var sp = require('serialport'),
    SerialPort = sp.SerialPort,
    serialport,
    serialQ = [];

function serialDispatch(fn, args){
  serialport.isOpen ?
      fn.apply(null, args)
    : serialQ.push({ func: fn, args: args });
}

// Kicks off the event queue on success
exports.init = function serialInit(socket) {
  socket.on('serial init', function(data) {
    serialport = new SerialPort(data.path, data.config);
    serialport.on('open', function(){
      // call eventQ functions
      serialQ.forEach(function(el) {
        el.func.apply(null, el.args);
      });
    });
  });
};

exports.read = function serialRead(socket) {
  socket.on('serial read', function(){
    function sRead(){
      serialport.on('data', function(data) {
        socket.emit('serial read return', { data: data });
      });
    }
    serialDispatch(sRead);
  });
};

exports.write = function serialWrite(socket) {
  socket.on('serial write', function(arg){
    function sWrite() {
      serialport.write(arg.arg, function(err, results) {
        if (err) { console.log('Serial write error', err); }
        socket.emit('serial write return', { results: results });
      });
    }
    serialDispatch(sWrite, arg);
  });
};

// Skips the event queue
exports.list = function serialList(socket) {
  socket.on('serial list', function(){
    sp.list(function (err, ports) {
      var portsArr = [];
      ports.forEach(function(port) {
        var inner = {};
        inner.comName = port.comName;
        inner.pnpId = port.pnpId;
        inner.manufacturer = port.manufacturer;
        portsArr.push(inner);
      });
      socket.emit('serial list return', { ports: portsArr });
    });
  });
};
@@ -146,16 +146,18 @@
 t.isOpen
+()
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fix issue #6 "in rare cases, serial initial reads/writes may be lost"