Question

I’ve just started with node.js and socket.io.
I installed node.js using the windows installer, resulting in the following install path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs

I used npm to install socket.io and managed to include this in my server file, which is located in my projects folder, under

D:\projects\node\nodeserv.js

I then included the socket.io.js, which is located under the same socket.io folder, under the nodjs folder.

However, when I try to open the HTML file containing the client code, I get an error in socket.io.js stating:

Undefined reference to 'require'

Can someone help me out and see what I am doing wrong?

Answer 1

Apparently you need to get the socket.io.js file from the nodejs server.

So instead of an include, use an async call to get the file, like:

$.getScript('http://localhost:1337/socket.io/socket.io.js', function(){
    //You can now use the io namespace
});