feat(keepalive-ws): enhance README and improve client/server implementation

- Add tests
2025-12-16 16:10:54 +00:00 · 2025-03-26 21:09:28 -04:00 · 2025-03-26 21:09:28 -04:00 · 7714d71b0a
commit 7714d71b0a
parent 2acba51367
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--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/README.md
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/README.md
@ -1,99 +1,173 @@
-For a TCP-based, node-only solution with a similar API, see [duplex](https://github.com/node-prism/duplex).
-
 # keepalive-ws

-A command server and client for simplified WebSocket communication, with builtin ping and latency messaging.
+[![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@prsm/keepalive-ws?color=a1b858&label=)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@prsm/keepalive-ws)

-Built for [grove](https://github.com/node-prism/grove), but works anywhere.
+A command server and client for simplified WebSocket communication, with built-in ping and latency messaging. Provides reliable, Promise-based communication with automatic reconnection and command queueing.

-### Server
+For a TCP-based, node-only solution with a similar API, see [duplex](https://github.com/node-prism/duplex).

-For node.
+## Features
+
+- **Promise-based API** - All operations return Promises for easy async/await usage
+- **Command queueing** - Commands are automatically queued when offline
+- **Reliable connections** - Robust error handling and reconnection
+- **Bidirectional communication** - Full-duplex WebSocket communication
+- **Latency monitoring** - Built-in ping/pong and latency measurement
+- **Room-based messaging** - Group connections into rooms for targeted broadcasts
+- **Lightweight** - Minimal dependencies
+
+## Server

 ```typescript
 import { KeepAliveServer, WSContext } from "@prsm/keepalive-ws/server";

-const ws = new KeepAliveServer({
-  // Where to mount this server and listen to messages.
-  path: "/",
-  // How often to send ping messages to connected clients.
-  pingInterval: 30_000,
-  // Calculate round-trip time and send latency updates
-  // to clients every 5s.
-  latencyInterval: 5_000,
+// Create a server instance
+const server = new KeepAliveServer({
+  port: 8080,
+  pingInterval: 30000,
+  latencyInterval: 5000,
 });

-ws.registerCommand(
-  "authenticate",
-  async (c: WSContext<{ token: string >}) => {
-    const { token } = c.payload;
-    // use c.payload to authenticate c.connection
-    return { ok: true, token };
-  },
-);
+// Register command handlers
+server.registerCommand("echo", async (context) => {
+  return `Echo: ${context.payload}`;
+});

-ws.registerCommand(
-  "throws",
-  async (c: WSContext<unknown>) => {
-    throw new Error("oops");
-  },
-);
+// Error handling
+server.registerCommand("throws", async () => {
+  throw new Error("Something went wrong");
+});
+
+// Room-based messaging
+server.registerCommand("join-room", async (context) => {
+  const { roomName } = context.payload;
+  server.addToRoom(roomName, context.connection);
+  server.broadcastRoom(roomName, "user-joined", {
+    id: context.connection.id
+  });
+  return { success: true };
+});
+
+// Broadcasting to all clients
+server.registerCommand("broadcast", async (context) => {
+  server.broadcast("announcement", context.payload);
+  return { sent: true };
+});
 ```

-Extended API:
-
- Rooms
-
-  It can be useful to collect connections into rooms.
-
-  - `addToRoom(roomName: string, connection: Connection): void`
-  - `removeFromRoom(roomName: string, connection: Connection): void`
-  - `getRoom(roomName: string): Connection[]`
-  - `clearRoom(roomName: string): void`
- Command middleware
- Broadcasting to:
-  - all
-    - `broadcast(command: string, payload: any, connections?: Connection[]): void`
-  - all connections that share the same IP
-    - `broadcastRemoteAddress(c: Connection, command: string, payload: any): void`
-  - rooms
-    - `broadcastRoom(roomName: string, command: string, payload: any): void`
-
-### Client
-
-For the browser.
+## Client

 ```typescript
 import { KeepAliveClient } from "@prsm/keepalive-ws/client";

-const opts = {
-  // After 30s (+ maxLatency) of no ping, assume we've disconnected and attempt a
-  // reconnection if shouldReconnect is true.
-  // This number should be coordinated with the pingInterval from KeepAliveServer.
-  pingTimeout: 30_000,
-  // Try to reconnect whenever we are disconnected.
+// Create a client instance
+const client = new KeepAliveClient("ws://localhost:8080", {
+  pingTimeout: 30000,
+  maxLatency: 2000,
  shouldReconnect: true,
-  // This number, added to pingTimeout, is the maximum amount of time
-  // that can pass before the connection is considered closed.
-  // In this case, 32s.
-  maxLatency: 2_000,
-  // How often to try and connect during reconnection phase.
-  reconnectInterval: 2_000,
-  // How many times to try and reconnect before giving up.
+  reconnectInterval: 2000,
  maxReconnectAttempts: Infinity,
-};
-
-const ws = new KeepAliveClient("ws://localhost:8080", opts);
-
-const { ok, token } = await ws.command("authenticate", {
-  username: "user",
-  password: "pass",
 });

-const result = await ws.command("throws", {});
-// result is: { error: "oops" }
+// Connect to the server (returns a Promise)
+await client.connect();

-ws.on("latency", (e: CustomEvent<{ latency: number }>) => {
-  // e.detail.latency is round-trip time in ms
+// Using Promise-based API
+try {
+  const response = await client.command("echo", "Hello world", 5000);
+  console.log("Response:", response);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error("Error:", error);
+}
+
+// Join a room
+await client.command("join-room", { roomName: "lobby" });
+
+// Listen for events
+client.on("user-joined", (event) => {
+  console.log("User joined:", event.detail.id);
 });
+
+// Monitor latency
+client.on("latency", (event) => {
+  console.log("Current latency:", event.detail.latency, "ms");
+});
+
+// Graceful shutdown
+await client.close();
+```
+
+## Extended Server API
+
+### Room Management
+```typescript
+// Add a connection to a room
+server.addToRoom("roomName", connection);
+
+// Remove a connection from a room
+server.removeFromRoom("roomName", connection);
+
+// Get all connections in a room
+const roomConnections = server.getRoom("roomName");
+
+// Clear all connections from a room
+server.clearRoom("roomName");
+```
+
+### Broadcasting
+```typescript
+// Broadcast to all connections
+server.broadcast("eventName", payload);
+
+// Broadcast to specific connections
+server.broadcast("eventName", payload, connections);
+
+// Broadcast to all connections except one
+server.broadcastExclude(connection, "eventName", payload);
+
+// Broadcast to all connections in a room
+server.broadcastRoom("roomName", "eventName", payload);
+
+// Broadcast to all connections in a room except one
+server.broadcastRoomExclude("roomName", "eventName", payload, connection);
+
+// Broadcast to all connections with the same IP
+server.broadcastRemoteAddress(connection, "eventName", payload);
+```
+
+### Middleware
+```typescript
+// Global middleware for all commands
+server.globalMiddlewares.push(async (context) => {
+  // Validate authentication, etc.
+  if (!isAuthenticated(context)) {
+    throw new Error("Unauthorized");
+  }
+});
+
+// Command-specific middleware
+server.registerCommand(
+  "protected-command",
+  async (context) => {
+    return "Protected data";
+  },
+  [
+    async (context) => {
+      // Command-specific validation
+      if (!hasPermission(context)) {
+        throw new Error("Forbidden");
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+);
+```
+
+## Graceful Shutdown
+
+```typescript
+// Close client connection
+await client.close();
+
+// Close server
+server.close();
 ```
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/bun.lockb
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/bun.lockb
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/package.json
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/package.json
@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
    "build:server": "tsup src/server/index.ts --format cjs,esm --dts --clean --minify --out-dir dist/server",
    "build:client": "tsup src/client/index.ts --format cjs,esm --dts --clean --minify --out-dir dist/client",
    "build": "npm run build:prep && npm run build:server && npm run build:client",
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:watch": "vitest",
    "release": "bumpp package.json && npm publish --access public"
  },
  "keywords": [],
@ -44,6 +46,7 @@
    "@types/ws": "^8.5.3",
    "bumpp": "^9.1.1",
    "tsup": "^8.2.4",
-    "typescript": "^5.5.4"
+    "typescript": "^5.5.4",
+    "vitest": "^3.0.9"
  }
 }
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/client.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/client.ts
@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
+import { WebSocket } from "ws";
+import { CodeError } from "../common/codeerror";
+import { Status } from "../common/status";
 import { Connection } from "./connection";

