What data type is 'data' in Node.js TCP sockets? How to split a byte stream into separate messages?
In the provided Node.js TCP server snippet, the socket.on('data', ...) callback receives a Buffer object. This data represents raw binary data sent from the client over the TCP connection. TCP is a stream-oriented protocol; there is no inherent message boundary. To extract discrete messages from this continuous byte stream, you must implement a ...
Posted on Sat, 09 May 2026 06:54:08 +0000 by SnakeFox