Access express routes using a Primus websocket connection.
npm install psi-4ward/express-websocket
// Init express
var app = require('express')();
app.get('/hello', function(req, res) {
// identify / access websocket within routes / middlewares
if(req.isWebsocket) {
console.log('request from spark id', req.spark.id);
}
res.send('Hello World!')
});
var httpServer = app.listen(3000);
// attach express-websocket
var expressWebsocket = require('express-websocket');
expressWebsocket(app, httpServer, { /* primus options */ });In addition to primus options you can pass a beforeExpress: function(req, res, cb) {...} property to hook in right befor the
data goes out to express router.
Start your app with DEBUG=express-websocket node app.js to enable debug output
// primus serves its client lib via /primus/primus.js
<script src="http://localhost:3000/primus/primus.js"></script>
var primus = Primus('http://localhost:3000');
var jsonWebRequest = {
type: 'json-web-request',
method: 'GET',
url: '/hello'
};
primus.writeAndWait(jsonWebRequest, console.info.bind(console));