-type KeepAliveClientOptions = Partial<{
+export { Status } from "../common/status";
+
+export type KeepAliveClientOptions = Partial<{
  /**
   * The number of milliseconds to wait before considering the connection closed due to inactivity.
   * When this happens, the connection will be closed and a reconnect will be attempted if @see KeepAliveClientOptions.shouldReconnect is true.
@ -36,58 +42,129 @@ type KeepAliveClientOptions = Partial<{
  maxReconnectAttempts: number;
 }>;

-const defaultOptions = (opts: KeepAliveClientOptions = {}) => {
-  opts.pingTimeout = opts.pingTimeout ?? 30_000;
-  opts.maxLatency = opts.maxLatency ?? 2_000;
-  opts.shouldReconnect = opts.shouldReconnect ?? true;
-  opts.reconnectInterval = opts.reconnectInterval ?? 2_000;
-  opts.maxReconnectAttempts = opts.maxReconnectAttempts ?? Infinity;
-  return opts;
-};
-
-export class KeepAliveClient extends EventTarget {
+export class KeepAliveClient extends EventEmitter {
  connection: Connection;
  url: string;
-  socket: WebSocket;
+  socket: WebSocket | null = null;
  pingTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
-  options: KeepAliveClientOptions;
+  options: Required<KeepAliveClientOptions>;
  isReconnecting = false;
+  private _status: Status = Status.OFFLINE;

  constructor(url: string, opts: KeepAliveClientOptions = {}) {
    super();
    this.url = url;
-    this.socket = new WebSocket(url);
-    this.connection = new Connection(this.socket);
-    this.options = defaultOptions(opts);
-    this.applyListeners();
+    this.connection = new Connection(null);
+    this.options = {
+      pingTimeout: opts.pingTimeout ?? 30_000,
+      maxLatency: opts.maxLatency ?? 2_000,
+      shouldReconnect: opts.shouldReconnect ?? true,
+      reconnectInterval: opts.reconnectInterval ?? 2_000,
+      maxReconnectAttempts: opts.maxReconnectAttempts ?? Infinity,
+    };
+
+    this.setupConnectionEvents();
  }

-  get on() {
-    return this.connection.addEventListener.bind(this.connection);
+  get status(): Status {
+    return this._status;
  }

-  applyListeners() {
-    this.connection.addEventListener("connection", () => {
-      this.heartbeat();
+  private setupConnectionEvents(): void {
+    // Forward relevant events from connection to client
+    this.connection.on("message", (data) => {
+      this.emit("message", data);
    });

-    this.connection.addEventListener("close", () => {
+    this.connection.on("close", () => {
+      this._status = Status.OFFLINE;
+      this.emit("close");
      this.reconnect();
    });

-    this.connection.addEventListener("ping", () => {
-      this.heartbeat();
+    this.connection.on("error", (error) => {
+      this.emit("error", error);
    });

-    this.connection.addEventListener(
-      "message",
-      (ev: CustomEventInit<unknown>) => {
-        this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("message", ev));
-      },
-    );
+    this.connection.on("ping", () => {
+      this.heartbeat();
+      this.emit("ping");
+    });
+
+    this.connection.on("latency", (data) => {
+      this.emit("latency", data);
+    });
  }

-  heartbeat() {
+  /**
+   * Connect to the WebSocket server.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves when the connection is established.
+   */
+  connect(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this._status === Status.ONLINE) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
+    if (
+      this._status === Status.CONNECTING ||
+      this._status === Status.RECONNECTING
+    ) {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const onConnect = () => {
+          this.removeListener("connect", onConnect);
+          this.removeListener("error", onError);
+          resolve();
+        };
+
+        const onError = (error: Error) => {
+          this.removeListener("connect", onConnect);
+          this.removeListener("error", onError);
+          reject(error);
+        };
+
+        this.once("connect", onConnect);
+        this.once("error", onError);
+      });
+    }
+
+    this._status = Status.CONNECTING;
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      try {
+        // Create a new WebSocket connection
+        this.socket = new WebSocket(this.url);
+
+        // Set up a direct onopen handler to ensure we catch the connection event
+        this.socket.onopen = () => {
+          this._status = Status.ONLINE;
+          this.connection.socket = this.socket;
+          this.connection.status = Status.ONLINE;
+          this.connection.applyListeners();
+          this.heartbeat();
+
+          this.emit("connect");
+          resolve();
+        };
+
+        // Set up a direct onerror handler for immediate connection errors
+        this.socket.onerror = (error) => {
+          this._status = Status.OFFLINE;
+          reject(
+            new CodeError(
+              "WebSocket connection error",
+              "ECONNECTION",
+              "ConnectionError",
+            ),
+          );
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        this._status = Status.OFFLINE;
+        reject(error);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  heartbeat(): void {
    clearTimeout(this.pingTimeout);

    this.pingTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
@ -100,23 +177,45 @@ export class KeepAliveClient extends EventTarget {
  /**
   * Disconnect the client from the server.
   * The client will not attempt to reconnect.
-   * To reconnect, create a new KeepAliveClient.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves when the connection is closed.
   */
-  disconnect() {
+  close(): Promise<void> {
    this.options.shouldReconnect = false;

-    if (this.socket) {
-      this.socket.close();
+    if (this._status === Status.OFFLINE) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
    }

