Reconnecting Websockets

index.js

var socket;

const socketMessageListener = (event) => {
  console.log(event.data);
};

const socketOpenListener = (event) => {
  console.log('Connected');
  socket.send('hello');
};

const socketCloseListener = (event) => {
  if (socket) {
    console.error('Disconnected.');
  }
  socket = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8080');
  socket.addEventListener('open', socketOpenListener);
  socket.addEventListener('message', socketMessageListener);
  socket.addEventListener('close', socketCloseListener);
};

socketCloseListener();

// For testing:
// We disconnect it 5 seconds after running.
// It will flawlessly reconnect.
setTimeout(()=>{
  socket.close();
},5000);