try{ var etherpad = require("../../src/node_modules/etherpad-cli-client"); //ugly } catch { var etherpad = require("etherpad-cli-client") } var pad = etherpad.connect(process.argv[2]); pad.on("connected", function(){ setTimeout(function(){ setInterval(function(){ pad.append("1"); }, process.argv[3]); },500); // wait because CLIENT_READY message is included in ratelimit setTimeout(function(){ process.exit(0); },11000) }); // in case of disconnect exit code 1 pad.on("message", function(message){ if(message.disconnect == 'rateLimited'){ process.exit(1); } })