garth · October 5, 2011 21:30 · Oct 5, 2011
diff --git a/vlcrc.js b/vlcrc.js
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+// To start vlc with telnet remote control:
+// ./VLC --extraintf rc --rc-host 0.0.0.0:3000
+//
+// To connect to multiple vlc's
+// node vlcrc.js host1:3000 host2:3000
+
+var net = require('net');
+var readline = require('readline');
+
+//addresses of servers
+var addresses = [];
+for (var i = 2; i < process.argv.length; i++) {
+  var parts = process.argv[i].trim().split(':');
+  addresses.push({ port: parseInt(parts[1]), host: parts[0] });
+}
+
+//connect to each server
+var sockets = [];
+addresses.forEach(function (address) {
+  var socket = net.createConnection(address.port, address.host);
+  socket.on('connect', function() { console.log('connected to ' + address.host + ' on port ' + address.port) });
+  socket.on('end', function() { console.log(address.host + ':' + address.port + ' ended') });
+  socket.on('data', function(data){ console.log(data.toString()); });
+  sockets.push(socket);
+});
+
+//relay command line input to each server
+var rl = readline.createInterface(process.stdin, process.stdout);
+rl.on('line', function(line) {
+  var command = line.trim();
+  sockets.forEach(function (socket) { socket.write(command + '\n'); });
+  if (command === 'quit')
+  {
+    rl.close();
+    process.stdin.destroy();
+  }
+  rl.prompt();
+}).on('close', function() {
+  sockets.forEach(function (socket) { socket.end('quit\n'); });
+  //process.exit(0);
+});
+rl.prompt();