Uncatchable client errors

[piscisaureus]

var net = require('net'),
    http = require('http');

var brokenServer = net.createServer(function(socket) {
  /* Write some broken headers. */
  socket.write('SNAFU/0.1 1337 broken response\r\n');
  socket.write('Content-Type: fubar\r\n');
  socket.write('\r\n');
  socket.write('Hello, moon\n');
  socket.destroySoon();

  socket.on('error', function() {});
});
brokenServer.listen(8000);

var options = {
  host: '127.0.0.1',
  port: 8000,
  path: '/index.html'
};

setInterval(function() {
  http.get(options, onResponse, onError);

  function onResponse(res) {
    console.log("Response:", res);
  }
  function onError(err) {
    console.log("Error:", err);
  }
}, 10);

process.on('uncaughtException', function(e) {
  console.log("Uncaught: ", e)
});

@bnoordhuis @isaacs <-- Calling the experts

[piscisaureus]

CC @mranney

[bnoordhuis]

There's a bug in your test. Try this:

diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 2cbcd81..9630809 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var options = {
 };

 setInterval(function() {
-  http.get(options, onResponse, onError);
+  http.get(options, onResponse).on('error', onError);

   function onResponse(res) {
     console.log("Response:", res);

[isaacs]

Seems perhaps related to #3236?