-    clearTimeout(this.pingTimeout);
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const onClose = () => {
+        this.removeListener("close", onClose);
+        this._status = Status.OFFLINE;
+        resolve();
+      };
+
+      this.once("close", onClose);
+
+      clearTimeout(this.pingTimeout);
+
+      if (this.socket) {
+        this.socket.close();
+      }
+    });
  }

-  private async reconnect() {
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use close() instead
+   */
+  disconnect(): Promise<void> {
+    return this.close();
+  }
+
+  private reconnect(): void {
    if (!this.options.shouldReconnect || this.isReconnecting) {
      return;
    }

+    this._status = Status.RECONNECTING;
    this.isReconnecting = true;

    let attempt = 1;
@ -124,11 +223,14 @@ export class KeepAliveClient extends EventTarget {
    if (this.socket) {
      try {
        this.socket.close();
-      } catch (e) {}
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Ignore errors during close
+      }
    }

    const connect = () => {
      this.socket = new WebSocket(this.url);
+
      this.socket.onerror = () => {
        attempt++;

@ -136,37 +238,56 @@ export class KeepAliveClient extends EventTarget {
          setTimeout(connect, this.options.reconnectInterval);
        } else {
          this.isReconnecting = false;
-
-          this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("reconnectfailed"));
-          this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("reconnectionfailed"));
+          this._status = Status.OFFLINE;
+          this.emit("reconnectfailed");
        }
      };

      this.socket.onopen = () => {
        this.isReconnecting = false;
+        this._status = Status.ONLINE;
        this.connection.socket = this.socket;
-
+        this.connection.status = Status.ONLINE;
        this.connection.applyListeners(true);
+        this.heartbeat();

-        this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("connection"));
-        this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("connected"));
-        this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("connect"));
-
-        this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("reconnection"));
-        this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("reconnected"));
-        this.connection.dispatchEvent(new Event("reconnect"));
+        this.emit("connect");
+        this.emit("reconnect");
      };
    };

    connect();
  }

-  async command(
+  /**
+   * Send a command to the server and wait for a response.
+   * @param command The command name to send
+   * @param payload The payload to send with the command
+   * @param expiresIn Timeout in milliseconds
+   * @param callback Optional callback function
+   * @returns A promise that resolves with the command result
+   */
+  command(
    command: string,
    payload?: any,
-    expiresIn?: number,
-    callback?: Function,
-  ) {
+    expiresIn: number = 30000,
+    callback?: (result: any, error?: Error) => void,
+  ): Promise<any> {
+    // Ensure we're connected before sending commands
+    if (this._status !== Status.ONLINE) {
+      return this.connect()
+        .then(() =>
+          this.connection.command(command, payload, expiresIn, callback),
+        )
+        .catch((error) => {
+          if (callback) {
+            callback(null, error);
+            return Promise.reject(error);
+          }
+          return Promise.reject(error);
+        });
+    }
+
    return this.connection.command(command, payload, expiresIn, callback);
  }
 }
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/connection.ts
@ -1,261 +1,137 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
+import { WebSocket } from "ws";
+import { CodeError } from "../common/codeerror";
+import { Command, parseCommand, stringifyCommand } from "../common/message";
+import { Status } from "../common/status";
 import { IdManager } from "./ids";
-import { Queue, QueueItem } from "./queue";
+import { Queue } from "./queue";

-type Command = {
-  id?: number;
-  command: string;
-  payload?: any;
-};
-
-type LatencyPayload = {
+export type LatencyPayload = {
  /** Round trip time in milliseconds. */
  latency: number;
 };

-export declare interface Connection extends EventTarget {
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "message",
-    listener: (ev: CustomEvent) => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-
-  /** Emits when a connection is made. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "connection",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-  /** Emits when a connection is made. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "connected",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-  /** Emits when a connection is made. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "connect",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-
-  /** Emits when a connection is closed. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "close",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-  /** Emits when a connection is closed. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "closed",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-  /** Emits when a connection is closed. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "disconnect",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-  /** Emits when a connection is closed. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "disconnected",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-
-  /** Emits when a reconnect event is successful. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "reconnect",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-
-  /** Emits when a reconnect fails after @see KeepAliveClientOptions.maxReconnectAttempts attempts. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "reconnectfailed",
-    listener: () => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-
-  /** Emits when a ping message is received from @see KeepAliveServer from `@prsm/keepalive-ws/server`. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "ping",
-    listener: (ev: CustomEventInit<{}>) => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-
-  /** Emits when a latency event is received from @see KeepAliveServer from `@prsm/keepalive-ws/server`. */
-  addEventListener(
-    type: "latency",
-    listener: (ev: CustomEventInit<LatencyPayload>) => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-
-  addEventListener(
-    type: string,
-    listener: (ev: CustomEvent) => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ): void;
-}
-
-export class Connection extends EventTarget {
-  socket: WebSocket;
+export class Connection extends EventEmitter {
+  socket: WebSocket | null = null;
  ids = new IdManager();
  queue = new Queue();
-  callbacks: { [id: number]: (error: Error | null, result?: any) => void } = {};
+  callbacks: { [id: number]: (result: any, error?: Error) => void } = {};
+  status: Status = Status.OFFLINE;

-  constructor(socket: WebSocket) {
+  constructor(socket: WebSocket | null) {
    super();
    this.socket = socket;
-    this.applyListeners();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Adds an event listener to the target.
-   * @param event The name of the event to listen for.
-   * @param listener The function to call when the event is fired.
-   * @param options An options object that specifies characteristics about the event listener.
-   */
-  on(
-    event: string,
-    listener: (ev: CustomEvent) => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ) {
-    this.addEventListener(event, listener, options);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Removes the event listener previously registered with addEventListener.
-   * @param event A string that specifies the name of the event for which to remove an event listener.
-   * @param listener The event listener to be removed.
-   * @param options An options object that specifies characteristics about the event listener.
-   */
-  off(
-    event: string,
-    listener: (ev: CustomEvent) => any,
-    options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions,
-  ) {
-    this.removeEventListener(event, listener, options);
-  }
-
-  sendToken(cmd: Command, expiresIn: number) {
-    try {
-      this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(cmd));
-    } catch (e) {
-      this.queue.add(cmd, expiresIn);
+    if (socket) {
+      this.applyListeners();
    }
  }

-  applyListeners(reconnection = false) {
+  get isDead(): boolean {
+    return !this.socket || this.socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN;
+  }
+
+  send(command: Command): boolean {
+    try {
+      if (!this.isDead) {
+        this.socket.send(stringifyCommand(command));
+        return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  sendWithQueue(command: Command, expiresIn: number): boolean {
+    const success = this.send(command);
+
+    if (!success) {
+      this.queue.add(command, expiresIn);
+    }
+
+    return success;
+  }
+
+  applyListeners(reconnection = false): void {
+    if (!this.socket) return;
+
    const drainQueue = () => {
      while (!this.queue.isEmpty) {
-        const item = this.queue.pop() as QueueItem;
-        this.sendToken(item.value, item.expiresIn);
+        const item = this.queue.pop();
+        if (item) {
+          this.send(item.value);
+        }
      }
    };

