Problem :
I am fairly new to node js and find it extremely difficult to separate the frontend from the backend. (I don't fully understand the concepts).
Why ?
I need to convert my web app to a Hybrid app using Apache Cordova.
Specific Case Code :
index.html :
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Socket.IO chat</title>
<style>
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
body { font: 13px Helvetica, Arial; }
form { background: #000; padding: 3px; position: fixed; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
form input { border: 0; padding: 10px; width: 90%; margin-right: 0.5%; }
form button { width: 9%; background: rgb(130, 224, 255); border: none; padding: 10px; }
#messages { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#messages li { padding: 5px 10px; }
#messages li:nth-child(odd) { background: #eee; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<ul id="messages"></ul>
<form action="">
<input id="m" autocomplete="off" /><button>Send</button>
</form>
<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
window.prompt('Name ?');
$('#messages').append($('<li>').text('You joined !'));
$(function () {
var socket = io();
$('form').submit(function(e){
e.preventDefault(); // prevents page reloading
socket.emit('chat message', $('#m').val());
$('#m').val('');
return false;
});
socket.on('chat message', function(msg){
$('#messages').append($('<li>').text(msg));
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
index.js :
var app = require('express')();
var http = require('http').createServer(app);
var io = require('socket.io')(http);
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.sendFile(__dirname + '/index.html');
});
io.on('connection', (socket) => {
console.log('a user connected');
socket.on('chat message', (msg) => {
io.emit('chat message', msg);
});
socket.on('disconnect', () => {
console.log('user disconnected');
});
socket.on('chat message', (msg) => {
console.log('message: ' + msg);
});
});
http.listen(3000, () => {
console.log('listening on *:3000');
});
I am including package.json dependencies so that you can also, try to fix it :
"dependencies": {
"express": "^4.17.1",
"socket.io": "^2.3.0"
},
What I tried :
• Searched all GitHub and StackOverflow forums.
• Tried to seperate code myself.
• That's it.
