19.5.7

fix(lifecycle-component): store actual event handler for proper cleanup
chore(meta): update certificate dates in meta.json

certs/static-route/meta.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "expiryDate": "2025-08-29T18:29:48.329Z",
+  "expiryDate": "2025-08-30T08:04:36.897Z",
-  "issueDate": "2025-05-31T18:29:48.329Z",
+  "issueDate": "2025-06-01T08:04:36.897Z",
-  "savedAt": "2025-05-31T18:29:48.330Z"
+  "savedAt": "2025-06-01T08:04:36.897Z"
 }

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartproxy",
-  "version": "19.5.5",
+  "version": "19.5.7",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",

test/core/utils/test.lifecycle-component.ts

@@ -249,4 +249,4 @@ tap.test('should not create timers when shutting down', async () => {
   expect(intervalFired).toBeFalse();
 });
 
-tap.start();
+export default tap.start();

test/test.acme-state-manager.node.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should track challenge routes correctly', async (tool
       path: '/.well-known/acme-challenge/*'
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static',
+      type: 'socket-handler',
-      handler: async () => ({ status: 200, body: 'challenge' })
+      socketHandler: async (socket, context) => {
+        // Mock handler that would write the challenge response
+        socket.end('challenge response');
+      }
     }
   };
   
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should track port allocations', async (tools) => {
       path: '/.well-known/acme-challenge/*'
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static'
+      type: 'socket-handler'
     }
   };
   
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should track port allocations', async (tools) => {
       path: '/.well-known/acme-challenge/*'
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static'
+      type: 'socket-handler'
     }
   };
   
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should select primary route by priority', async (tool
       ports: 80
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static'
+      type: 'socket-handler'
     }
   };
   
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should select primary route by priority', async (tool
       ports: 80
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static'
+      type: 'socket-handler'
     }
   };
   
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should select primary route by priority', async (tool
       ports: 80
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static'
+      type: 'socket-handler'
     }
   };
   
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should handle clear operation', async (tools) => {
       ports: [80, 443]
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static'
+      type: 'socket-handler'
     }
   };
   
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ tap.test('AcmeStateManager should handle clear operation', async (tools) => {
       ports: 8080
     },
     action: {
-      type: 'static'
+      type: 'socket-handler'
     }
   };
   

test/test.http-fix-verification.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ tap.test('should detect and forward non-TLS connections on useHttpProxy ports',
     getAllRoutes: () => mockSettings.routes,
     getRoutesForPort: (port: number) => mockSettings.routes.filter(r => {
       const ports = Array.isArray(r.match.ports) ? r.match.ports : [r.match.ports];
-      return ports.includes(port);
+      return ports.some(p => {
+        if (typeof p === 'number') {
+          return p === port;
+        } else if (p && typeof p === 'object' && 'from' in p && 'to' in p) {
+          return port >= p.from && port <= p.to;
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
     })
   };
   
@@ -101,6 +108,8 @@ tap.test('should detect and forward non-TLS connections on useHttpProxy ports',
     resume: () => {},
     removeListener: function() { return this; },
     emit: () => {},
+    setNoDelay: () => {},
+    setKeepAlive: () => {},
     _dataHandler: null as any
   } as any;
   
@@ -176,7 +185,14 @@ tap.test('should handle TLS connections normally', async (tapTest) => {
     getAllRoutes: () => mockSettings.routes,
     getRoutesForPort: (port: number) => mockSettings.routes.filter(r => {
       const ports = Array.isArray(r.match.ports) ? r.match.ports : [r.match.ports];
-      return ports.includes(port);
+      return ports.some(p => {
+        if (typeof p === 'number') {
+          return p === port;
+        } else if (p && typeof p === 'object' && 'from' in p && 'to' in p) {
+          return port >= p.from && port <= p.to;
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
     })
   };
   
@@ -211,6 +227,8 @@ tap.test('should handle TLS connections normally', async (tapTest) => {
     resume: () => {},
     removeListener: function() { return this; },
     emit: () => {},
+    setNoDelay: () => {},
+    setKeepAlive: () => {},
     _dataHandler: null as any
   } as any;
   

test/test.http-forwarding-fix.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ tap.test('should detect and forward non-TLS connections on HttpProxy ports', asy
   proxy.settings.enableDetailedLogging = true;
   