-    if (reconnection) drainQueue();
-
-    // @ts-ignore
-    this.socket.onopen = (socket: WebSocket, ev: Event): any => {
+    if (reconnection) {
      drainQueue();
-      this.dispatchEvent(new Event("connection"));
-      this.dispatchEvent(new Event("connected"));
-      this.dispatchEvent(new Event("connect"));
+    }
+
+    this.socket.onclose = () => {
+      this.status = Status.OFFLINE;
+      this.emit("close");
+      this.emit("disconnect");
    };

-    this.socket.onclose = (event: CloseEvent) => {
-      this.dispatchEvent(new Event("close"));
-      this.dispatchEvent(new Event("closed"));
-      this.dispatchEvent(new Event("disconnected"));
-      this.dispatchEvent(new Event("disconnect"));
+    this.socket.onerror = (error) => {
+      this.emit("error", error);
    };

-    this.socket.onmessage = async (event: MessageEvent) => {
+    this.socket.onmessage = (event: any) => {
      try {
-        const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+        const data = parseCommand(event.data as string);

-        this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("message", { detail: data }));
+        // Emit the raw message event
+        this.emit("message", data);

+        // Handle special system commands
        if (data.command === "latency:request") {
-          this.dispatchEvent(
-            new CustomEvent<LatencyPayload>("latency:request", {
-              detail: { latency: data.payload.latency ?? undefined },
-            }),
-          );
-          this.command(
-            "latency:response",
-            { latency: data.payload.latency ?? undefined },
-            null,
-          );
+          this.emit("latency:request", data.payload);
+          this.command("latency:response", data.payload, null);
        } else if (data.command === "latency") {
-          this.dispatchEvent(
-            new CustomEvent<LatencyPayload>("latency", {
-              detail: { latency: data.payload ?? undefined },
-            }),
-          );
+          this.emit("latency", data.payload);
        } else if (data.command === "ping") {
-          this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("ping", {}));
+          this.emit("ping");
          this.command("pong", {}, null);
        } else {
-          this.dispatchEvent(
-            new CustomEvent(data.command, { detail: data.payload }),
-          );
+          // Emit command-specific event
+          this.emit(data.command, data.payload);
        }

-        if (this.callbacks[data.id]) {
-          this.callbacks[data.id](null, data.payload);
+        // Resolve any pending command promises
+        if (data.id !== undefined && this.callbacks[data.id]) {
+          // Always resolve with the payload, even if it contains an error
+          // This allows the test to check for error properties in the result
+          this.callbacks[data.id](data.payload);
        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        this.dispatchEvent(new Event("error"));
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.emit("error", error);
      }
    };
  }

-  async command(
+  command(
    command: string,
    payload: any,
-    expiresIn: number = 30_000,
-    callback: Function | null = null,
-  ) {
+    expiresIn: number | null = 30_000,
+    callback?: (result: any, error?: Error) => void,
+  ): Promise<any> | null {
    const id = this.ids.reserve();
-    const cmd = { id, command, payload: payload ?? {} };
+    const cmd: Command = { id, command, payload: payload ?? {} };

-    this.sendToken(cmd, expiresIn);
+    this.sendWithQueue(cmd, expiresIn || 30000);

    if (expiresIn === null) {
      this.ids.release(id);
-      delete this.callbacks[id];
      return null;
    }

-    const response = this.createResponsePromise(id);
-    const timeout = this.createTimeoutPromise(id, expiresIn);
-
-    if (typeof callback === "function") {
-      const ret = await Promise.race([response, timeout]);
-      callback(ret);
-      return ret;
-    } else {
-      return Promise.race([response, timeout]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  createTimeoutPromise(id: number, expiresIn: number) {
-    return new Promise((_, reject) => {
-      setTimeout(() => {
+    const responsePromise = new Promise<any>((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.callbacks[id] = (result: any, error?: Error) => {
        this.ids.release(id);
        delete this.callbacks[id];
-        reject(new Error(`Command ${id} timed out after ${expiresIn}ms.`));
-      }, expiresIn);
-    });
-  }

-  createResponsePromise(id: number) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      this.callbacks[id] = (error: Error | null, result?: any) => {
-        this.ids.release(id);
-        delete this.callbacks[id];
        if (error) {
          reject(error);
        } else {
@ -263,5 +139,42 @@ export class Connection extends EventTarget {
        }
      };
    });
+
+    const timeoutPromise = new Promise<any>((_, reject) => {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.callbacks[id]) {
+          this.ids.release(id);
+          delete this.callbacks[id];
+          reject(
+            new CodeError(
+              `Command timed out after ${expiresIn}ms.`,
+              "ETIMEOUT",
+              "TimeoutError",
+            ),
+          );
+        }
+      }, expiresIn);
+    });
+
+    if (typeof callback === "function") {
+      Promise.race([responsePromise, timeoutPromise])
+        .then((result) => callback(result))
+        .catch((error) => callback(null, error));
+
+      return responsePromise;
+    }
+
+    return Promise.race([responsePromise, timeoutPromise]);
+  }
+
+  close(): boolean {
+    if (this.isDead) return false;
+
+    try {
+      this.socket.close();
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
  }
 }
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/index.ts
@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-export { KeepAliveClient } from "./client";
+export { KeepAliveClient, Status } from "./client";
 export { Connection } from "./connection";
+export { CodeError } from "../common/codeerror";
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/queue.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/client/queue.ts
@ -1,50 +1,48 @@
+import { Command } from "../common/message";
+
 export class QueueItem {
-  value: any;
-  expireTime: number;
+  value: Command;
+  private expiration: number;

-  constructor(value: any, expiresIn: number) {
+  constructor(value: Command, expiresIn: number) {
    this.value = value;
-    this.expireTime = Date.now() + expiresIn;
+    this.expiration = Date.now() + expiresIn;
  }

-  get expiresIn() {
-    return this.expireTime - Date.now();
+  get expiresIn(): number {
+    return this.expiration - Date.now();
  }

-  get isExpired() {
-    return Date.now() > this.expireTime;
+  get isExpired(): boolean {
+    return Date.now() > this.expiration;
  }
 }

 export class Queue {
-  items: any[] = [];
+  private items: QueueItem[] = [];

-  add(item: any, expiresIn: number) {
+  add(item: Command, expiresIn: number): void {
    this.items.push(new QueueItem(item, expiresIn));
  }

