Handling unix socket connection based on OS

main.js

@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ app.on('ready',() => {
         switch (json.name) {
             // App
             case consts.eventNames.appCmdQuit:
+            rl.close()
+            setTimeout(function(){
+                app.quit();
+            }, 100)
             app.quit();
             break;
 

src/client.js

@@ -7,9 +7,18 @@ const url = require('url');
 class Client {
     // init initializes the Client
     init() {
-        let u = url.parse("tcp://" + process.argv[2], false, false)
-        this.socket = new net.Socket()
-        this.socket.connect(u.port, u.hostname, function() {});
+
+        this.getconnection()
+
+        this.socket.on('error', function(err){
+            // Writing to a file in case of error related to socket
+            var fs = require('fs');
+            fs.appendFile("/tmp/astilectron.log", "Socket Error: "+err, function(e){
+                console.log("Error while writing to file:"+e);
+            })
+            process.exit()
+        })
+
         this.socket.on('close', function() {
             process.exit()
         })
@@ -22,6 +31,22 @@ class Client {
         if (typeof payload !== "undefined") Object.assign(data, payload)
         this.socket.write(JSON.stringify(data) + "\n")
     }
+
+    // for proper socket closing
+    close() {
+        this.socket.end()
+    }
+
+    // getconnection establishes connection based on underlying OS
+    getconnection() {
+        if ( os.platform() != "win32" ) {
+            this.socket = net.createConnection(process.argv[1]);
+        } else {
+            let u = url.parse("tcp://" + process.argv[1], false, false)
+            this.socket = new net.Socket()
+            this.socket.connect(u.port, u.hostname, function() {});
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = new Client()