   // Override the HttpProxy initialization to avoid actual HttpProxy setup
-  const mockHttpProxy = { available: true };
   proxy['httpProxyBridge'].initialize = async () => {
     console.log('Mock: HttpProxyBridge initialized');
   };
@@ -49,11 +48,7 @@ tap.test('should detect and forward non-TLS connections on HttpProxy ports', asy
     args[1].end(); // socket.end()
   };
   
-  const originalGetHttpProxy = proxy['httpProxyBridge'].getHttpProxy;
+  // No need to mock getHttpProxy - the bridge already handles HttpProxy availability
-  proxy['httpProxyBridge'].getHttpProxy = () => {
-    console.log('Mock: getHttpProxy called, returning:', mockHttpProxy);
-    return mockHttpProxy;
-  };
   
   // Make a connection to port 8080
   const client = new net.Socket();

test/test.httpproxy.ts

@@ -591,13 +591,6 @@ tap.test('cleanup', async () => {
 
 // Exit handler removed to prevent interference with test cleanup
 
-// Add a post-hook to force exit after tap completion
+// Teardown test removed - let tap handle proper cleanup
-tap.test('teardown', async () => {
-  // Force exit after all tests complete
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    console.log('[TEST] Force exit after tap completion');
-    process.exit(0);
-  }, 1000);
-});
 
 export default tap.start();

ts/core/utils/enhanced-connection-pool.ts

@@ -403,7 +403,12 @@ export class EnhancedConnectionPool<T> extends LifecycleComponent {
     const startTime = Date.now();
     
     while (this.activeConnections.size > 0 && Date.now() - startTime < timeout) {
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+      await new Promise(resolve => {
+        const timer = setTimeout(resolve, 100);
+        if (typeof timer.unref === 'function') {
+          timer.unref();
+        }
+      });
     }
     
     // Destroy all connections

ts/core/utils/index.ts

@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ export * from './fs-utils.js';
 export * from './lifecycle-component.js';
 export * from './binary-heap.js';
 export * from './enhanced-connection-pool.js';
+export * from './socket-utils.js';

ts/core/utils/lifecycle-component.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export abstract class LifecycleComponent {
     target: any; 
     event: string; 
     handler: Function;
+    actualHandler?: Function; // The actual handler registered (may be wrapped)
     once?: boolean;
   }> = [];
   private childComponents: Set<LifecycleComponent> = new Set();
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ export abstract class LifecycleComponent {
   protected setTimeout(handler: Function, timeout: number): NodeJS.Timeout {
     if (this.isShuttingDown) {
       // Return a dummy timer if shutting down
-      return setTimeout(() => {}, 0);
+      const dummyTimer = setTimeout(() => {}, 0);
+      if (typeof dummyTimer.unref === 'function') {
+        dummyTimer.unref();
+      }
+      return dummyTimer;
     }
 
     const wrappedHandler = () => {
@@ -33,6 +38,12 @@ export abstract class LifecycleComponent {
 
     const timer = setTimeout(wrappedHandler, timeout);
     this.timers.add(timer);
+    
+    // Allow process to exit even with timer
+    if (typeof timer.unref === 'function') {
+      timer.unref();
+    }
+    
     return timer;
   }
 
@@ -42,7 +53,12 @@ export abstract class LifecycleComponent {
   protected setInterval(handler: Function, interval: number): NodeJS.Timeout {
     if (this.isShuttingDown) {
       // Return a dummy timer if shutting down
-      return setInterval(() => {}, interval);
+      const dummyTimer = setInterval(() => {}, interval);
+      if (typeof dummyTimer.unref === 'function') {
+        dummyTimer.unref();
+      }
+      clearInterval(dummyTimer); // Clear immediately since we don't need it
+      return dummyTimer;
     }
 
     const wrappedHandler = () => {
@@ -121,11 +137,12 @@ export abstract class LifecycleComponent {
       throw new Error('Target must support on() or addEventListener()');
     }
 
