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Simple socket.io example
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var http = require('http'), | |
fs = require('fs'), | |
// NEVER use a Sync function except at start-up! | |
index = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/index.html'); | |
// Send index.html to all requests | |
var app = http.createServer(function(req, res) { | |
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'}); | |
res.end(index); | |
}); | |
// Socket.io server listens to our app | |
var io = require('socket.io').listen(app); | |
// Send current time to all connected clients | |
function sendTime() { | |
io.sockets.emit('time', { time: new Date().toJSON() }); | |
} | |
// Send current time every 10 secs | |
setInterval(sendTime, 10000); | |
// Emit welcome message on connection | |
io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) { | |
socket.emit('welcome', { message: 'Welcome!' }); | |
socket.on('i am client', function() { | |
console.log('received a message from the client.'); | |
}); | |
}); | |
app.listen(3001); |
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<!doctype html> | |
<html> | |
<head> | |
<script src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.2.min.js'></script> | |
<script src='http://localhost:3001/socket.io/socket.io.js'></script> | |
<script> | |
var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:3001'); | |
socket.on('welcome', function(data) { | |
$('#messages').append('<li>' + data.message + '</li>'); | |
socket.emit('i am client', {data: 'foo!'}); | |
}); | |
socket.on('time', function(data) { | |
console.log(data); | |
$('#messages').append('<li>' + data.time + '</li>'); | |
}); | |
socket.on('error', function() { console.error(arguments) }); | |
socket.on('message', function() { console.log(arguments) }); | |
</script> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<ul id='messages'></ul> | |
</body> | |
</html> |
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