socket.io-stream from NodeJS Server to Browser

socket.io-stream-server-to-browser.js

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// NodeJS Server
/////////////////////////////

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var http = require('http').Server(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(http);
var ss = require('socket.io-stream');
var path = require('path');
var fs = require('fs');

io.of('/user').on('connection', function(socket) {
  console.log("connection");

  //send stream to client/browser

  var i = 0;
  var timer = setInterval(function() {
    console.log('file',i);
    var stream = ss.createStream();
    ss(socket).emit('file',stream, {i:i});
    var filename = 'image'+(i%2)+'.png';
    console.log(filename);
    fs.createReadStream(filename).pipe(stream);
    i++;
  },1000);

  socket.on('disconnect', function() {
    console.log('disconnect')
    clearInterval(timer);
  })

});

app.use(express.static(__dirname, '/'));

http.listen(8080, function(){
  console.log('listening on *:8080');
});

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// JavaScript for Browser
/////////////////////////////

<input id="file" type="file" />
<img id="img">
<script src="jquery-2.1.1.js"></script>
<script src="socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script src="socket.io-stream.js"></script>
<script>

$(document).ready(function() {
  
  $(function() {
    var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:8080/user');

    socket.on("connect",function() {
      console.log("on connect");

      ss(socket).on('file', function(stream,data) {
        console.log('received',data);

        var binaryString = "";

        stream.on('data', function(data) {
          console.log('data')

          for(var i=0;i<data.length;i++) {
            binaryString+=String.fromCharCode(data[i]);
          }

        });

        stream.on('end', function(data) {
          console.log('end')
          $("#img").attr("src","data:image/png;base64,"+window.btoa(binaryString));

          binaryString = "";
        });
      });
    });
  });
});

</script>

Thanks so much. Haven't tried it yet but it looks like it'll work.

whenever you find solution for this, kindly update your solution here