-    // Store the original handler in our tracking (not the wrapped one)
+    // Store both the original handler and the actual handler registered
     this.listeners.push({ 
       target, 
       event, 
       handler,
+      actualHandler, // The handler that was actually registered (may be wrapped)
       once: options?.once 
     });
   }
@@ -208,12 +225,15 @@ export abstract class LifecycleComponent {
     this.intervals.clear();
 
     // Remove all event listeners
-    for (const { target, event, handler } of this.listeners) {
+    for (const { target, event, handler, actualHandler } of this.listeners) {
+      // Use actualHandler if available (for wrapped handlers), otherwise use the original handler
+      const handlerToRemove = actualHandler || handler;
+      
       // All listeners need to be removed, including 'once' listeners that might not have fired
       if (typeof target.removeListener === 'function') {
-        target.removeListener(event, handler);
+        target.removeListener(event, handlerToRemove);
       } else if (typeof target.removeEventListener === 'function') {
-        target.removeEventListener(event, handler);
+        target.removeEventListener(event, handlerToRemove);
       }
     }
     this.listeners = [];

ts/core/utils/socket-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
+
+/**
+ * Safely cleanup a socket by removing all listeners and destroying it
+ * @param socket The socket to cleanup
+ * @param socketName Optional name for logging
+ */
+export function cleanupSocket(socket: plugins.net.Socket | plugins.tls.TLSSocket | null, socketName?: string): void {
+  if (!socket) return;
+  
+  try {
+    // Remove all event listeners
+    socket.removeAllListeners();
+    
+    // Unpipe any streams
+    socket.unpipe();
+    
+    // Destroy if not already destroyed
+    if (!socket.destroyed) {
+      socket.destroy();
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Error cleaning up socket${socketName ? ` (${socketName})` : ''}: ${err}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a cleanup handler for paired sockets (client and server)
+ * @param clientSocket The client socket
+ * @param serverSocket The server socket (optional)
+ * @param onCleanup Optional callback when cleanup is done
+ * @returns A cleanup function that can be called multiple times safely
+ */
+export function createSocketCleanupHandler(
+  clientSocket: plugins.net.Socket | plugins.tls.TLSSocket,
+  serverSocket?: plugins.net.Socket | plugins.tls.TLSSocket | null,
+  onCleanup?: (reason: string) => void
+): (reason: string) => void {
+  let cleanedUp = false;
+  
+  return (reason: string) => {
+    if (cleanedUp) return;
+    cleanedUp = true;
+    
+    // Cleanup both sockets
+    cleanupSocket(clientSocket, 'client');
+    if (serverSocket) {
+      cleanupSocket(serverSocket, 'server');
+    }
+    
+    // Call cleanup callback if provided
+    if (onCleanup) {
+      onCleanup(reason);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Setup socket error and close handlers with proper cleanup
+ * @param socket The socket to setup handlers for
+ * @param handleClose The cleanup function to call
+ * @param errorPrefix Optional prefix for error messages
+ */
+export function setupSocketHandlers(
+  socket: plugins.net.Socket | plugins.tls.TLSSocket,
+  handleClose: (reason: string) => void,
+  errorPrefix?: string
+): void {
+  socket.on('error', (error) => {
+    const prefix = errorPrefix || 'Socket';
+    handleClose(`${prefix}_error: ${error.message}`);
+  });
+  
+  socket.on('close', () => {
+    const prefix = errorPrefix || 'socket';
+    handleClose(`${prefix}_closed`);
+  });
+  
+  socket.on('timeout', () => {
+    const prefix = errorPrefix || 'socket';
+    handleClose(`${prefix}_timeout`);
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pipe two sockets together with proper cleanup on either end
+ * @param socket1 First socket
+ * @param socket2 Second socket
+ */
+export function pipeSockets(
+  socket1: plugins.net.Socket | plugins.tls.TLSSocket,
+  socket2: plugins.net.Socket | plugins.tls.TLSSocket
+): void {
+  socket1.pipe(socket2);
+  socket2.pipe(socket1);
+}

ts/forwarding/handlers/http-handler.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import { ForwardingHandler } from './base-handler.js';
 import type { IForwardConfig } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
 import { ForwardingHandlerEvents } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
+import { setupSocketHandlers } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Handler for HTTP-only forwarding
@@ -40,12 +41,15 @@ export class HttpForwardingHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
     const remoteAddress = socket.remoteAddress || 'unknown';
     const localPort = socket.localPort || 80;
     
