netChat.js

var net     = require('net');
var events     = require('events');
var channel = new events.EventEmitter();

channel.clients 		= {};
channel.subscriptions	= {};

channel.on('join', function(id, client) {
	this.clients[id] = client;
	this.subscriptions[id] = function(senderId, message) {
		for(var index in this.clients) {
			if(index !== senderId) this.clients[index].write(message);
		}
		/*
		//Originally
		if(id !== senderId) {
			this.clients[id].write(message);
		}*/
	};
	this.on('broadcast', this.subscriptions[id]);
});

net.createServer(function (client) {
	var id = client.remoteAddress + ":" + client.remotePort;

	client.on('connect', function() {
		console.log("Why won't this line even run?");
		channel.emit('join', id, client);
	});
	client.on('data', function(data) {
		data = data.toString();
		channel.emit('broadcast', id, data);
	});
}).listen(3002);