socket.io client in electron

main.js

var app = require("app");  // Module to control application life.
var BrowserWindow = require("browser-window");  // Module to create native browser window.

var io = require("socket.io-client");

require("crash-reporter").start();

var mainWindow = null;

app.on("window-all-closed", function() {
	// if (process.platform != "darwin")
	// 	app.quit();
});

var socket;

app.on("ready", function() {
	console.log("app ready");
	initSocket();
});

function initSocket() {
	console.log("initSocket");
	socket = io("http://localhost:3000", {
		reconnectionDelay: 0,
		reconnectionDelayMax: 0,
		randomizationFactor: 0,
		timeout: 1000,
		reconnection: true
	});

	socket.on("connect_error", function() {
		console.log("connect_error", arguments);
	});
	socket.on("connect_timeout", function() {
		console.log("connect_timeout", arguments);
	});
	socket.on("reconnect", function() {
		console.log("reconnect", arguments);
	});
	socket.on("reconnect_attempt", function() {
		console.log("reconnect_attempt", arguments);
	});
	socket.on("reconnect_error", function() {
		console.log("reconnect_error", arguments);
	});
	socket.on("reconnecting", function() {
		console.log("reconnecting", arguments);
	});
	socket.on("reconnect_failed", function() {
		console.log("reconnect_failed", arguments);
	});
	socket.on("connect", function() {
		socket.emit("electronReady");
		console.log("electronReady");
		socket.on("open", function() {
			openWindow();
		});
		socket.on("quit", function() {
			app.quit();
		});
	});
}

function openWindow() {
	if (!mainWindow) {
		mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({width: 800, height: 600});

		mainWindow.loadUrl("file://" + __dirname + "/../../gui/index.html");

		mainWindow.openDevTools();

		mainWindow.on("closed", function() {
			mainWindow = null;
		});
	}
}