Node js get js of socket.io

Question

How do i load the js of socket.io.js into a variable inside my node server app.

I want to create a route '/jsfile' with express where i send the socket.io.js file + some js functions all in one js.

I can't get the socket.io.js from my server with fs readFile / readFileSync

Answer 1

You need to require dependencies after installing them via npm. The readFile API should be used to.. wel read files.

First install socket-io

npm install --save socket-io

Then in your node application, do

var io = require('io');