Socket io + static file serving with connect

index.html

<!-- This should be served by your server -->
<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script>
  var socket = io.connect('http://localhost');
  socket.on('news', function (data) {
    console.log(data);
    socket.emit('my other event', { my: 'data' });
  });
</script>

server.js

var connect = require('connect')
  , http = require('http');

var app    = connect().use(connect.static(__dirname));
var server = http.createServer(app);
var io     = require('socket.io').listen(server);

io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
  socket.emit('news', { hello: 'world' });
  socket.on('my other event', function (data) {
    console.log(data);
  });
});

server.listen(8080);