var express = require('express'); var http = require('http'); var io = require('socket.io'); var app = express(); var server = app.listen(8080); /* expresss .listen returns a http server? */ var sio = io.listen(server); app.get('/', function (req, res) { res.send('hello, world!'); }); sio.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) { socket.emit('news', { hello: 'world' }); socket.on('my other event', function (data) { console.log(data); }); });