Keep-Alive HTTP/S Agent

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library 0.0.1 ·javascript abandoned
verified May 27, 2026

This package provides a basic HTTP and HTTPS connection pooling agent for Node.js, designed to reuse sockets for improved performance by reducing the overhead of establishing new TCP connections. Originally published as version 0.0.1 in December 2012, the package appears to be abandoned, with no significant updates or active development since its initial release. Its primary differentiator was its simplicity, aiming to complement Node.js's default `Agent` rather than replace it. However, the Node.js ecosystem has evolved significantly since then, with native `http.Agent` offering `keepAlive` functionality and more feature-rich, actively maintained alternatives like `agentkeepalive` now widely available. Due to its age and lack of maintenance, it is not recommended for use in modern applications.

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