socket.io client example for data.sparkfun.com

_install.txt

$ node -v
v0.10.29
$ npm install socket.io-client
$ node socket.js

socket.js

var Client = require('socket.io-client'),
    public_key = 'dZ4EVmE8yGCRGx5XRX1W';
 
var socket = Client('http://54.88.72.77'); // IP of one of the data.sparkfun.com webservers
socket.on('connect_error', console.log);
 
socket.on('connect', function() {
  console.log('connected');
  socket.emit('room', public_key);
});
 
socket.on('disconnect', function() {
  console.log('disconnected');
});
 
socket.on('data', function(data) {
  console.log(data);
});
 
socket.on('clear', function() {
  console.log('stream cleared');
});