/** * Socket server * file: web.js */ var app = require('express')(); var server = require('http').Server(app); var io = require('socket.io')(server); server.listen(80); app.get('/jquery.js', function (req, res) { res.sendfile(__dirname + '/public/stylesheets/jquery.js'); }); app.get('/', function (req, res) { res.sendfile(__dirname + '/index.html'); }); io.on('connection', function (socket) { setInterval(function(){ socket.emit('news', { ts: new Date().toString() }); }, 3000); socket.on('my other event', function (data) { console.log(data); }); }); /* * Socket client * file: index.html <script src="/jquery.js"></script> <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script> <script> $(function() { var socket = io.connect('/'); socket.on('news', function (data) { console.log(data); $('#ts').html(data.ts); socket.emit('my other event', { my: 'data' }); }); }); </script> <h1 id='ts'></h1> */