defunctzombie / socket.io-cloud-examples

example socket.io-cloud apps

Client Server

A simple chat example.

How to use

$ cd socket.io-cloud-examples
$ npm install
$ node bin/chat

And point your browser to http://localhost:3001. Optionally, specify a port by supplying the PORT env variable.

The browser should load the socket.io script from the cloud server

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$ <script src="http://localhost:3000/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>

Note: Cloud Server is running on port 3000 and the Client Server is running on 3001

Features

General Features of the Chat

• Multiple users can join a chat room by each entering a unique username on website load.
• Users can type chat messages to the chat room.
• A notification is sent to all users when a user joins or leaves the chatroom.

Features of the Client Server

• This is responsible for initial commmunication with the client
• Any POST messages from the client are redirected to the Cloud Server ( part of the repository socket.io-cloud)