jonathan-shahen / example-websocket

Example Websocket Projects

Live Cursor Update

A quick example of Node Express + ws Websocket library to show the (x,y) position of all cursors connected to the server.

The cursor that is bolded is your cursor. It will always appear above other cursors

Inspiration: https://ably.com/blog/web-app-websockets-nodejs

How to test

1. Git clone this repo
2. cd live-cursors
3. npm install
4. npm start
5. Open Multiple browser tabs/windows to http://localhost:3000/
6. Move the mouse on all of them to see the live updating

Pub/Sub Messages

A quick example of Node Express + ws Websocket library to show an implementation of publish/subscribe, with dynamic subscriptions.

How to test

1. Git clone this repo
2. cd pub-sub
3. npm install
4. npm start
5. Open Multiple browser tabs/windows to http://localhost:3000/
6. Add and remove subscriptions