Connecting to websocket using engine.io

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connectSockets: function() {
  		var that = this;

			if (this._socket != null) {
				console.log("Retrying webbsocket connection");

    			this._socket.removeAllListeners();
    			this._socket = null;
			}

			this._socket = new eio("http://localhost:8080/");

			// Handle socket actions

		  	this._socket.onopen = function() {
		  		console.log("Connected to websocket");

			    that._socket.onmessage = function(package){
			    	var socketPackage = JSON.parse(package.data);

			    	if (socketPackage.action != null) {
		    			switch(socketPackage.action) {
		    				case "topicUpdated":
		    					break;
		    			}
			    	}
			    };
			};

		  	this._socket.onclose = function() {
		  		console.log("Disconnected from websocket");

		  		if (that._attemptReconnect) {
			  		that._connectionAttempts++;

			  		if (that._connectionAttempts < 10) {
	        			that.connectSockets();
			  		}
		  		}
		  	}
		}