gistfile1.java

public void onCreate() {
		Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "service created", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
		try {
			this.socket = new SocketIO("https://mysocketserver");
		    SSLContext sc = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
		    sc.init(null, null, null);
		    SocketIO.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(sc);
		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (KeyManagementException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}		
		

		this.socket.connect(new IOCallback() {
			@Override
			public void onMessage(JSONObject json, IOAcknowledge ack) {
			}

			@Override
			public void onMessage(String data, IOAcknowledge ack) {
				Log.i(TAG, "Message Received!");
			}

			@Override
			public void onError(SocketIOException socketIOException) {
				socketIOException.printStackTrace();
			}

			@Override
			public void onDisconnect() {
			}

			@Override
			public void onConnect() {
				Log.i(TAG, "Connected!");
			}
		});

		// This line is cached until the connection is establisched.
		this.socket.emit("auth", someJSON());

		mNM = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
		showNotification();	
	}