-    socket.on('close', (hadError) => {
+    // Set up socket handlers with proper cleanup
+    const handleClose = (reason: string) => {
       this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
         remoteAddress,
-        hadError
+        reason
       });
-    });
+    };
+    
+    setupSocketHandlers(socket, handleClose, 'http');
     
     socket.on('error', (error) => {
       this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {

ts/forwarding/handlers/https-passthrough-handler.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import { ForwardingHandler } from './base-handler.js';
 import type { IForwardConfig } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
 import { ForwardingHandlerEvents } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
+import { createSocketCleanupHandler, setupSocketHandlers, pipeSockets } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Handler for HTTPS passthrough (SNI forwarding without termination)
@@ -50,36 +51,24 @@ export class HttpsPassthroughHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
     // Create a connection to the target server
     const serverSocket = plugins.net.connect(target.port, target.host);
     
-    // Handle errors on the server socket
-    serverSocket.on('error', (error) => {
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        error: `Target connection error: ${error.message}`
-      });
-      
-      // Close the client socket if it's still open
-      if (!clientSocket.destroyed) {
-        clientSocket.destroy();
-      }
-    });
-    
-    // Handle errors on the client socket
-    clientSocket.on('error', (error) => {
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        error: `Client connection error: ${error.message}`
-      });
-      
-      // Close the server socket if it's still open
-      if (!serverSocket.destroyed) {
-        serverSocket.destroy();
-      }
-    });
-    
     // Track data transfer for logging
     let bytesSent = 0;
     let bytesReceived = 0;
     
+    // Create cleanup handler with our utility
+    const handleClose = createSocketCleanupHandler(clientSocket, serverSocket, (reason) => {
+      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
+        remoteAddress,
+        bytesSent,
+        bytesReceived,
+        reason
+      });
+    });
+    
+    // Setup error and close handlers for both sockets
+    setupSocketHandlers(serverSocket, handleClose, 'server');
+    setupSocketHandlers(clientSocket, handleClose, 'client');
+    
     // Forward data from client to server
     clientSocket.on('data', (data) => {
       bytesSent += data.length;
@@ -128,48 +117,10 @@ export class HttpsPassthroughHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
       });
     });
     
-    // Handle connection close
-    const handleClose = () => {
-      if (!clientSocket.destroyed) {
-        clientSocket.destroy();
-      }
-      
-      if (!serverSocket.destroyed) {
-        serverSocket.destroy();
-      }
-      
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        bytesSent,
-        bytesReceived
-      });
-    };
-    
-    // Set up close handlers
-    clientSocket.on('close', handleClose);
-    serverSocket.on('close', handleClose);
-    
     // Set timeouts
     const timeout = this.getTimeout();
     clientSocket.setTimeout(timeout);
     serverSocket.setTimeout(timeout);
-    
-    // Handle timeouts
-    clientSocket.on('timeout', () => {
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        error: 'Client connection timeout'
-      });
-      handleClose();
-    });
-    
-    serverSocket.on('timeout', () => {
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        error: 'Server connection timeout'
-      });
-      handleClose();
-    });
   }
   
   /**

ts/forwarding/handlers/https-terminate-to-http-handler.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import { ForwardingHandler } from './base-handler.js';
 import type { IForwardConfig } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
 import { ForwardingHandlerEvents } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
+import { createSocketCleanupHandler, setupSocketHandlers } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Handler for HTTPS termination with HTTP backend
@@ -95,62 +96,24 @@ export class HttpsTerminateToHttpHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
       tls: true
     });
     
-    // Handle TLS errors
+    // Variables to track connections
-    tlsSocket.on('error', (error) => {
+    let backendSocket: plugins.net.Socket | null = null;
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        error: `TLS error: ${error.message}`
-      });
-      
-      if (!tlsSocket.destroyed) {
-        tlsSocket.destroy();
-      }
-    });
-    
-    // The TLS socket will now emit HTTP traffic that can be processed
-    // In a real implementation, we would create an HTTP parser and handle
-    // the requests here, but for simplicity, we'll just log the data
-    
     let dataBuffer = Buffer.alloc(0);
+    let connectionEstablished = false;
     