-  get isEmpty() {
-    let i = this.items.length;
-
-    while (i--) {
-      if (this.items[i].isExpired) {
-        this.items.splice(i, 1);
-      } else {
-        return false;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return true;
+  get isEmpty(): boolean {
+    // Remove expired items first
+    this.items = this.items.filter((item) => !item.isExpired);
+    return this.items.length === 0;
  }

  pop(): QueueItem | null {
-    while (this.items.length) {
-      const item = this.items.shift() as QueueItem;
-      if (!item.isExpired) {
+    // Find the first non-expired item
+    while (this.items.length > 0) {
+      const item = this.items.shift();
+      if (item && !item.isExpired) {
        return item;
      }
    }
-
    return null;
  }
+
+  clear(): void {
+    this.items = [];
+  }
 }
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/common/codeerror.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/common/codeerror.ts
@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export class CodeError extends Error {
+  code: string;
+  name: string;
+
+  constructor(message: string, code?: string, name?: string) {
+    super(message);
+    if (typeof code === "string") {
+      this.code = code;
+    }
+    if (typeof name === "string") {
+      this.name = name;
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/common/message.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/common/message.ts
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export interface Command {
+  id?: number;
+  command: string;
+  payload: any;
+}
+
+export function parseCommand(data: string): Command {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(data) as Command;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return { command: "", payload: {} };
+  }
+}
+
+export function stringifyCommand(command: Command): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(command);
+}
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/common/status.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/common/status.ts
@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export enum Status {
+  ONLINE = 3,
+  CONNECTING = 2,
+  RECONNECTING = 1,
+  OFFLINE = 0,
+}
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/index.ts
@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-export { KeepAliveClient } from "./client";
-export { KeepAliveServer } from "./server";
+export { KeepAliveClient, Status } from "./client";
+export { KeepAliveServer, WSContext } from "./server";
+export { CodeError } from "./common/codeerror";
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/server/command.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/server/command.ts
@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-export interface Command {
-  id?: number;
-  command: string;
-  payload: any;
-}
-
-export const bufferToCommand = (buffer: Buffer): Command => {
-  const decoded = new TextDecoder("utf-8").decode(buffer);
-  if (!decoded) {
-    return { id: 0, command: "", payload: {} };
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(decoded) as Command;
-    return { id: parsed.id, command: parsed.command, payload: parsed.payload };
-  } catch (e) {
-    return { id: 0, command: "", payload: {} };
-  }
-};
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/server/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/server/connection.ts
@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import EventEmitter from "node:events";
+import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
 import { IncomingMessage } from "node:http";
 import { WebSocket } from "ws";
-import { KeepAliveServerOptions } from ".";
-import { bufferToCommand, Command } from "./command";
+import { Command, parseCommand, stringifyCommand } from "../common/message";
+import { Status } from "../common/status";
 import { Latency } from "./latency";
 import { Ping } from "./ping";
+import { KeepAliveServerOptions } from "./";

 export class Connection extends EventEmitter {
  id: string;
@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export class Connection extends EventEmitter {
  ping: Ping;
  remoteAddress: string;
  connectionOptions: KeepAliveServerOptions;
+  status: Status = Status.ONLINE;

  constructor(
    socket: WebSocket,
@ -30,7 +32,11 @@ export class Connection extends EventEmitter {
    this.startIntervals();
  }

-  startIntervals() {
+  get isDead(): boolean {
+    return !this.socket || this.socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN;
+  }
+
+  startIntervals(): void {
    this.latency = new Latency();
    this.ping = new Ping();

@ -50,6 +56,7 @@ export class Connection extends EventEmitter {
    this.ping.interval = setInterval(() => {
      if (!this.alive) {
        this.emit("close");
+        return;
      }

      this.alive = false;
@ -57,32 +64,61 @@ export class Connection extends EventEmitter {
    }, this.connectionOptions.pingInterval);
  }

-  stopIntervals() {
+  stopIntervals(): void {
    clearInterval(this.latency.interval);
    clearInterval(this.ping.interval);
  }

-  applyListeners() {
+  applyListeners(): void {
    this.socket.on("close", () => {
+      this.status = Status.OFFLINE;
      this.emit("close");
    });

-    this.socket.on("message", (buffer: Buffer) => {
-      const command = bufferToCommand(buffer);
+    this.socket.on("error", (error) => {
+      this.emit("error", error);
+    });

-      if (command.command === "latency:response") {
-        this.latency.onResponse();
-        return;
-      } else if (command.command === "pong") {
-        this.alive = true;
-        return;
+    this.socket.on("message", (data: Buffer) => {
+      try {
+        const command = parseCommand(data.toString());
+
+        if (command.command === "latency:response") {
+          this.latency.onResponse();
+          return;
+        } else if (command.command === "pong") {
+          this.alive = true;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        this.emit("message", data);
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.emit("error", error);
      }
-
-      this.emit("message", buffer);
    });
  }

-  send(cmd: Command) {
-    this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(cmd));
+  send(cmd: Command): boolean {
+    if (this.isDead) return false;
+    
+    try {
+      this.socket.send(stringifyCommand(cmd));
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.emit("error", error);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  close(): boolean {
+    if (this.isDead) return false;
+    
+    try {
+      this.socket.close();
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.emit("error", error);
+      return false;
+    }
  }
 }
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/src/server/index.ts
@ -1,117 +1,26 @@
 import { IncomingMessage } from "node:http";
 import { ServerOptions, WebSocket, WebSocketServer } from "ws";
-import { bufferToCommand } from "./command";
+import { CodeError } from "../common/codeerror";
+import { Command, parseCommand } from "../common/message";
+import { Status } from "../common/status";
 import { Connection } from "./connection";

-export declare interface KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
-  on(
-    event: "connection",
-    handler: (socket: WebSocket, req: IncomingMessage) => void,
-  ): this;
-  on(event: "connected", handler: (c: Connection) => void): this;
-  on(event: "close", handler: (c: Connection) => void): this;
-  on(event: "error", cb: (this: WebSocketServer, error: Error) => void): this;
-  on(
-    event: "headers",
-    cb: (
-      this: WebSocketServer,
-      headers: string[],
-      request: IncomingMessage,
-    ) => void,
-  ): this;
-  on(
-    event: string | symbol,
-    listener: (this: WebSocketServer, ...args: any[]) => void,
-  ): this;
+export { Status } from "../common/status";
+export { Connection } from "./connection";

