extendscript Socket error on mac only

[Liran Tabib]

Hi!

I’m coding some servers for After Effects and I encountered a problem.

On windows os everything goes smooth but I’m having some trouble using the same code on a mac.

I narrowed down the issue to the socket listen() function

Here is a small part of a code that returns “true” on a PC but returns “false” on a Mac:

conn = new Socket();
alert (conn.listen(8080)) 

Any help would appreciated!

[Spartak2484111162sq]

Having the same issue. Did you find out how to fix that?

[Liran Tabib]

Unfortuletly not...

Aperrently Mac OS does not support es3 ExtendScript fully anymore (socketwise)

So I moved to CEP panels coding - that can incorperate NodeJS and now it is possible to use sockets in more stable manner across OS platforms.

This is what made Render Brain possible- for network rendering in After Effects.

I hope this help

Cheers!

[Spartak2484111162sq]

Thanks a lot. I wanted a start-up script to listen for data from me. I guess it's impossible to write a start-up script in node?

[Liran Tabib]

If you create an extension you can load it automatically when app loads up (same as startup folder script) by using the:

<Event>applicationActivate</Event>

 in the extension xml file.

[Spartak2484111162sq]

But in this case, the extension must be installed before that. But thanks a lot for the hint! 

[Liran Tabib]

Yes, The extension needs to be installed to achive that.

You're welcome!