-    tlsSocket.on('data', (data) => {
+    // Create cleanup handler for all sockets
-      // Append to buffer
+    const handleClose = createSocketCleanupHandler(tlsSocket, backendSocket, (reason) => {
-      dataBuffer = Buffer.concat([dataBuffer, data]);
-      
-      // Very basic HTTP parsing - in a real implementation, use http-parser
-      if (dataBuffer.includes(Buffer.from('\r\n\r\n'))) {
-        const target = this.getTargetFromConfig();
-        
-        // Simple example: forward the data to an HTTP server
-        const socket = plugins.net.connect(target.port, target.host, () => {
-          socket.write(dataBuffer);
-          dataBuffer = Buffer.alloc(0);
-          
-          // Set up bidirectional data flow
-          tlsSocket.pipe(socket);
-          socket.pipe(tlsSocket);
-        });
-        
-        socket.on('error', (error) => {
-          this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-            remoteAddress,
-            error: `Target connection error: ${error.message}`
-          });
-          
-          if (!tlsSocket.destroyed) {
-            tlsSocket.destroy();
-          }
-        });
-      }
-    });
-    
-    // Handle close
-    tlsSocket.on('close', () => {
       this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
-        remoteAddress
+        remoteAddress,
+        reason
       });
+      dataBuffer = Buffer.alloc(0);
+      connectionEstablished = false;
     });
     
+    // Set up error handling with our cleanup utility
+    setupSocketHandlers(tlsSocket, handleClose, 'tls');
+    
     // Set timeout
     const timeout = this.getTimeout();
     tlsSocket.setTimeout(timeout);
@@ -160,9 +123,58 @@ export class HttpsTerminateToHttpHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
         remoteAddress,
         error: 'TLS connection timeout'
       });
+      handleClose('timeout');
+    });
     
-      if (!tlsSocket.destroyed) {
+    // Handle TLS data
-        tlsSocket.destroy();
+    tlsSocket.on('data', (data) => {
+      // If backend connection already established, just forward the data
+      if (connectionEstablished && backendSocket && !backendSocket.destroyed) {
+        backendSocket.write(data);
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      // Append to buffer
+      dataBuffer = Buffer.concat([dataBuffer, data]);
+      
+      // Very basic HTTP parsing - in a real implementation, use http-parser
+      if (dataBuffer.includes(Buffer.from('\r\n\r\n')) && !connectionEstablished) {
+        const target = this.getTargetFromConfig();
+        
+        // Create backend connection
+        backendSocket = plugins.net.connect(target.port, target.host, () => {
+          connectionEstablished = true;
+          
+          // Send buffered data
+          if (dataBuffer.length > 0) {
+            backendSocket!.write(dataBuffer);
+            dataBuffer = Buffer.alloc(0);
+          }
+          
+          // Set up bidirectional data flow
+          tlsSocket.pipe(backendSocket!);
+          backendSocket!.pipe(tlsSocket);
+        });
+        
+        // Update the cleanup handler with the backend socket
+        const newHandleClose = createSocketCleanupHandler(tlsSocket, backendSocket, (reason) => {
+          this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
+            remoteAddress,
+            reason
+          });
+          dataBuffer = Buffer.alloc(0);
+          connectionEstablished = false;
+        });
+        
+        // Set up handlers for backend socket
+        setupSocketHandlers(backendSocket, newHandleClose, 'backend');
+        
+        backendSocket.on('error', (error) => {
+          this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
+            remoteAddress,
+            error: `Target connection error: ${error.message}`
+          });
+        });
       }
     });
   }

ts/forwarding/handlers/https-terminate-to-https-handler.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import { ForwardingHandler } from './base-handler.js';
 import type { IForwardConfig } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
 import { ForwardingHandlerEvents } from '../config/forwarding-types.js';
+import { createSocketCleanupHandler, setupSocketHandlers } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Handler for HTTPS termination with HTTPS backend
@@ -93,28 +94,38 @@ export class HttpsTerminateToHttpsHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
       tls: true
     });
     
-    // Handle TLS errors
+    // Variable to track backend socket
-    tlsSocket.on('error', (error) => {
+    let backendSocket: plugins.tls.TLSSocket | null = null;
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        error: `TLS error: ${error.message}`
-      });
     