-  emit(event: "connection", socket: WebSocket, req: IncomingMessage): boolean;
-  emit(event: "connected", connection: Connection): boolean;
-  emit(event: "close", connection: Connection): boolean;
-  emit(event: "error", connection: Connection): boolean;
-
-  once(
-    event: "connection",
-    cb: (
-      this: WebSocketServer,
-      socket: WebSocket,
-      request: IncomingMessage,
-    ) => void,
-  ): this;
-  once(event: "error", cb: (this: WebSocketServer, error: Error) => void): this;
-  once(
-    event: "headers",
-    cb: (
-      this: WebSocketServer,
-      headers: string[],
-      request: IncomingMessage,
-    ) => void,
-  ): this;
-  once(event: "close" | "listening", cb: (this: WebSocketServer) => void): this;
-  once(
-    event: string | symbol,
-    listener: (this: WebSocketServer, ...args: any[]) => void,
-  ): this;
-
-  off(
-    event: "connection",
-    cb: (
-      this: WebSocketServer,
-      socket: WebSocket,
-      request: IncomingMessage,
-    ) => void,
-  ): this;
-  off(event: "error", cb: (this: WebSocketServer, error: Error) => void): this;
-  off(
-    event: "headers",
-    cb: (
-      this: WebSocketServer,
-      headers: string[],
-      request: IncomingMessage,
-    ) => void,
-  ): this;
-  off(event: "close" | "listening", cb: (this: WebSocketServer) => void): this;
-  off(
-    event: string | symbol,
-    listener: (this: WebSocketServer, ...args: any[]) => void,
-  ): this;
-
-  addListener(
-    event: "connection",
-    cb: (client: WebSocket, request: IncomingMessage) => void,
-  ): this;
-  addListener(event: "error", cb: (err: Error) => void): this;
-  addListener(
-    event: "headers",
-    cb: (headers: string[], request: IncomingMessage) => void,
-  ): this;
-  addListener(event: "close" | "listening", cb: () => void): this;
-  addListener(event: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-
-  removeListener(event: "connection", cb: (client: WebSocket) => void): this;
-  removeListener(event: "error", cb: (err: Error) => void): this;
-  removeListener(
-    event: "headers",
-    cb: (headers: string[], request: IncomingMessage) => void,
-  ): this;
-  removeListener(event: "close" | "listening", cb: () => void): this;
-  removeListener(
-    event: string | symbol,
-    listener: (...args: any[]) => void,
-  ): this;
-}
-export class WSContext<T> {
-  wss: KeepAliveServer;
+export class WSContext<T = any> {
+  server: KeepAliveServer;
  connection: Connection;
  payload: T;

-  constructor(wss: KeepAliveServer, connection: Connection, payload: any) {
-    this.wss = wss;
+  constructor(server: KeepAliveServer, connection: Connection, payload: T) {
+    this.server = server;
    this.connection = connection;
    this.payload = payload;
  }
 }

-export type SocketMiddleware = (c: WSContext<any>) => any | Promise<any>;
+export type SocketMiddleware = (context: WSContext<any>) => any | Promise<any>;

 export type KeepAliveServerOptions = ServerOptions & {
  /**
@ -136,34 +45,65 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
  globalMiddlewares: SocketMiddleware[] = [];
  middlewares: { [key: string]: SocketMiddleware[] } = {};
  rooms: { [roomName: string]: Set<string> } = {};
-  declare serverOptions: KeepAliveServerOptions;
+  serverOptions: ServerOptions & {
+    pingInterval: number;
+    latencyInterval: number;
+  };
+  status: Status = Status.OFFLINE;
+  private _listening: boolean = false;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether the server is currently listening for connections
+   */
+  get listening(): boolean {
+    return this._listening;
+  }

  constructor(opts: KeepAliveServerOptions) {
-    super({ ...opts });
+    super(opts);
    this.serverOptions = {
      ...opts,
      pingInterval: opts.pingInterval ?? 30_000,
      latencyInterval: opts.latencyInterval ?? 5_000,
    };
+
+    this.on("listening", () => {
+      this._listening = true;
+      this.status = Status.ONLINE;
+    });
+
+    this.on("close", () => {
+      this._listening = false;
+      this.status = Status.OFFLINE;
+    });
+
    this.applyListeners();
  }

-  private cleanupConnection(c: Connection) {
-    c.stopIntervals();
-    delete this.connections[c.id];
-    if (this.remoteAddressToConnections[c.remoteAddress]) {
-      this.remoteAddressToConnections[c.remoteAddress] =
-        this.remoteAddressToConnections[c.remoteAddress].filter(
-          (cn) => cn.id !== c.id,
+  private cleanupConnection(connection: Connection): void {
+    connection.stopIntervals();
+    delete this.connections[connection.id];
+
+    if (this.remoteAddressToConnections[connection.remoteAddress]) {
+      this.remoteAddressToConnections[connection.remoteAddress] =
+        this.remoteAddressToConnections[connection.remoteAddress].filter(
+          (conn) => conn.id !== connection.id,
        );
+
+      if (
+        this.remoteAddressToConnections[connection.remoteAddress].length === 0
+      ) {
+        delete this.remoteAddressToConnections[connection.remoteAddress];
+      }
    }

-    if (!this.remoteAddressToConnections[c.remoteAddress].length) {
-      delete this.remoteAddressToConnections[c.remoteAddress];
-    }
+    // Remove from all rooms
+    Object.keys(this.rooms).forEach((roomName) => {
+      this.rooms[roomName].delete(connection.id);
+    });
  }

-  private applyListeners() {
+  private applyListeners(): void {
    this.on("connection", (socket: WebSocket, req: IncomingMessage) => {
      const connection = new Connection(socket, req, this.serverOptions);
      this.connections[connection.id] = connection;
@ -178,44 +118,47 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {

      this.emit("connected", connection);

-      connection.once("close", () => {
+      connection.on("close", () => {
        this.cleanupConnection(connection);
        this.emit("close", connection);
+      });

-        if (socket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-          socket.close();
-        }
-
-        Object.keys(this.rooms).forEach((roomName) => {
-          this.rooms[roomName].delete(connection.id);
-        });
+      connection.on("error", (error) => {
+        this.emit("clientError", error);
      });

      connection.on("message", (buffer: Buffer) => {
        try {
-          const { id, command, payload } = bufferToCommand(buffer);
-          this.runCommand(id ?? 0, command, payload, connection);
-        } catch (e) {
-          this.emit("error", e);
+          const data = buffer.toString();
+          const command = parseCommand(data);
+
+          if (command.id !== undefined) {
+            this.runCommand(
+              command.id,
+              command.command,
+              command.payload,
+              connection,
+            );
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.emit("error", error);
        }
      });
    });
  }

-  broadcast(command: string, payload: any, connections?: Connection[]) {
-    const cmd = JSON.stringify({ command, payload });
+  broadcast(command: string, payload: any, connections?: Connection[]): void {
+    const cmd: Command = { command, payload };

    if (connections) {
-      connections.forEach((c) => {
-        c.socket.send(cmd);
+      connections.forEach((connection) => {
+        connection.send(cmd);
+      });
+    } else {
+      Object.values(this.connections).forEach((connection) => {
+        connection.send(cmd);
      });
-
-      return;
    }
-
-    Object.values(this.connections).forEach((c) => {
-      c.socket.send(cmd);
-    });
  }

  /**
@ -226,14 +169,21 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
   *  - Push notifications.
   *  - Auth changes, e.g., logging out in one tab should log you out in all tabs.
   */
-  broadcastRemoteAddress(c: Connection, command: string, payload: any) {
-    const cmd = JSON.stringify({ command, payload });
-    this.remoteAddressToConnections[c.remoteAddress].forEach((cn) => {
-      cn.socket.send(cmd);
+  broadcastRemoteAddress(
+    connection: Connection,
+    command: string,
+    payload: any,
+  ): void {
+    const cmd: Command = { command, payload };
+    const connections =
+      this.remoteAddressToConnections[connection.remoteAddress] || [];
+
+    connections.forEach((conn) => {
+      conn.send(cmd);
    });
  }

