function connect() {
    const client = net.connect(5000, () => {
        console.log("Connected to server");
        client.write("start\n");  // Send "start" once connected
    });

    // Pipe input/output
    process.stdin.pipe(client);
    client.pipe(process.stdout);

    client.once("error", (err) => {
        // console.error("Connection error:", err.message);
    });

    client.once("close", () => {
        console.log("\nDisconnected from server. Reconnecting in 1 second...");
        setTimeout(connect, 1000);  // Reconnect after 5 seconds
    });
}

connect();

// send start, stop or snap