-      if (!tlsSocket.destroyed) {
+    // Create cleanup handler for both sockets
-        tlsSocket.destroy();
+    const handleClose = createSocketCleanupHandler(tlsSocket, backendSocket, (reason) => {
-      }
+      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
+        remoteAddress,
+        reason
+      });
     });
     
-    // The TLS socket will now emit HTTP traffic that can be processed
+    // Set up error handling with our cleanup utility
-    // In a real implementation, we would create an HTTP parser and handle
+    setupSocketHandlers(tlsSocket, handleClose, 'tls');
-    // the requests here, but for simplicity, we'll just forward the data
+    
+    // Set timeout
+    const timeout = this.getTimeout();
+    tlsSocket.setTimeout(timeout);
+    
+    tlsSocket.on('timeout', () => {
+      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
+        remoteAddress,
+        error: 'TLS connection timeout'
+      });
+      handleClose('timeout');
+    });
     
     // Get the target from configuration
     const target = this.getTargetFromConfig();
     
     // Set up the connection to the HTTPS backend
     const connectToBackend = () => {
-      const backendSocket = plugins.tls.connect({
+      backendSocket = plugins.tls.connect({
         host: target.host,
         port: target.port,
         // In a real implementation, we would configure TLS options
@@ -127,30 +138,29 @@ export class HttpsTerminateToHttpsHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
         });
         
         // Set up bidirectional data flow
-        tlsSocket.pipe(backendSocket);
+        tlsSocket.pipe(backendSocket!);
-        backendSocket.pipe(tlsSocket);
+        backendSocket!.pipe(tlsSocket);
       });
       
+      // Update the cleanup handler with the backend socket
+      const newHandleClose = createSocketCleanupHandler(tlsSocket, backendSocket, (reason) => {
+        this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
+          remoteAddress,
+          reason
+        });
+      });
+      
+      // Set up handlers for backend socket
+      setupSocketHandlers(backendSocket, newHandleClose, 'backend');
+      
       backendSocket.on('error', (error) => {
         this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
           remoteAddress,
           error: `Backend connection error: ${error.message}`
         });
-        
-        if (!tlsSocket.destroyed) {
-          tlsSocket.destroy();
-        }
       });
       
-      // Handle close
+      // Set timeout for backend socket
-      backendSocket.on('close', () => {
-        if (!tlsSocket.destroyed) {
-          tlsSocket.destroy();
-        }
-      });
-      
-      // Set timeout
-      const timeout = this.getTimeout();
       backendSocket.setTimeout(timeout);
       
       backendSocket.on('timeout', () => {
@@ -158,10 +168,7 @@ export class HttpsTerminateToHttpsHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
           remoteAddress,
           error: 'Backend connection timeout'
         });
-        
+        newHandleClose('backend_timeout');
-        if (!backendSocket.destroyed) {
-          backendSocket.destroy();
-        }
       });
     };
     
@@ -169,28 +176,6 @@ export class HttpsTerminateToHttpsHandler extends ForwardingHandler {
     tlsSocket.on('secure', () => {
       connectToBackend();
     });
-    
-    // Handle close
-    tlsSocket.on('close', () => {
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.DISCONNECTED, {
-        remoteAddress
-      });
-    });
-    
-    // Set timeout
-    const timeout = this.getTimeout();
-    tlsSocket.setTimeout(timeout);
-    
-    tlsSocket.on('timeout', () => {
-      this.emit(ForwardingHandlerEvents.ERROR, {
-        remoteAddress,
-        error: 'TLS connection timeout'
-      });
-      
-      if (!tlsSocket.destroyed) {
-        tlsSocket.destroy();
-      }
-    });
   }
   
   /**

ts/proxies/http-proxy/connection-pool.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import { type IHttpProxyOptions, type IConnectionEntry, type ILogger, createLogger } from './models/types.js';
+import { cleanupSocket } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Manages a pool of backend connections for efficient reuse
@@ -133,14 +134,7 @@ export class ConnectionPool {
         if ((connection.isIdle && now - connection.lastUsed > idleTimeout) ||
             connections.length > (this.options.connectionPoolSize || 50)) {
           
