Using raw socket.io functionality in a Sails.js controller

using-raw-socket-io-in-sails.js

module.exports = {
  
  /**
   *
   * Using raw socket.io functionality from a Sails.js controller
   *
   */ 
   
  index: function (req,res) {

    var socket = req.socket;
    var io = sails.io;

    // emit to all sockets (aka publish)
    // including yourself
    io.sockets.emit('messageName', {thisIs: 'theMessage'});

    // broadcast to a room (aka publish)
    // excluding yourself, if you're in it
    socket.broadcast.to('roomName').emit('messageName', {thisIs: 'theMessage'});

    // emit to a room (aka publish)
    // including yourself
    io.sockets.in('roomName').emit('messageName', {thisIs: 'theMessage'});

    // Join a room (aka subscribe)
    // If you're in the room already, no problem, do nothing
    // If the room doesn't exist yet, it gets created
    socket.join('roomName');

    // Leave a room (aka unsubscribe)
    // If you're not in the room, no problem, do nothing
    // If the room doesn't exist yet, no problem, do nothing
    socket.leave('roomName');

    // Get all connected sockets in the app
    sails.io.sockets.clients();

    // Get all conneted sockets in the room, "roomName"
    sails.io.sockets.clients('roomName');


  }
  
};

Agreed @damassi. The docs regarding sockets are a bit lacking.

The resources I found when researching sockets, sessions and Sails.js:

Socket basics

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22454809/emitting-socket-io-event-from-sails-js-and-handling-it-on-server-using-sails-js
• http://irlnathan.github.io/sailscasts/blog/2013/10/10/building-a-sails-application-ep21-integrating-socket-dot-io-and-sails-with-custom-controller-actions-using-real-time-model-events/
• https://gist.github.com/mikermcneil/8777183
• https://gist.github.com/mikermcneil/8465536
• https://gist.github.com/mikermcneil/6598661

Sockets and sessions

• http://sailsjs.org/#/documentation/anatomy/myApp/config/session.js.html
• http://sailsjs.org/#/documentation/reference/sails.config/sails.config.session.html
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18246681/sails-js-authorization-for-socket-requests

heads up guys- as of 0.10.x all this stuff can now be done using the sails.sockets.* methods: http://sailsjs.org/#/documentation/reference/websockets/sails.sockets

Also, in v0.11 (which will be released soon) we've upgraded to socket.io v1.0, which changes some of the underlying usage in the gist above. Fortunately, if you use the sails.sockets.* wrapper methods, you won't need to change any code (I'm taking care of the mapping under the covers)

Where's the official docs? The above link is not working anymore, @mikermcneil.

Try: http://sailsjs.org/#!/documentation/reference/websockets/sails.sockets

this is awesome if someone update the video on Youtube ~~~ , the version on Youtube was still 0.9.7~

Documentation can now be found here

Thanks everyone for the links! We're in the middle of some major documentation improvements (particularly in relation to sockets) which will be deployed here. In the mean time, if you're interested in contributing, you can use http://next.sailsjs.org/documentation/reference/web-sockets/sails-sockets for previewing purposes. More info on contributing to Sails docs here.

do you have an example on how to connect regular nodejs client, and swift or android clients to sails js socket io server also? I'd like to see if I could connect my mobile phones to get push notification from sailsjs socket io server, thank you!

Hi,
Please help me, I want to use sails socket with android. any library for android or how to use socket.io directly with sails.js

hi guys, i implemented socket.io but have an issue, can you look at my code and help?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56963376/angular-8-using-sails-js-websokcet-sokcet-io

how would anyone implement this in routes ?
'GET /is/it/micky': {action: 'validate-micky', isSocket: true} < in routes.js ?