killmenot/gist:9976859

## gistfile1.js
/*
 *  Little example of how to use ```socket-io.client``` and ```request``` from node.js
 *  to authenticate thru http, and send the cookies during the socket.io handshake.
 */

var io = require('socket.io-client');
var request = require('request');

/*
 * This is the jar (like a cookie container) we will use always
 */
var j = request.jar();

/*
 *  First I will patch the xmlhttprequest library that socket.io-client uses
 *  internally to simulate XMLHttpRequest in the browser world.
 */
var originalRequest = require('socket.io-client/node_modules/xmlhttprequest').XMLHttpRequest;

require('socket.io-client/node_modules/xmlhttprequest').XMLHttpRequest = function(){
  originalRequest.apply(this, arguments);
  this.setDisableHeaderCheck(true);
  var stdOpen = this.open;

  /*
   * I will patch now open in order to set my cookie from the jar request.
   */
  this.open = function() {
    stdOpen.apply(this, arguments);
    this.setRequestHeader('cookie', j.getCookieString('http://localhost:9000'));
  };
};


/*
 * Authenticate first, doing a post to some url
 * with the credentials for instance
 */
request.post({
  jar: j,
  url: 'http://localhost:9000/login',
  form: {username: 'jose', password: 'Pa123'}
}, function (err, resp, body){

  /*
   * now we can connect.. and socket.io will send the cookies!
   */
  var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:9000');
  socket.on('connect', function(){
    console.log('connected! handshakedddddddddddd')
    done();
  }));

});
	/*
	* Little example of how to use ```socket-io.client``` and ```request``` from node.js
	* to authenticate thru http, and send the cookies during the socket.io handshake.
	*/

	var io = require('socket.io-client');
	var request = require('request');

	/*
	* This is the jar (like a cookie container) we will use always
	*/
	var j = request.jar();

	/*
	* First I will patch the xmlhttprequest library that socket.io-client uses
	* internally to simulate XMLHttpRequest in the browser world.
	*/
	var originalRequest = require('socket.io-client/node_modules/xmlhttprequest').XMLHttpRequest;

	require('socket.io-client/node_modules/xmlhttprequest').XMLHttpRequest = function(){
	originalRequest.apply(this, arguments);
	this.setDisableHeaderCheck(true);
	var stdOpen = this.open;

	/*
	* I will patch now open in order to set my cookie from the jar request.
	*/
	this.open = function() {
	stdOpen.apply(this, arguments);
	this.setRequestHeader('cookie', j.getCookieString('http://localhost:9000'));
	};
	};


	/*
	* Authenticate first, doing a post to some url
	* with the credentials for instance
	*/
	request.post({
	jar: j,
	url: 'http://localhost:9000/login',
	form: {username: 'jose', password: 'Pa123'}
	}, function (err, resp, body){

	/*
	* now we can connect.. and socket.io will send the cookies!
	*/
	var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:9000');
	socket.on('connect', function(){
	console.log('connected! handshakedddddddddddd')
	done();
	}));

	});