HalmonLui / reactnative-socketio

Testing out Socket.io with React Native

reactnative-socketio

Working demo of React Native communication with Node.js via Socket.io. This was a trial of linking a RN app with Socket.io before adopting into another project.

How to run

Node.js Server:

Requires Node.js, Express.js, Socket.io, Ngrok

1. cd server
2. DEBUG=server:* npm start
3. Run Ngrok for port 3000, copy the link and paste in mobileapp's App.js socketURL var

React Native App:

Requires Android Studio, React Native, Android SDK, Socket.io-client

1. cd mobileapp
2. npx react-native run-android

Screenshots

Demo app with messages sent

Demo app with button pressed

Node.js server logs