EmberJS global websocket connection - node.js

Question

Im using EmberJS and im trying to get data from the backend using websocket (socket.io) so i've set this Application Route
App.ApplicationRoute = Ember.Route.extend(
setupController: (controller, data) ->
store = #get 'store'
socket = io.connect "http://localhost:4000/orders" ## Line 4
socket.on "new_order", (order) ->
store.load(App.Order, order)
socket.on "new_billing", (bill) ->
store.load(App.Bill, bill)
socket.on "connected", ->
console.log "Ready"
model: ->
return { title: "Ordenes" }
actions:
markAsDone: (type, type_id) ->
# Send value to backend
socket.emit "confirm_" + type, ## Line 16
id: type_id
# Find record by id
if type == "order"
record = App.Order.find(type_id)
transition = "orders"
else if type == "bill"
record = App.Bill.find(type_id)
transition = "bills"
# Delete from store
record.then( (r) ->
r.deleteRecord()
)
# Display list of record type
#transitionTo(transition)
)
on line 4 the connection is being set and object are being fetched when i hit "/", but after i enter a route "/orders" object are not being fetched anymore, and on line 16 in the code above, i cant use the socket variable
Uncaught ReferenceError: socket is not defined
Is there a better way to manage this ?

Answer 1

so the correct way to use a reusable socket is setting it inside the Store
App.Store = DS.Store.extend(
revision: 12
adapter: adapter
socket: io.connect "http://localhost:4000/orders"
)
so then i can access to it inside any part of the code using
socket = #get 'store.socket'

Answer 2

socket is out of scope once you've hit the markAsDone method, you can set a reference to it on the controller and retrieve it later (pardon my botched coffeescript)
App.ApplicationRoute = Ember.Route.extend(
setupController: (controller, data) ->
store = #get 'store'
socket = io.connect "http://localhost:4000/orders" ## Line 4
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
controller.set 'socket', socket
socket.on "new_order", (order) ->
store.load(App.Order, order)
socket.on "new_billing", (bill) ->
store.load(App.Bill, bill)
socket.on "connected", ->
console.log "Ready"
model: ->
return { title: "Ordenes" }
actions:
markAsDone: (type, type_id) ->
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
socket = #get 'controller.socket'
# Send value to backend
socket.emit "confirm_" + type, ## Line 16
id: type_id
# Find record by id
if type == "order"
record = App.Order.find(type_id)
transition = "orders"
else if type == "bill"
record = App.Bill.find(type_id)
transition = "bills"
# Delete from store
record.then( (r) ->
r.deleteRecord()
)
# Display list of record type
#transitionTo(transition)
)