/* probably want to use this approach for socket.io */ var express = require('express'); var http = require('http'); var io = require('socket.io'); var path = require('path'); var app = express(); var server = http.createServer(app).listen(8081); var sio = io.listen(server); app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public'))); app.get('/', function (req, res) { res.send('hello, world!'); }); sio.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) { socket.emit('news', 'hello there stranger'); socket.on('my other event', function (data) { console.log(data); }); });