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socket.io + expressJS + cookies authorization Just run this file with the dependencies : express , cookie , connect , socket.io `npm i [dependency]`
var express = require('express'),
app = express(),
http = require('http'),
server = http.createServer(app),
users = 0,
MemoryStore = express.session.MemoryStore,
sessionStore = new MemoryStore(),
parseCookie = require('cookie').parse,
utils = require('connect').utils,
io = require('socket.io').listen(server);
app.use( express.bodyParser() );
app.use( express.cookieParser('secret') );
app.use( express.session({secret: 'secret', store:sessionStore}) );
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
var user = req.session.username ? req.session.username : null;
if ( !user ) {
user = 'user_' + users++;
req.session.username = user;
req.session.save();
}
res.send('<!doctype html> \
<html> \
<head><meta charset="utf-8"></head> \
<body> \
<center>Welcome ' + user + '</center> \
<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script> \
<script> \
var socket = io.connect(); \
socket.emit("message", "Howdy"); \
</script> \
</body> \
</html>');
});
io.configure(function () {
io.set('authorization', function (request, callback) {
var cookie = parseCookie(request.headers.cookie);
if( !cookie && !cookie['connect.sid'] ) {
return callback(null, false);
} else {
sessionStore.get(utils.parseSignedCookie(cookie['connect.sid'], 'secret'), function (err, session) {
if ( err ) {
callback(err.message, false);
} else {
if ( session && session.username ) {
request.user = session.username;
callback(null, true);
} else {
callback(null, false);
}
}
});
}
});
});
io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
socket.on('message', function(msg) {
console.log(msg + 'from '+ socket.handshake.user);
});
});
server.listen(8000);
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