Reputation: 3150
For using Socket IO, node js is necessary? if not, Can someone give an example code?
Upvotes: 0
Views: 282
Reputation: 650
implementations of socket.io-server on other languages:
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 22356
Not necessarily - you need a websocket server, this can be nodejs or a java
websocket
server - http://jwebsocket.org/ or even a .NET
websocket
server - http://superwebsocket.codeplex.com/
If you want a nodejs
websocket server/client example - http://goo.gl/b7ncb
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 3030
Yes, node.js is needed for the server side... From the Github readme:
Socket.IO is a Node.JS project that makes WebSockets and realtime possible in all browsers.
See the Github page or the website for more information and sample code.
Upvotes: 3