Handling unix socket connection based on OS

index.js

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ function onReady () {
         switch (json.name) {
             // App
             case consts.eventNames.appCmdQuit:
+	    rl.close()
             app.quit();
             break;
 
@@ -548,4 +549,4 @@ function sessionCreate(webContents, sessionId) {
 module.exports = {
   lastWindow,
   start
-}
+}

src/client.js

@@ -5,23 +5,51 @@ const url = require("url");
 
 // Client can read/write messages from a TCP server
 class Client {
-  // init initializes the Client
-  init(addr) {
-    let u = url.parse("tcp://" + addr, false, false);
-    this.socket = new net.Socket();
-    this.socket.connect(u.port, u.hostname, function() {});
-    this.socket.on("close", function() {
-      process.exit();
-    });
-    return this;
-  }
-
-  // write writes an event to the server
-  write(targetID, eventName, payload) {
-    let data = { name: eventName, targetID: targetID };
-    if (typeof payload !== "undefined") Object.assign(data, payload);
-    this.socket.write(JSON.stringify(data) + "\n");
-  }
+    // init initializes the Client
+    init(addr) {
+
+        this.connect(addr)
+
+        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()
+        })
+        return this
+    }
+
+    // write writes an event to the server
+    write(targetID, eventName, payload) {
+        let data = {name: eventName, targetID: targetID}
+        if (typeof payload !== "undefined") Object.assign(data, payload)
+        this.socket.write(JSON.stringify(data) + "\n")
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * for proper socket closing, unix socket remains open even after
+     * quiting the application, this function ends the socket connection
+     */
+    close() {
+        this.socket.end()
+    }
+
+    // establishes connection based on underlying OS
+    connect(addr) {
+        if ( os.platform() != "win32" ) {
+            this.socket = net.createConnection(addr);
+        } else {
+            let u = url.parse("tcp://" + addr, false, false)
+            this.socket = new net.Socket()
+            this.socket.connect(u.port, u.hostname, function() {});
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = new Client();