-          try {
+          cleanupSocket(connection.socket, `pool-${host}-idle`);
-            if (!connection.socket.destroyed) {
-              connection.socket.end();
-              connection.socket.destroy();
-            }
-          } catch (err) {
-            this.logger.error(`Error destroying pooled connection to ${host}`, err);
-          }
           
           connections.shift(); // Remove from pool
           removed++;
@@ -170,14 +164,7 @@ export class ConnectionPool {
       this.logger.debug(`Closing ${connections.length} connections to ${host}`);
       
       for (const connection of connections) {
-        try {
+        cleanupSocket(connection.socket, `pool-${host}-close`);
-          if (!connection.socket.destroyed) {
-            connection.socket.end();
-            connection.socket.destroy();
-          }
-        } catch (error) {
-          this.logger.error(`Error closing connection to ${host}:`, error);
-        }
       }
     }
     

ts/proxies/http-proxy/http-proxy.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { RequestHandler, type IMetricsTracker } from './request-handler.js';
 import { WebSocketHandler } from './websocket-handler.js';
 import { ProxyRouter } from '../../routing/router/index.js';
 import { RouteRouter } from '../../routing/router/route-router.js';
+import { cleanupSocket } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 import { FunctionCache } from './function-cache.js';
 
 /**
@@ -520,11 +521,7 @@ export class HttpProxy implements IMetricsTracker {
     
     // Close all tracked sockets
     for (const socket of this.socketMap.getArray()) {
-      try {
+      cleanupSocket(socket, 'http-proxy-stop');
-        socket.destroy();
-      } catch (error) {
-        this.logger.error('Error destroying socket', error);
-      }
     }
     
     // Close all connection pool connections

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/connection-manager.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { SecurityManager } from './security-manager.js';
 import { TimeoutManager } from './timeout-manager.js';
 import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';
 import { LifecycleComponent } from '../../core/utils/lifecycle-component.js';
+import { cleanupSocket } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Manages connection lifecycle, tracking, and cleanup with performance optimizations
@@ -278,10 +279,10 @@ export class ConnectionManager extends LifecycleComponent {
       }
 
       // Handle socket cleanup without delay
-      this.cleanupSocketImmediate(record, 'incoming', record.incoming);
+      cleanupSocket(record.incoming, `${record.id}-incoming`);
       
       if (record.outgoing) {
-        this.cleanupSocketImmediate(record, 'outgoing', record.outgoing);
+        cleanupSocket(record.outgoing, `${record.id}-outgoing`);
       }
 
       // Clear pendingData to avoid memory leaks
@@ -313,23 +314,6 @@ export class ConnectionManager extends LifecycleComponent {
     }
   }
   
-  /**
-   * Helper method to clean up a socket immediately
-   */
-  private cleanupSocketImmediate(record: IConnectionRecord, side: 'incoming' | 'outgoing', socket: plugins.net.Socket): void {
-    try {
-      if (!socket.destroyed) {
-        socket.destroy();
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.log('error', `Error destroying ${side} socket: ${err}`, { 
-        connectionId: record.id, 
-        side, 
-        error: err, 
-        component: 'connection-manager' 
-      });
-    }
-  }
   
   /**
    * Creates a generic error handler for incoming or outgoing sockets
@@ -552,19 +536,13 @@ export class ConnectionManager extends LifecycleComponent {
             record.cleanupTimer = undefined;
           }
 
-          // Immediate destruction
+          // Immediate destruction using socket-utils
           if (record.incoming) {
-            record.incoming.removeAllListeners();
+            cleanupSocket(record.incoming, `${record.id}-incoming-shutdown`);
-            if (!record.incoming.destroyed) {
-              record.incoming.destroy();
-            }
           }
 
           if (record.outgoing) {
-            record.outgoing.removeAllListeners();
+            cleanupSocket(record.outgoing, `${record.id}-outgoing-shutdown`);
-            if (!record.outgoing.destroyed) {
-              record.outgoing.destroy();
-            }
           }
         } catch (err) {
           logger.log('error', `Error during connection cleanup: ${err}`, { 

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/http-proxy-bridge.ts

@@ -128,10 +128,24 @@ export class HttpProxyBridge {
     proxySocket.pipe(socket);
     
