Socket.io service for Angular.js

socket-in-angular.js

app.factory('socket', function ($rootScope) {
	var socket = io.connect();
	return {
		on: function (eventName, callback) {
			socket.on(eventName, function () {  
				var args = arguments;
				$rootScope.$apply(function () {
					callback.apply(socket, args);
				});
			});
		},
		emit: function (eventName, data, callback) {
			socket.emit(eventName, data, function () {
				var args = arguments;
				$rootScope.$apply(function () {
					if (callback) {
						callback.apply(socket, args);
					}
				});
			})
		}
	};
});



// End of useful code.
// Everything below is example of how to use

app.controller('myAppsCtrl', function($scope, socket){
	socket.on('connected', function(){
		console.log('Socket connected');
	});
});


// credit: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/frameworks/angular-websockets/