How to connect to RouterOS via Nodejs WebSocket? - node.js

Question

I'm learning websocket nodejs, I want to connect to routeros via websocket like the https://github.com/aluisiora/node-routeros/ package, the package is too broad, I just want to know how to connect.
I've read the official documentation https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:API, but I'm having trouble understanding it.
I have tried it this way, but did not get any response:
client.connect(port, host, function () {
console.log("Connected");
client.write(encodeString("/login"));
client.write(encodeString(`=name=${user}`));
client.write(encodeString(`=password=${password}`));
});
client.on("data", function (data) {
console.log("Received: " + data); // not excetue
});
I'm looking for code samples to connect to routeros via nodejs socket, hopefully someone shares here.
Thanks in advance, I really appreciate any answer.

Answer 1

Take into consideration the next things:
RouterOS API has it's own protocol, it has a bit of complexity. The official wiki tell us how to interact with it at LOW LEVEL. For these reason it's very difficult to understand. Isn't for a High Level programmer. Don't worry, We have all been through here.
Routeros v7 have a REST API, that will make the job easier, the exchange language is HTTP protocol, easy right? Actually is at beta stage.
RouterOS Wiki have other package for node.js that seems more easy: Mikronode
solution
Install mikronode package
$ npm install mikronode
use it:
var api = require('mikronode');
var connection = new api('192.168.0.1','admin','password');
connection.connect(function(conn) {
var chan=conn.openChannel();
chan.write('/ip/address/print',function() {
chan.on('done',function(data) {
var parsed = api.parseItems(data);
parsed.forEach(function(item) {
console.log('Interface/IP: '+item.interface+"/"+item.address);
});
chan.close();
conn.close();
});
});
});