net: make connect() accept options

This makes API even with tls.connect().
Refs #1983.

See also:
http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs-dev/msg/3b6dbcc4a9a82d99

Fixes #2487.

doc/api/net.markdown

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ event.
     { allowHalfOpen: false
     }
 
-If `allowHalfOpen` is `true`, then the socket won't automatically send FIN
+If `allowHalfOpen` is `true`, then the socket won't automatically send a FIN
 packet when the other end of the socket sends a FIN packet. The socket becomes
 non-readable, but still writable. You should call the `end()` method explicitly.
 See ['end'](#event_end_) event for more information.
@@ -49,25 +49,29 @@ Use `nc` to connect to a UNIX domain socket server:
 
     nc -U /tmp/echo.sock
 
-### net.connect(arguments...)
+### net.connect(options, [cnnectionListener])
-### net.createConnection(arguments...)
+### net.createConnection(options, [cnnectionListener])
 
-Construct a new socket object and opens a socket to the given location. When
+Constructs a new socket object and opens the socket to the given location.
-the socket is established the ['connect'](#event_connect_) event will be
+When the socket is established, the ['connect'](#event_connect_) event will be
 emitted.
 
-The arguments for these methods change the type of connection:
+For TCP sockets, `options` argument should be an object which specifies:
 
-* `net.connect(port, [host], [connectListener])`
+  - `port`: Port the client should connect to (Required).
-* `net.createConnection(port, [host], [connectListener])`
 
-  Creates a TCP connection to `port` on `host`. If `host` is omitted,
+  - `host`: Host the client should connect to. Defaults to `'localhost'`.
-  `'localhost'` will be assumed.
 
-* `net.connect(path, [connectListener])`
+For UNIX domain sockets, `options` argument should be an object which specifies:
-* `net.createConnection(path, [connectListener])`
 
-  Creates unix socket connection to `path`.
+  - `path`: Path the client should connect to (Required).
+
+Common options are:
+
+  - `allowHalfOpen`: if `true`, the socket won't automatically send
+    a FIN packet when the other end of the socket sends a FIN packet. 
+    Defaults to `false`.
+    See ['end'](#event_end_) event for more information.
 
 The `connectListener` parameter will be added as an listener for the
 ['connect'](#event_connect_) event.
@@ -75,7 +79,8 @@ The `connectListener` parameter will be added as an listener for the
 Here is an example of a client of echo server as described previously:
 
     var net = require('net');
-    var client = net.connect(8124, function() { //'connect' listener
+    var client = net.connect({port: 8124},
+        function() { //'connect' listener
       console.log('client connected');
       client.write('world!\r\n');
     });
@@ -90,7 +95,22 @@ Here is an example of a client of echo server as described previously:
 To connect on the socket `/tmp/echo.sock` the second line would just be
 changed to
 
-    var client = net.connect('/tmp/echo.sock', function() { //'connect' listener
+    var client = net.connect({path: '/tmp/echo.sock'},
+
+### net.connect(port, [host], [connectListener])
+### net.createConnection(port, [host], [connectListener])
+
+Creates a TCP connection to `port` on `host`. If `host` is omitted,
+`'localhost'` will be assumed.
+The `connectListener` parameter will be added as an listener for the
+['connect'](#event_connect_) event.
+
+### net.connect(path, [connectListener])
+### net.createConnection(path, [connectListener])
+
+Creates unix socket connection to `path`.
+The `connectListener` parameter will be added as an listener for the
+['connect'](#event_connect_) event.
 
