gistfile1.c

static void
on_connect_cb(uv_connect_t *request, int status)
{
    conn_info *ci = (conn_info *)request->data;

    if (status != 0)
    {
        printf("on connect status error %s %s\n",
               uv_err_name(status),
               uv_strerror(status));

        struct sockaddr_in addr;
        uv_ip4_addr("127.0.0.1", 5000, &addr);

        // client_handle is a uv_tcp_t that was init'ed on first connect
        uv_tcp_connect(request, &ci->client_handle, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, on_connect_cb);

        return;
    }

    printf("connected status %d\n", status);
}