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Move socket.io setup to module for express 3.x
var app = express();
var server = require('http').createServer(app);
var io = require('./ioinit')(server);
server.listen(80);
var io = require('socket.io');
module.exports = function(server) {
io.listen(server);
// all setup and config goes here
io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
socket.emit('news', { hello: 'world' });
socket.on('my other event', function (data) {
//
});
});
// return the io instance
return io;
}
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