Is there a way to "Stop" the TCP Request Node, whenever it is set to "Never - Keep Connection Open"?
I am currently going in and out TCP services across my network and every time I switch to a new device, the TCP Request Node keeps the previous one open, and adds the new connection in with the previous one and it is just hard to parse/differentiate between them, and prevents other devices from accessing the device.
... Now, I don't consider the statement above a bug... that is actually a cool feature that I/anyone can benefit from!!!....
But realy wished there was a way to "stop", and "start" a process programmatically whenever a new "HOST"/"PORT" is assigned for this node!
Thank you!
And while I am at it: Because of TCP bufferig my JSON string gets broken apart and in different payload therefore I am using the "JOIN" node.... I was wondering if this was the proper use for it... i have a "\n" separating the each payload but did not see a way to use it a deterministic way to identify between packages.
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