Seaport example

counter.js

var fs = require('fs');
var http = require('http');
var ports = require('seaport').connect('localhost', 5001);

try {
	// Type-coerce file contents to a Number
	var counter = +fs.readFileSync('count.db', 'utf8');
} catch(e) {
	// If the file doesn't exist create it
	var counter = 0;
	fs.writeFile('count.db', counter, 'utf8');
}

// Create an HTTP server
var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
	counter += 1;
	console.log('Counter is: ', counter);
	fs.writeFile('count.db', counter, 'utf8');
	res.end();
});

// Register our HTTP server as a helloworld service
ports.service('[email protected]', function(port, ready) {
	server.listen(port, ready);
});

helloworld.js

var http = require('http');
var seaport = require('seaport');

seaport.createServer().listen(5001);
var ports = seaport.connect('localhost', 5001);

// Create our hello world HTTP server
http.createServer(function(req, res) {
	res.end('Hello from server ONE!');

	// Try to request the counter
	ports.get('[email protected]', function(ps) {
		var reqOptions = {
			host: ps[0].host,
			port: ps[0].port
		};

		// Sending a GET to the counter will make it add one.
		var req = http.request(reqOptions);

		req.end();
	});
}).listen(3000);