WebSockets with node.js - node.js

Question

I'm trying an example of WebSocket to develop a simple chat.
server.js:
var app = require('http').createServer(handler)
, io = require('socket.io').listen(app)
, fs = require('fs')
app.listen(8080);
function handler (req, res) {
fs.readFile(__dirname + '/test.html',
function (err, data) {
if (err) {
res.writeHead(500);
return res.end('Error loading index.html');
}
res.writeHead(200);
res.end(data);
});
}
and test.html:
<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script>
var socket = io.connect('http://localhost');
socket.on('connect', function() {
alert('<li>Connected to the server.</li>');
});
socket.on('message', function(message) {
alert(message);
});
socket.on('disconnect', function() {
alert('<li>Disconnected from the server.</li>');
});
function sendF(){
var message = "Test";
socket.send(message);
alert('Test Send');
}
In test.html I have also a simple button that onClick call sendF.
If I try it I see on my browser an alert when I CONNECT, SEND, and DISCONNCT, and if I check in console, I see the message.
But I cannot receive the same message in response from server, to show it in my browser! I think socket.on('message'... is not working for me!

Answer 1

Your server.js is missing event listeners. It's also missing where you are doing the send of the message to be displayed in the browser.
io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
console.log('user connected');
socket.send('hello world');
socket.on('disconnect', function () {
console.log('user disconnected.');
});
socket.on('message', function (data) {
console.log(data);
});
});