node/test/simple/test-net-server-try-ports.js

// This tests binds to one port, then attempts to start a server on that
// port. It should be EADDRINUSE but be able to then bind to another port.
var common = require('../common');
var assert = require('assert');
var net = require('net');

var connections = 0;

var server1listening = false;
var server2listening = false;

var server1 = net.Server(function (socket) {
  connections++;
  socket.destroy();
});

var server2 = net.Server(function (socket) {
  connections++;
  socket.destroy();
});

var server2errors = 0;
server2.on('error', function() {
  server2errors++;
  console.error("server2 error");
});


server1.listen(common.PORT, function () {
  console.error("server1 listening");
  server1listening = true;
  // This should make server2 emit EADDRINUSE
  server2.listen(common.PORT);

  // Wait a bit, now try again.
  // TODO, the listen callback should report if there was an error.
  // Then we could avoid this very unlikely but potential race condition
  // here.
  setTimeout(function() {
    server2.listen(common.PORT + 1, function () {
      console.error("server2 listening");
      server2listening = true;

      server1.close();
      server2.close();
    });
  }, 100);
});


process.on('exit', function() {
  assert.equal(1, server2errors);
  assert.ok(server2listening);
  assert.ok(server1listening);
});