nntp-server

NNTP server for readers.

Demo: news://dev.nodeca.com

This project is intended to build NNTP interface for internet forums and similars.

• It implements all commands, required by popular usenet newsreaders.
• It implements commands pipelining to reduce responses latency.
• You should only add database access methods and output templates.

Install

npm install nntp-server --save

API

Until better docs/examples provided, we sugget

1. Dig nntp-server source. You should override all ._* methods (via monkeypatching or subclassing). All data in/out described in each method header.
2. See tests for more examples.

new nntp-server(address, options)

const Server = require('nntp-server');
const nntp = new Server('nntp://localhost', { requireAuth: true });

Address has "standard" format to define everything in one string: nttp(s)://hostname:port/?option1=value1&option2=value2. For example:

• nntp://example.com - listen on 119 port
• nntps://example.com - listen on 563 port, encrypted

options:

• key - tls secret key, optional.
• cert - tls cert, optional.
• pfx - tls key+cert together, optional.
• requireAuth (false) - set true if user should be authenticated.
• secure - "false" for nntp://, "true" for nntps://. Set true if you use nntp:// with external SSL proxy and connection is secure. If connection is not secure client will be requested to upgrade via STARTTLS after AUTHINFO command.
• session - override default Session class if needed, optional.
• commands - your own configuration of supported commands, optional. For example you may wish to drop AUTHINFO commands, been enabled by default.

.listen(address) -> Promise

Bind server to given addres, format is protocol://host[:port]:

• 'nntps://localhost' - bind to 127.0.0.1:563 via SSL/TLS
• 'nntp://localhost' - bind to 127.0.0.1:119 without encryption.

Returns Promise, resolved on success or fail.

.close() -> Promise

Stop accepting new connections and wait until existing ones will be finished.

Bind server to given addres, format is protocol://host[:port]:

• 'nntps://localhost' - bind to 127.0.0.1:563 via SSL/TLS
• 'nntp://localhost' - bind to 127.0.0.1:119 without encryption.

Returns Promise, resolved on success or fail.

exports.commands

{
  'LIST OVERVIEW.FMT': ...,
  'XOVER': ...,
  ...
}

Object with command configurations. Use it to create your own and apply modifications. Don't forget to clone objects prior to modify. Keep default ones immutable.

exports.Session

This class contains client connection logic. Probably, you will not need to extend it.