[question] How to get client ip address in Websocket mode

[vttkrk]

I created a aedes server with the code below

const aedes = require("aedes")();
const { createServer } = require("aedes-server-factory");
const port = 8000;
const httpServer = createServer(aedes, { ws: true, trustProxy: false });
httpServer.listen(port, function () { console.log("Server started"} );

In preConnect handler

aedes.preConnect = (client, packet, callback) => {
  console.log(
    "client remoteAddress " + client.connDetails.ipAddress
  );
  callback(null, true);
};

I wonder is 'client.connDetails.ipAddress' the right way to get the client address.
In simple MQTT example I can get the client remote address with 'client.conn.remoteAddress' but it isn't work in websocket mode. I try to console.log(client) and found out that client.connDetails.ipAddress holds value "::1"
I think because the server is running on my local machine. But I can test if it work in production environment.

Please suggest some correct way to get the client IP address.
Thanks!

[robertsLando]

I wonder is 'client.connDetails.ipAddress' the right way to get the client address.

It depends on if the client connects using websockets or tcp socket, anyway everything parsed is placed in connDetails as you can see in source: https://github.com/moscajs/aedes-server-factory/blob/main/index.js#L82C9-L82C20