socket.io stuff

client.js

var io = require('socket.io')

var socket = new io.Socket('0.0.0.0', {port: 4723});

if (socket.connect()) {
    socket.on('message', function(data) {
        console.log('message', data);
    });
    socket.on('disconnect', function() {
        console.log('disconnected');
    });
}
else {
    console.log('error');
}

output

/Users/plaster/rep/appium/node_modules/socket.io/lib/socket.js:139
      endpoint: this.namespace.name
                              ^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'name' of undefined
    at Socket.setFlags (/Users/plaster/rep/appium/node_modules/socket.io/lib/socket.js:139:31)
    at new Socket (/Users/plaster/rep/appium/node_modules/socket.io/lib/socket.js:45:8)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/plaster/rep/appium/test.js:3:14)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)
    at startup (node.js:119:16)
    at node.js:901:3