Socket.IO

Socket.IO is a JavaScript library for realtime web applications. It enables realtime, bi-directional communication between web clients and servers. It has two parts: a client-side library that runs in the browser, and a server-side library for Node.js. Both components have a nearly identical API. Like Node.js, it is event-driven.

Socket.IO
Original author(s)Guillermo Rauch
Developer(s)Automattic
Stable release
2.3.0 / September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)[1]
Repository
Written inJavaScript
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeEvent-driven networking
LicenseMIT License[2]
Websitesocket.io

Socket.IO primarily uses the WebSocket protocol with polling as a fallback option,[3] while providing the same interface. Although it can be used as simply a wrapper for WebSocket, it provides many more features, including broadcasting to multiple sockets, storing data associated with each client, and asynchronous I/O.

It can be installed with the npm tool.[4][5]

Overview

Socket.IO provides the ability to implement real-time analytics, binary streaming, instant messaging, and document collaboration.[6] Notable users include Microsoft Office, Yammer, and Zendesk.[7]

Socket.IO handles the connection transparently. It will automatically upgrade to WebSocket if possible. This requires the programmer to only have Socket.IO knowledge.

Socket.IO is not a WebSocket library with fallback options to other realtime protocols. It is a custom realtime transport protocol implementation on top of other realtime protocols. A Socket.IO implementing server cannot connect to a non-Socket.IO WebSocket client. A Socket.IO implementing client cannot talk to a non-Socket.IO WebSocket or Long Polling Comet server. Socket.IO requires using the Socket.IO libraries on both client and server side.

As of version 2.0, Socket.IO makes use of WebSockets as the underlying WebSocket library.[8]

References
  1. "Release 2.3.0 · socketio/socket.io". GitHub.
  2. "socket.io/LICENSE at master · socketio/socket.io · GitHub". GitHub.
  3. "socketio/engine.io". GitHub.
  4. "socket.io". npmjs.org.
  5. "faq - npm Documentation". npmjs.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25.
  6. socket.io
  7. Paul Krill (2 June 2014). "Socket.IO JavaScript framework ready for real-time apps". InfoWorld.
  8. Damien Arrachequesne (13 May 2017). "Socket.IO 2.0.0 release post".


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