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;
 

src/client.js

@@ -1,28 +1,48 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const net = require("net");
-const url = require("url");
+const net = require("net")
+const url = require("url")
+const {dialog} = require("electron")
 
 // 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;
-  }
+    // init initializes the Client
+    init(addr) {
+
+        this.socket = net.createConnection(addr);
+
+        this.socket.on('error', function(err){
+            // Raising an exception in case of any error in socket
+            const messageBoxOptions = {
+                type: "error",
+                title: "Error in Main process",
+                message: err
+            };
+            dialog.showMessageBox(messageBoxOptions);
+            process.exit(1);
+        });
 
-  // write writes an event to the server
-  write(targetID, eventName, payload) {
-    if(this.socket.destroyed) return;
-    let data = { name: eventName, targetID: targetID };
-    if (typeof payload !== "undefined") Object.assign(data, payload);
-    this.socket.write(JSON.stringify(data) + "\n");
-  }
+        this.socket.on('close', function() {
+            process.exit();
+        })
+        return this
+    }
+
+    // write writes an event to the server
+    write(targetID, eventName, payload) {
+      if(this.socket.destroyed) return;
+      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();
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = new Client();