From f00c32ae33dda3e8696f682b2041923c4c63af39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Courtland Idstrom <court@idstrom.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 12:42:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] wscat:   added --keep-open, to keep the socket open even
 after end-of-file is reached (useful in conjuction with cat/echo)

---
 bin/wscat | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/wscat b/bin/wscat
index 84737ed..8e3fcb7 100755
--- a/bin/wscat
+++ b/bin/wscat
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ program
   .option('--cert <cert>', 'Specify a Client SSL Certificate (--connect only)')
   .option('--key <key>', 'Specify a Client SSL Certificate\'s key (--connect only)')
   .option('--passphrase [passphrase]', 'Specify a Client SSL Certificate Key\'s passphrase (--connect only). If you don\'t provide a value, it will be prompted for.')
+  .option('-k, --keep-open', 'Keep the socket open, even after receiving EOF. Useful in conjunction with echo')
   .parse(process.argv);
 
 if (program.listen && program.connect) {
@@ -230,8 +231,10 @@ if (program.listen && program.connect) {
     });
 
     wsConsole.on('close', function close() {
-      ws.close();
-      process.exit();
+      if(!program['keepOpen']) {
+        ws.close();
+        process.exit();
+      }
     });
   };
   if (program.passphrase === true) {