Chatty Logger

app.js

var logger = require('lib/socket.io-client').connect({id:'MyAppName', channel:'MyAppChannel'});

var window = Ti.UI.Window();
window.open();

var jsonTest = {'test':'testparam'};

//String Example
logger.log('test message');

//JSON Example
logger.log(jsonTest);

logger.js

/**
 * Chatty logger
 * use with Balloons.io https://github.com/gravityonmars/Balloons.IO
 * and Titanium Socket.io https://raw.github.com/iamyellow/socket.io-client/master/dist/socket.io.js
 */

var logger = {};
var io = require('lib/socket.io');

var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:3099');

logger.connect = function(args){
  socket.emit('set nickname',{nickname:args.id ,room_id:args.channel});
  return logger;
};

socket.on('new msg', function(data) {
  if(data.nickname !== Ti.App.USERID) { Ti.UI.createAlertDialog({title:'Logger Message',message:data.nickname+':'+data.msg}).show(); }
});

logger.log = function(data){
  var message = ('object' === typeof data) ? JSON.stringify(data) : data;
  socket.emit('my msg',{msg:message}, function(){
    console.log('[LOGGER]:'+data);
  });
};

module.exports = logger;