i m creating chat application, using nodejs (0.8.15), express (>3.0) framework and mongodb for register users.
var express = require('express') , http = require('http') , path = require('path') , io = require('socket.io'); var app = express() , server = http.createServer(app) , io = io.listen(server); app.configure(function() { app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000); app.set('views', __dirname + '/views'); app.set('view engine', 'ejs'); app.use(express.favicon()); app.use(express.logger('dev')); app.use(express.bodyParser()); app.use(express.methodOverride()); app.use(express.cookieParser('secret')); app.use(express.session({cookie: {maxAge: 60000*100}})); app.use(app.router); app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public'))); }); app.configure('development', function() { app.use(express.errorHandler()); }); app.get('/chat', function(req, res) { res.render('chat'); }); server.listen(app.get('port'), function() { console.log("Express server listening on port " + app.get('port')); }); io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) { socket.on('start-chat', function() { // here i need to know req and res // for example, i need to write: // socket.username = req.session.username; }); }); Q: How to get res and req objects to work with them when chatting like on code above? or am i going wrong way of creating chat with user auth?
thank you!
EDITED: answer is here http://www.danielbaulig.de/socket-ioexpress/
