removed support for define

README.md

@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ or specifying everything UDP
 |connect||triggered when socket connected|
 |disconnect||triggered when socket disconnected|
 |destroy||triggered when socket has been totally destroyed, no further auto retries will happen and all references are gone.|
-||||
+|data|buffer|triggered when ipc.config.rawBuffer is true and a message is received.|
-||||
+|***your event type***|***your event data***|triggered when a JSON message is received. The event name will be the type string from your message and the param will be the data object from your message eg : ` { type:'myEvent',data:{a:1}} ` |
 ||||
 
 ----
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ The server is the process keeping a socket for IPC open. Multiple sockets can co
                     ipc.log('got a message : '.debug, data);
                     ipc.server.emit(
                         socket,
-                        'message',
+                        'message',  //this can be anything you want so long as
+                                    //your client knows.
                         data+' world!'
                     );
                 }
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ The client connects to the servers socket for Inter Process Communication. The s
                 function(){
                     ipc.log('## connected to world ##'.rainbow, ipc.config.delay);
                     ipc.of.world.emit(
-                        'message',
+                        'message',  //any event or message type your server listens for
                         'hello'
                     )
                 }
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ The client connects to the servers socket for Inter Process Communication. The s
                 }
             );
             ipc.of.world.on(
-                'message',
+                'message',  //any event or message type your server listens for
                 function(data){
                     ipc.log('got a message from world : '.debug, data);
                 }
@@ -567,8 +568,6 @@ This is the most basic example which will work for both local and remote UDP Soc
         }
     );
 
-    ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
-
     ipc.server.start();
 
 ```
@@ -606,8 +605,6 @@ This is the most basic example which will work for both local and remote UDP Soc
         }
     );
 
-    ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
-
     ipc.server.start();
 
 ```

example/TCPSocket/Multi-Client-Broadcast/world-server.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 var ipc=require('../../../node-ipc');
 
 /***************************************\
- * 
+ *
  * You should start both hello and world
  * then you will see them communicating.
- * 
+ *
  * *************************************/
 
 ipc.config.id   = 'world';
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ipc.serveNet(
                         message : data.message+' world!'
                     }
                 );
-                
+
                 if(messages.hello && messages.goodbye){
                     ipc.log('got all required events, telling clients to kill connection'.good);
                     ipc.server.broadcast(
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen['app.message']='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
-ipc.server.define.broadcast['kill.connection']='This event is a command to kill connection to this server, the data object will contain the id of this server incase the client needs it';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/TCPSocket/basic/world-server.js

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 var ipc=require('../../../node-ipc');
 
 /***************************************\
- * 
+ *
  * You should start both hello and world
  * then you will see them communicating.
- * 
+ *
  * *************************************/
 
 ipc.config.id   = 'world';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ipc.serveNet(
                 );
             }
         );
-        
+
         ipc.server.on(
             'socket.disconnected',
             function(data,socket){
@@ -33,6 +33,4 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+ipc.server.start();
-
-ipc.server.start();

example/TCPSocket/basicSync/world-server.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var ipc=require('../../../node-ipc');
 
 ipc.config.id   = 'world';
 ipc.config.retry= 1500;
-ipc.config.sync = true; //sync servers do not bradcast defined events
+ipc.config.sync = true;
 
 ipc.serveNet(
     function(){
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/TLSSocket/Multi-Client-Broadcast-basic/world-server.js

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen['app.message']='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
-ipc.server.define.broadcast['kill.connection']='This event is a command to kill connection to this server, the data object will contain the id of this server incase the client needs it';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/TLSSocket/basic-local-only/world-server.js

@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/TLSSocket/basic-more-secure/world-server.js

@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/TLSSocket/basic-most-secure/world-server.js

@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/TLSSocket/basic/world-server.js

@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/TLSSocket/basicSync/world-server.js

@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/UDPSocket/Multi-Client-Broadcast/goodbye-client.js

@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/UDPSocket/Multi-Client-Broadcast/hello-client.js

@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/UDPSocket/Multi-Client-Broadcast/world-server.js

@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/UDPSocket/basic/hello-client.js

@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/UDPSocket/basic/world-server.js

@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ ipc.serveNet(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen.message='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/unixWindowsSocket/Multi-Client-Broadcast/world-server.js

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ipc.serve(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen['app.message']='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
-ipc.server.define.broadcast['kill.connection']='This event is a command to kill connection to this server, the data object will contain the id of this server incase the client needs it';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/unixWindowsSocket/basic/world-server.js

@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ ipc.serve(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen['app.message']='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

example/unixWindowsSocket/basicSync/world-server.js

@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ ipc.serve(
     }
 );
 
-ipc.server.define.listen['app.message']='This event type listens for message strings as value of data key.';
+
 
 ipc.server.start();

node-ipc.js

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var defaults={
     id              : os.hostname(),
     encoding        : 'utf8',
     rawBuffer       : false,
-    sync           : false,
+    sync            : false,
     silent          : false,
     maxConnections  : 100,
     retry           : 500,