The latest version of Socket.IO library.
Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. It works on every platform, browser or device, focusing equally on reliability and speed.
Questions tagged [socket.io-1.0]
255 questions
91
votes
7 answers
Sending message to a specific ID in Socket.IO 1.0
I want to sent data to one specific socket ID.
We used to be able to do this in the older versions:
io.sockets.socket(socketid).emit('message', 'for your eyes only');
How would I go about doing something similar in Socket.IO 1.0?
user2283026
35
votes
4 answers
How do I get socket.io running for a subdirectory
I've got a proxy running that only hits my node.js server for paths that being with /mysubdir
How do I get socket.io configured for this situation?
In my client code I tried:
var socket = io.connect('http://www.example.com/mysubdir');
but then I…
Drew LeSueur
- 19,185
- 29
- 89
- 106
35
votes
5 answers
How to get room's clients list in socket.io 1.0
I can get room's clients list with this code in socket.io 0.9.
io.sockets.clients(roomName)
How can I do this in socket.io 1.0?
uzimith
- 411
- 2
- 6
- 9
34
votes
2 answers
What do these numbers mean in socket.io payload?
When I am using native websocket API I can see just a payload in my chrome console for sockts:
But when I use socket.io with their emit event, I can see some strange numbers before my actual payload. I do understand that colors mean that you either…
Salvador Dali
- 214,103
- 147
- 703
- 753
27
votes
1 answer
socket io, node js, Simple example to send image/files from server to client
Is there any plain and straight forward examples on how to serve an image? from server to client? through buffering or just a direct call to download?
(the goal is to get image files in near real time efficiently to sort of present a near live…
Bigs
- 616
- 2
- 11
- 17
25
votes
1 answer
Socket.io connection reverts to polling, never fires the 'connection' handler
I'm trying to add socket.io to my existing node.js app on express. I've added the socket.io library in the server-side as follows (directly following http://socket.io/get-started/chat/):
var express = require('express')
, http = require('http')
…
Edward Sun
- 1,541
- 3
- 15
- 26
23
votes
2 answers
socket.io client connect disconnect
I am unable to figure out why disconnecting / connecting a socket.io connection multiple times is not working ?
Server side code:
io.on('connection', function(socket){
console.log('a user connected');
socket.on('disconnect', function(){
…
Kaya Toast
- 5,267
- 8
- 35
- 59
22
votes
2 answers
How to store client associated data in socket.io 1.0
The docs say socket.io doesn't support .get .set now
Is it okay to store client associated data like
io.sockets.on('connection', function (client) {
client.on('data', function (somedata) {
client['data'] = somedata;
}); …
Herokiller
- 2,891
- 5
- 32
- 50
19
votes
6 answers
Socket.IO 1.0.x: Get socket by id
In the 0.9.x version, we can get socket by ID like this:
io.sockets.socket(socketId)
But in 1.0.x we can't. How to find a socket by id in 1.0.x?
Dũng Nguyễn
- 485
- 1
- 4
- 20
18
votes
2 answers
How do I check the version of socket.io and update it
how can I check the version of socket.io that I am using ? and how do I update it if there is new release.
Thank you in advance.
jemz
- 4,987
- 18
- 62
- 102
17
votes
1 answer
How to best structure an Express V4.11+ project with Socket.IO?
I've used the latest version of the express-generator (link) to generate a boilerplate Express 4.11.2 project.
I'm trying to figure out the best way of setting up Socket.IO 1.3.3 with the changes that have been made a few major versions back in the…
Jamie Street
- 1,527
- 3
- 14
- 32
17
votes
2 answers
How to send binary data from a Node.js socket.io server to a browser client?
I've been looking through the entire Socket.IO docs, but, even though they promise it is there, I can't find a simple, minimal example, of how one would send binary data between server/client.
How is it done?
MaiaVictor
- 51,090
- 44
- 144
- 286
15
votes
2 answers
Chat project - load balance with socket.io
I am involved in a development project of a chat where we are using node.js, socket.io (rooms) and mongodb. We are at the stage of performance testing and we are very concerned if the system needs a load balance.
How can we develop if our project…
Renan Basso
- 795
- 2
- 7
- 19
14
votes
1 answer
Ajax vs Socket.io
I am developing a web app and I was wondering which method should be suitable for my project.
Basically what I want to display to the users are some notifications which are taken from requests to other servers. My node.js app gets all the info and…
themazz
- 1,107
- 3
- 10
- 29
13
votes
1 answer
Differences between io() and io.connect() using socket.io
I would like to know what are the differences between
var socket = io();
and
var socket = io.connect();
using socket.io in my script (client side)
Thank you!
Aidoru
- 555
- 1
- 5
- 16