socket io install code example

Example 1: install socket.io

npm i socket.io

Example 2: how to run socket.io server

const express = require("express");
const http = require("http");
const socketIo = require("socket.io");
const port = process.env.PORT || 8001;
const index = require("./routes/index");
const app = express();
app.use(index);
const server = http.createServer(app);
const io = socketIo(server); // < Interesting!
const getApiAndEmit = "TODO";

Example 3: socket.io documentation

const socket = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:3000');socket.onopen(() => {  socket.send('Hello!');});socket.onmessage(data => {  console.log(data);});