Routing with Socket.io about node-express-mongoose-demo

[jfrux]

+1 I also had this issue... couldn't figure it out.

[jessecai33]

You should setup static folder by using express.static() middleware, like
this:

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Joshua Rountree
[email protected]:

+1 I also had this issue... couldn't figure it out.

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[steveostudios]

I'm not sure if this is the is the correct way to do this, but...

I added to the beginning of server.js (source: here at "Socket.IO compatibility")

, http = require('http')
, server = http.createServer(app)
, io = require('socket.io').listen(server);

and to the end of settings.js (source: here)

var fs = require('fs');
app.get('/socket.io/socket.io.js', function(req, res) {
  fs.readFile(__dirname + '/node_modules/socket.io/lib/socket.io.js', function(error, content) {
    if (error) {
      res.writeHead(500);
      res.end();
    }
    else {
      res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/javascript' });
      res.end(content, 'utf-8');
    }
  });
});

I havent tested Socket.io yet, but at least it has started and there are no more 404s!

[steveostudios]

Nevermind... Apparently '__dirname + '/node_modules/socket.io/lib/socket.io.js' is the server-side script, not the one that makes this all run...

...stuck at the same place...

EDIT: I know I'm headed down the wrong place, but I changed that line to '__dirname + '/node_modules/socket.io/node_modules/socket.io-client/dist/socket.io.js' and it worked, except all sockets 404ed (i.e. GET /socket.io/1/?t=1353510697534 404) . I think the whole problem has to do with the overall routing of anything in through socket.io

[jessecai33]

Please read this: http://expressjs.com/api.html#app.set
Use express to set up your static folder using something like this:

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
app.listen(3000);

Then everything under /public will be treated as static resources. Put your
js (like socket.io.js), css & static HTML file there.

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 2:01 AM, Steve Stone [email protected]:

Nevermind... Apparently '__dirname + '/node_modules/
socket.io/lib/socket.io.js' is the server-side script, not the one that
makes this all run...

...stuck at the same place...

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[steveostudios]

Thank you @mojacc . I've been trying what you've said, along with some other things and somehow, I got it working. For others ( @joshuairl ) check out this issue on Socket.io's github.

socketio/socket.io#941

In the settings.js file I replaced the line:

app.listen(port)

with

var io = require('socket.io').listen(app.listen(port))