     // Handle cleanup
+    let cleanedUp = false;
     const cleanup = (reason: string) => {
+      if (cleanedUp) return;
+      cleanedUp = true;
+      
+      // Remove all event listeners to prevent memory leaks
+      socket.removeAllListeners('end');
+      socket.removeAllListeners('error');
+      proxySocket.removeAllListeners('end');
+      proxySocket.removeAllListeners('error');
+      
       socket.unpipe(proxySocket);
       proxySocket.unpipe(socket);
-      proxySocket.destroy();
+      
+      if (!proxySocket.destroyed) {
+        proxySocket.destroy();
+      }
+      
       cleanupCallback(reason);
     };
     

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/port-manager.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import type { ISmartProxyOptions } from './models/interfaces.js';
 import { RouteConnectionHandler } from './route-connection-handler.js';
 import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';
+import { cleanupSocket } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * PortManager handles the dynamic creation and removal of port listeners
@@ -64,8 +65,7 @@ export class PortManager {
     const server = plugins.net.createServer((socket) => {
       // Check if shutting down
       if (this.isShuttingDown) {
-        socket.end();
+        cleanupSocket(socket, 'port-manager-shutdown');
-        socket.destroy();
         return;
       }
       

ts/proxies/smart-proxy/route-connection-handler.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { TlsManager } from './tls-manager.js';
 import { HttpProxyBridge } from './http-proxy-bridge.js';
 import { TimeoutManager } from './timeout-manager.js';
 import { RouteManager } from './route-manager.js';
-import type { ForwardingHandler } from '../../forwarding/handlers/base-handler.js';
+import { cleanupSocket } from '../../core/utils/socket-utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Handles new connection processing and setup logic with support for route-based configuration
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
     const ipValidation = this.securityManager.validateIP(remoteIP);
     if (!ipValidation.allowed) {
       logger.log('warn', `Connection rejected`, { remoteIP, reason: ipValidation.reason, component: 'route-handler' });
-      socket.end();
+      cleanupSocket(socket, `rejected-${ipValidation.reason}`);
-      socket.destroy();
       return;
     }
 
@@ -822,6 +821,38 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
       return;
     }
     
+    // Track event listeners added by the handler so we can clean them up
+    const originalOn = socket.on.bind(socket);
+    const originalOnce = socket.once.bind(socket);
+    const trackedListeners: Array<{event: string; listener: (...args: any[]) => void}> = [];
+    
+    // Override socket.on to track listeners
+    socket.on = function(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void) {
+      trackedListeners.push({event, listener});
+      return originalOn(event, listener);
+    } as any;
+    
+    // Override socket.once to track listeners
+    socket.once = function(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void) {
+      trackedListeners.push({event, listener});
+      return originalOnce(event, listener);
+    } as any;
+    
+    // Set up automatic cleanup when socket closes
+    const cleanupHandler = () => {
+      // Remove all tracked listeners
+      for (const {event, listener} of trackedListeners) {
+        socket.removeListener(event, listener);
+      }
+      // Restore original methods
+      socket.on = originalOn;
+      socket.once = originalOnce;
+    };
+    
+    // Listen for socket close to trigger cleanup
+    originalOnce('close', cleanupHandler);
+    originalOnce('error', cleanupHandler);
+    
     // Create route context for the handler
     const routeContext = this.createRouteContext({
       connectionId: record.id,
@@ -855,6 +886,8 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
               error: error.message,
               component: 'route-handler'
             });
+            // Remove all event listeners before destroying to prevent memory leaks
+            socket.removeAllListeners();
             if (!socket.destroyed) {
               socket.destroy();
             }
@@ -875,6 +908,8 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
         error: error.message,
         component: 'route-handler'
       });
+      // Remove all event listeners before destroying to prevent memory leaks
+      socket.removeAllListeners();
       if (!socket.destroyed) {
         socket.destroy();
       }
@@ -1229,7 +1264,7 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
           connectionId,
           serverName,
           connInfo,
-          (connectionId, reason) => this.connectionManager.initiateCleanupOnce(record, reason)
+          (_connectionId, reason) => this.connectionManager.initiateCleanupOnce(record, reason)
         );
 
         // Store the handler in the connection record so we can remove it during cleanup