corrected the reading of the steward socket

read_socket_or_tcp_listener.go

@@ -23,22 +23,35 @@ func (s *server) readSocket(toRingbufferCh chan []subjectAndMessage) {
 			sendErrorLogMessage(toRingbufferCh, Node(s.nodeName), er)
 		}
 
-		b := make([]byte, 65535)
+		go func(conn net.Conn) {
+			defer conn.Close()
+
+			var readBytes []byte
+
+			for {
+				b := make([]byte, 1500)
 				_, err = conn.Read(b)
-		if err != nil {
+				if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-			er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to read data from socket: %v", err)
+					er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to read data from tcp listener: %v", err)
 					sendErrorLogMessage(toRingbufferCh, Node(s.nodeName), er)
-			continue
+					return
 				}
 
-		b = bytes.Trim(b, "\x00")
+				readBytes = append(readBytes, b...)
+
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			readBytes = bytes.Trim(readBytes, "\x00")
 
 			// unmarshal the JSON into a struct
-		sam, err := convertBytesToSAM(b)
+			sam, err := convertBytesToSAM(readBytes)
 			if err != nil {
 				er := fmt.Errorf("error: malformed json: %v", err)
 				sendErrorLogMessage(toRingbufferCh, Node(s.nodeName), er)
-			continue
+				return
 			}
 
 			for i := range sam {
@@ -51,7 +64,7 @@ func (s *server) readSocket(toRingbufferCh chan []subjectAndMessage) {
 			// Send the SAM struct to be picked up by the ring buffer.
 			toRingbufferCh <- sam
 
-		conn.Close()
+		}(conn)
 	}
 }