
+	}
     self.type = 'unix';
     doConnect(self, arguments[0]);
   }
diff --git a/src/node_net2.cc b/src/node_net2.cc
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 076951e..74510ac
--- a/src/node_net2.cc
+++ b/src/node_net2.cc
@@ -132,21 +132,24 @@ static Handle<Value> Socket(const Arguments& args) {
   int domain = PF_INET;
   int type = SOCK_STREAM;
 
+  if (args.Length() > 1) {
+    String::Utf8Value t(args[1]->ToString());
+    if (0 == strcasecmp(*t, "DGRAM")) {
+      type = SOCK_DGRAM;
+    }
+  }
+  
   if (args[0]->IsString()) {
     String::Utf8Value t(args[0]->ToString());
     // FIXME optimize this cascade.
     if (0 == strcasecmp(*t, "TCP")) {
       domain = PF_INET;
-      type = SOCK_STREAM;
     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(*t, "TCP4")) {
       domain = PF_INET;
-      type = SOCK_STREAM;
     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(*t, "TCP6")) {
       domain = PF_INET6;
-      type = SOCK_STREAM;
     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(*t, "UNIX")) {
       domain = PF_UNIX;
-      type = SOCK_STREAM;
     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(*t, "UDP")) {
       domain = PF_INET6;
       type = SOCK_DGRAM;
-- 
1.6.6.1