demo chatbox via tcp by nodejs

gistfile1.js

/**
  * @toanalien
  */

var net = require('net');
var server = net.createServer();
var sockets = [];

server.on('connection', function(socket) {
	console.log('got a new connection');
	sockets.push(socket);
	socket.on('data', function(data) {
		console.log('got data: ', data);
		sockets.forEach(function(otherSocket) {
			if (otherSocket !== socket) {
				var index = sockets.indexOf(socket);
				otherSocket.write("client " + index + " : " + data);
			}
		});
	});
});
server.on('error', function(err) {
	console.log('Server error: ', err.message);
});
server.on('close', function() {
	console.log('Server closed');
	var index = sockets.indexOf(socket);
	sockets.splice(index, 1);
});
server.listen(80);