Install node modules
npm install express npm install socket.io
Node.js server
const express = require('express'); const app = express(); const server = app.listen(3000,console.log("Socket.io Hello World server started!")); const io = require('socket.io')(server); io.on('connection', (socket) => { //console.log("Client connected!"); socket.on('message-from-client-to-server', (msg) => { console.log(msg); }) socket.emit('message-from-server-to-client', 'Hello World!'); });
Browser client
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Hello World with Socket.io</title> </head> <body> <script src="https://cdn.socket.io/socket.io-1.4.5.js"></script> <script> var socket = io("http://localhost:3000"); socket.on("message-from-server-to-client", function(msg) { document.getElementById('message').innerHTML = msg; }); socket.emit('message-from-client-to-server', 'Hello World!'); </script> <p>Socket.io Hello World client started!</p> <p id="message"></p> </body> </html>
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