freeport 1.0.1

Fast and reliable Dart library for finding available network ports with parallel checking and custom hostname support.

1.0.1

• Fix handling of invalid port 0 in free port selection
• Optimize preferred port selection to return first available

1.0.0

• Remove unnecessary await from ServerSocket.bind call
• Ensure socket is closed after getting port number
• Optimize preferred port selection logic
• Handle port 0 and simplify address resolution in freeport

0.0.2

Bug Fixes

• Fixed resource leak in isAvailablePort function by properly closing the Socket after port testing #2
• Improved port testing logic to ensure network resources are released after checks

Improvements

• Implemented parallel port checking in freePort function for significant performance improvement when testing multiple preferred ports
• Added two-stage port checking strategy with fallback mechanism for better reliability
• Refactored the implementation of isAvailablePort function with better Future handling
• Enhanced handling of port 0 logic

Credits

• Thanks to @FourLeafTec for submitting PR #2, fixing the Socket resource leak issue

0.0.1

• Initial version.