-  broadcastRemoteAddressById(id: string, command: string, payload: any) {
+  broadcastRemoteAddressById(id: string, command: string, payload: any): void {
    const connection = this.connections[id];
    if (connection) {
      this.broadcastRemoteAddress(connection, command, payload);
@ -244,8 +194,8 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
   * Given a roomName, a command and a payload, broadcasts to all Connections
   * that are in the room.
   */
-  broadcastRoom(roomName: string, command: string, payload: any) {
-    const cmd = JSON.stringify({ command, payload });
+  broadcastRoom(roomName: string, command: string, payload: any): void {
+    const cmd: Command = { command, payload };
    const room = this.rooms[roomName];

    if (!room) return;
@ -253,7 +203,7 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
    room.forEach((connectionId) => {
      const connection = this.connections[connectionId];
      if (connection) {
-        connection.socket.send(cmd);
+        connection.send(cmd);
      }
    });
  }
@ -267,8 +217,8 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
    command: string,
    payload: any,
    connection: Connection | Connection[],
-  ) {
-    const cmd = JSON.stringify({ command, payload });
+  ): void {
+    const cmd: Command = { command, payload };
    const room = this.rooms[roomName];

    if (!room) return;
@ -281,7 +231,7 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
      if (!excludeIds.includes(connectionId)) {
        const conn = this.connections[connectionId];
        if (conn) {
-          conn.socket.send(cmd);
+          conn.send(cmd);
        }
      }
    });
@ -291,111 +241,157 @@ export class KeepAliveServer extends WebSocketServer {
   * Given a connection, broadcasts a message to all connections except
   * the provided connection.
   */
-  broadcastExclude(connection: Connection, command: string, payload: any) {
-    const cmd = JSON.stringify({ command, payload });
-    Object.values(this.connections).forEach((c) => {
-      if (c.id !== connection.id) {
-        c.socket.send(cmd);
+  broadcastExclude(
+    connection: Connection,
+    command: string,
+    payload: any,
+  ): void {
+    const cmd: Command = { command, payload };
+
+    Object.values(this.connections).forEach((conn) => {
+      if (conn.id !== connection.id) {
+        conn.send(cmd);
      }
    });
  }

  /**
-   * @example
-   * ```typescript
-   * server.registerCommand("join:room", async (payload: { roomName: string }, connection: Connection) => {
-   *   server.addToRoom(payload.roomName, connection);
-   *   server.broadcastRoom(payload.roomName, "joined", { roomName: payload.roomName });
-   * });
-   * ```
+   * Add a connection to a room
   */
-  addToRoom(roomName: string, connection: Connection) {
+  addToRoom(roomName: string, connection: Connection): void {
    this.rooms[roomName] = this.rooms[roomName] ?? new Set();
    this.rooms[roomName].add(connection.id);
  }

-  removeFromRoom(roomName: string, connection: Connection) {
+  /**
+   * Remove a connection from a room
+   */
+  removeFromRoom(roomName: string, connection: Connection): void {
    if (!this.rooms[roomName]) return;
    this.rooms[roomName].delete(connection.id);
  }

-  removeFromAllRooms(connection: Connection | string) {
-    const connectionId = typeof connection === "string" ? connection : connection.id;
+  /**
+   * Remove a connection from all rooms
+   */
+  removeFromAllRooms(connection: Connection | string): void {
+    const connectionId =
+      typeof connection === "string" ? connection : connection.id;
+
    Object.keys(this.rooms).forEach((roomName) => {
      this.rooms[roomName].delete(connectionId);
    });
  }

  /**
-   * Returns a "room", which is simply a Set of Connection ids.
-   * @param roomName
+   * Returns all connections in a room
   */
  getRoom(roomName: string): Connection[] {
    const ids = this.rooms[roomName] || new Set();
-    return Array.from(ids).map((id) => this.connections[id]);
+    return Array.from(ids)
+      .map((id) => this.connections[id])
+      .filter(Boolean);
  }

-  clearRoom(roomName: string) {
+  /**
+   * Clear all connections from a room
+   */
+  clearRoom(roomName: string): void {
    this.rooms[roomName] = new Set();
  }

-  registerCommand<T>(
+  /**
+   * Register a command handler
+   */
+  async registerCommand<T = any>(
    command: string,
    callback: (context: WSContext<any>) => Promise<T> | T,
    middlewares: SocketMiddleware[] = [],
-  ) {
+  ): Promise<void> {
    this.commands[command] = callback;
-    this.prependMiddlewareToCommand(command, middlewares);
+
+    if (middlewares.length > 0) {
+      this.prependMiddlewareToCommand(command, middlewares);
+    }
+
+    return Promise.resolve();
  }

-  prependMiddlewareToCommand(command: string, middlewares: SocketMiddleware[]) {
+  /**
+   * Add middleware to be executed before a command
+   */
+  prependMiddlewareToCommand(
+    command: string,
+    middlewares: SocketMiddleware[],
+  ): void {
    if (middlewares.length) {
      this.middlewares[command] = this.middlewares[command] || [];
      this.middlewares[command] = middlewares.concat(this.middlewares[command]);
    }
  }

-  appendMiddlewareToCommand(command: string, middlewares: SocketMiddleware[]) {
+  /**
+   * Add middleware to be executed after other middleware but before the command
+   */
+  appendMiddlewareToCommand(
+    command: string,
+    middlewares: SocketMiddleware[],
+  ): void {
    if (middlewares.length) {
      this.middlewares[command] = this.middlewares[command] || [];
      this.middlewares[command] = this.middlewares[command].concat(middlewares);
    }
  }

+  /**
+   * Execute a command with the given id, name, payload and connection
+   */
  private async runCommand(
    id: number,
    command: string,
    payload: any,
    connection: Connection,
-  ) {
-    const c = new WSContext(this, connection, payload);
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const context = new WSContext(this, connection, payload);

    try {
      if (!this.commands[command]) {
-        // An onslaught of commands that don't exist is a sign of a bad
-        // or otherwise misconfigured client.
-        throw new Error(`Command [${command}] not found.`);
+        throw new CodeError(
+          `Command [${command}] not found.`,
+          "ENOTFOUND",
+          "CommandError",
+        );
      }

+      // Run global middlewares
      if (this.globalMiddlewares.length) {
-        for (const mw of this.globalMiddlewares) {
-          await mw(c);
+        for (const middleware of this.globalMiddlewares) {
+          await middleware(context);
        }
      }

+      // Run command-specific middlewares
      if (this.middlewares[command]) {
-        for (const mw of this.middlewares[command]) {
-          await mw(c);
+        for (const middleware of this.middlewares[command]) {
+          await middleware(context);
        }
      }

