nativescript-socketio-ns
by venelin.petrov | v0.11.1
Full-featured Socket.IO client implementation for NativeScript
npm i --save nativescript-socketio-ns

NOTE

This fork allow using this library with newer gradle versions, so it affects only the Android part. see the original issue for information

nativescript-socket.io

Full-featured Socket.IO client implementation for NativeScript.

Status

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This library is production-ready. Both Android and iOS implementations are stable and in sync.

Please check releases and changelog and roadmap for more information.

Dependencies

Android: Socket.IO-client Java v1.*

iOS: Socket.IO-Client-Swift v12.*

Install

tns plugin add nativescript-socket.io

Usage

const SocketIO = require('nativescript-socket.io');

SocketIO.enableDebug(); // optionnal

// or use your own debug function
// SocketIO.enableDebug(myCustomDebugFunction);

const options = {
query: {
token: 'SOME_TOKEN_HERE',
},
android: {
// http://socketio.github.io/socket.io-client-java/apidocs/io/socket/client/IO.Options.html
}
ios: {
// https://nuclearace.github.io/Socket.IO-Client-Swift/Enums/SocketIOClientOption.html
}
};

const socketio = SocketIO.connect('http://somewhere/namespace', options);

socketio.on('connect', function(){
console.log('connect');
});

socketio.on('hello', function(){
console.log('hello', arguments);
});

socketio.on('request', function(info, ack){
console.log('request', info);
if (info === 'datetime') {
ack(new Date());
} elseif (info === 'random') {
ack(Math.random());
} else {
ack(null);
}
});

socketio.emit('hello', {
username: 'someone',
});

socketio.emit('hello-ack', {
username: 'someone',
}, function ack(){
console.log('hello-ack', arguments);
})

Usage with TypeScript

import using either of the following:

import * as SocketIO from "nativescript-socket.io"`

// OR

const SocketIO = require("nativescript-socket.io")

Demo

  1. replace all instance of 192.168.1.111 with your IP address or domain.

  2. start the socket.io demo server

cd ./demo.server
npm start
  1. build and run the app
cd ./demo
tns run android