var util = require('util'); var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter; var exec = require('child_process').exec; var IpPoll = function(switchaddr, hostsaddr) { var self = this; var regexp = /\(([0-9]+) hosts* up\)/; var nmap = "nmap -n -sP "; this.pollState = function() { exec(nmap + switchaddr, function (error, stdout, stderr) { if(error == null) { var matches = regexp.exec(stdout); if(matches != null && matches.length === 2) { self.emit('doneState', matches[1] === "1"); } } else { self.emit('doneState', "unknown"); } }); }; }; util.inherits(IpPoll, EventEmitter); module.exports = IpPoll;