-      const result = await this.commands[command](c);
+      // Execute the command
+      const result = await this.commands[command](context);
      connection.send({ id, command, payload: result });
-    } catch (e) {
-      const payload = { error: e.message ?? e ?? "Unknown error" };
-      connection.send({ id, command, payload });
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Handle and serialize errors
+      const errorPayload =
+        error instanceof Error
+          ? {
+              error: error.message,
+              code: (error as CodeError).code || "ESERVER",
+              name: error.name || "Error",
+            }
+          : { error: String(error) };
+
+      connection.send({ id, command, payload: errorPayload });
    }
  }
 }
-
-export { Connection };
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/tests/advanced.test.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/tests/advanced.test.ts
@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { KeepAliveClient, Status } from "../src/client/client";
+import { KeepAliveServer } from "../src/server/index";
+
+// Helper to create a WebSocket server for testing
+const createTestServer = (port: number) => {
+  return new KeepAliveServer({
+    port,
+    pingInterval: 1000, // Faster for testing
+    latencyInterval: 500, // Faster for testing
+  });
+};
+
+describe("Advanced KeepAliveClient and KeepAliveServer Tests", () => {
+  const port = 8125;
+  let server: KeepAliveServer;
+  let client: KeepAliveClient;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    server = createTestServer(port);
+
+    // Wait for the server to start
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      server.on("listening", () => {
+        resolve();
+      });
+
+      // In case the server is already listening
+      if (server.listening) {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+
+    client = new KeepAliveClient(`ws://localhost:${port}`);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    // Close connections in order
+    if (client.status === Status.ONLINE) {
+      await client.close();
+    }
+
+    // Close the server
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      if (server) {
+        server.close(() => {
+          resolve();
+        });
+      } else {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("command times out when server doesn't respond", async () => {
+    await server.registerCommand("never-responds", async () => {
+      return new Promise(() => {});
+    });
+
+    await client.connect();
+
+    // Expect it to fail after a short timeout
+    await expect(
+      client.command("never-responds", "Should timeout", 500),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/timed out/);
+  }, 2000);
+
+  test("server errors are properly serialized to client", async () => {
+    await server.registerCommand("throws-error", async () => {
+      throw new Error("Custom server error");
+    });
+
+    await client.connect();
+
+    // Expect to receive this error
+    const result = await client.command("throws-error", "Will error", 1000);
+    expect(result).toHaveProperty("error", "Custom server error");
+  }, 2000);
+
+  test("multiple concurrent commands are handled correctly", async () => {
+    // Register commands with different delays
+    await server.registerCommand("fast", async (context) => {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 50));
+      return `Fast: ${context.payload}`;
+    });
+
+    await server.registerCommand("slow", async (context) => {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 150));
+      return `Slow: ${context.payload}`;
+    });
+
+    await server.registerCommand("echo", async (context) => {
+      return `Echo: ${context.payload}`;
+    });
+
+    await client.connect();
+
+    // Send multiple commands concurrently
+    const results = await Promise.all([
+      client.command("fast", "First", 1000),
+      client.command("slow", "Second", 1000),
+      client.command("echo", "Third", 1000),
+    ]);
+
+    // Verify all commands completed successfully
+    expect(results).toEqual(["Fast: First", "Slow: Second", "Echo: Third"]);
+  }, 3000);
+
+  test("handles large payloads correctly", async () => {
+    await server.registerCommand("echo", async (context) => {
+      return context.payload;
+    });
+
+    await client.connect();
+
+    const largeData = {
+      array: Array(1000)
+        .fill(0)
+        .map((_, i) => `item-${i}`),
+      nested: {
+        deep: {
+          object: {
+            with: "lots of data",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const result = await client.command("echo", largeData, 5000);
+
+    // Verify the response contains the expected data
+    expect(result).toEqual(largeData);
+  }, 10000);
+
+  test("server handles multiple client connections", async () => {
+    await server.registerCommand("echo", async (context) => {
+      return `Echo: ${context.payload}`;
+    });
+
+    // Create multiple clients
+    const clients = Array(5)
+      .fill(0)
+      .map(() => new KeepAliveClient(`ws://localhost:${port}`));
+
+    // Connect all clients
+    await Promise.all(clients.map((client) => client.connect()));
+
+    // Send a command from each client
+    const results = await Promise.all(
+      clients.map((client, i) => client.command("echo", `Client ${i}`, 1000)),
+    );
+
+    // Verify all commands succeeded
+    results.forEach((result, i) => {
+      expect(result).toBe(`Echo: Client ${i}`);
+    });
+
+    // Clean up
+    await Promise.all(clients.map((client) => client.close()));
+  }, 5000);
+});
--- a/packages/keepalive-ws/tests/basic.test.ts
+++ b/packages/keepalive-ws/tests/basic.test.ts
@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { KeepAliveClient, Status } from "../src/client/client";
+import { KeepAliveServer } from "../src/server/index";
+import { WebSocket, WebSocketServer } from "ws";
+
+// Helper to create a WebSocket server for testing
+const createTestServer = (port: number) => {
+  return new KeepAliveServer({
+    port,
+    pingInterval: 1000, // Faster for testing
+    latencyInterval: 500, // Faster for testing
+  });
+};
+
+describe("Basic KeepAliveClient and KeepAliveServer Tests", () => {
+  const port = 8124;
+  let server: KeepAliveServer;
+  let client: KeepAliveClient;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    server = createTestServer(port);
+
+    // Wait for the server to start
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      server.on("listening", () => {
+        resolve();
+      });
+
+      // In case the server is already listening
+      if (server.listening) {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+
+    client = new KeepAliveClient(`ws://localhost:${port}`);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    // Close connections in order
+    if (client.status === Status.ONLINE) {
+      await client.close();
+    }
+
+    // Close the server
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      if (server) {
+        server.close(() => {
+          resolve();
+        });
+      } else {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("client-server connection should be online", async () => {
+    await server.registerCommand("echo", async (context) => {
+      return context.payload;
+    });
+
+    await client.connect();
+    expect(client.status).toBe(Status.ONLINE);
+  }, 10000);
+
+  test("simple echo command", async () => {
+    await server.registerCommand("echo", async (context) => {
+      return `Echo: ${context.payload}`;
+    });
+
+    await client.connect();
+
+    const result = await client.command("echo", "Hello", 5000);
+    expect(result).toBe("Echo: Hello");
+  }, 10000);
+
+  test("connect should resolve when already connected", async () => {
+    await server.registerCommand("echo", async (context) => {
+      return context.payload;
+    });
+
+    await client.connect();
+    expect(client.status).toBe(Status.ONLINE);
+
+    // Second connect should resolve immediately
+    await client.connect();
+    expect(client.status).toBe(Status.ONLINE);
+  }, 10000);
+
+  test("close should resolve when already closed", async () => {
+    await client.close();
+    expect(client.status).toBe(Status.OFFLINE);
+
+    // Second close should resolve immediately
+    await client.close();
+    expect(client.status).toBe(Status.OFFLINE);
+  }, 10000);
+});