 ---
 

lib/net.js

@@ -65,17 +65,47 @@ exports.createServer = function() {
 };
 
 
-exports.connect = exports.createConnection = function(port /* [host], [cb] */) {
+// Target API:
-  var s;
+//
+// var s = net.connect({port: 80, host: 'google.com'}, function() {
+//   ...
+// });
+//
+// There are various forms:
+//
+// connect(options, [cb])
+// connect(port, [host], [cb])
+// connect(path, [cb]);
+//
+exports.connect = exports.createConnection = function() {
+  var args = normalizeConnectArgs(arguments);
+  var s = new Socket(args[0]);
+  return Socket.prototype.connect.apply(s, args);
+};
 
-  if (isPipeName(port)) {
+// Returns an array [options] or [options, cb]
-    s = new Socket({ handle: createPipe() });
+// It is the same as the argument of Socket.prototype.connect().
+function normalizeConnectArgs(args) {
+  var options = {};
+
+  if (typeof args[0] === 'object') {
+    // connect(options, [cb])
+    options = args[0];
+  } else if (isPipeName(args[0])) {
+    // connect(path, [cb]);
+    options.path = args[0];
   } else {
-    s = new Socket();
+    // connect(port, [host], [cb])
+    options.port = args[0];
+    if (typeof args[1] === 'string') {
+      options.host = args[1];
+    }
   }
 
-  return s.connect(port, arguments[1], arguments[2]);
+  var cb = args[args.length - 1];
-};
+  return (typeof cb === 'function') ? [options, cb] : [options];
+}
+
 
 /* called when creating new Socket, or when re-using a closed Socket */
 function initSocketHandle(self) {
@@ -525,24 +555,25 @@ function connect(self, address, port, addressType) {
 }
 
 
-Socket.prototype.connect = function(port /* [host], [cb] */) {
+Socket.prototype.connect = function(options, cb) {
-  var self = this;
+  if (typeof options !== 'object') {
+    // Old API:
+    // connect(port, [host], [cb])
+    // connect(path, [cb]);
+    var args = normalizeConnectArgs(arguments);
+    return Socket.prototype.connect.apply(this, args);
+  }
 
-  var pipe = isPipeName(port);
+  var self = this;
+  var pipe = !!options.path;
 
   if (this.destroyed || !this._handle) {
     this._handle = pipe ? createPipe() : createTCP();
     initSocketHandle(this);
   }
 
-  var host;
+  if (typeof cb === 'function') {
-  if (typeof arguments[1] === 'function') {
+    self.on('connect', cb);
-    self.on('connect', arguments[1]);
-  } else {
-    host = arguments[1];
-    if (typeof arguments[2] === 'function') {
-      self.on('connect', arguments[2]);
-    }
   }
 
   timers.active(this);
@@ -551,9 +582,14 @@ Socket.prototype.connect = function(port /* [host], [cb] */) {
   self.writable = true;
 
   if (pipe) {
-    connect(self, /*pipe_name=*/port);
+    connect(self, options.path);
+
+  } else if (!options.host) {
+    debug('connect: missing host');
+    connect(self, '127.0.0.1', options.port, 4);
 
-  } else if (typeof host == 'string') {
+  } else {
+    var host = options.host;
     debug('connect: find host ' + host);
     require('dns').lookup(host, function(err, ip, addressType) {
       // It's possible we were destroyed while looking this up.
@@ -578,13 +614,9 @@ Socket.prototype.connect = function(port /* [host], [cb] */) {
         // expects remoteAddress to have a meaningful value
         ip = ip || (addressType === 4 ? '127.0.0.1' : '0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1');
 
-        connect(self, ip, port, addressType);
+        connect(self, ip, options.port, addressType);
       }
     });
-
-  } else {
-    debug('connect: missing host');
-    connect(self, '127.0.0.1', port, 4);
   }
   return self;
 };

test/simple/test-net-connect-options.js

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var net = require('net');
+
+var serverGotEnd = false;
+var clientGotEnd = false;
+
+var server = net.createServer({allowHalfOpen: true}, function(socket) {
+  socket.on('end', function() {
+    serverGotEnd = true;
+  });
+  socket.end();
+});
+
+server.listen(common.PORT, function() {
+  var client = net.connect({
+    host: '127.0.0.1',
+    port: common.PORT,
+    allowHalfOpen: true
+  }, function() {
+    client.on('end', function() {
+      clientGotEnd = true;
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        assert(client.writable);
+        client.end();
+      }, 10);
+    });
+    client.on('close', function() {
+      server.close();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  assert(serverGotEnd);
+  assert(clientGotEnd);
+});