socket.io-tester

This is a simple node app to test socket.io callback functions to see what will happen when you execute them. To bind a callback function, use:

node index.js
bind-message-listener -m <message>

and then type the code you want to be executed when the message is received. If you make a mistake, you can use ctrl+b to delete the previous line entered. When you are finished, use ctrl+q. In addition, you can use

bind-message-listener -m <message> -f <function

for short, one-line functions.

Example

in terminal:

node index.js
bind-message-listener -m hello
console.log("hello world! here is your data: " + data);
<ctrl+q>

in browser javascript console, after copy-pasting the socket.io.js file:

io("http://localhost:3000").emit("hello", "You will give me an egg.");

When you type this, the node app should output, "hello world! here is your data: You will give me an egg."