Antoine, this seems very interesting!
Do you have any example code?
On Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:51:21 AM UTC-3, Antoine wrote:
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> Create separate "service" modules which are completely unaware of
> socket.io, which accept hooks/callbacks; then in your socket.js wire them
> together.
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> For example for your chat, create a module which does the room creation /
> chatting / joining etc and let it do callbacks whenever a room is created /
> somebody says something / etc. This should keep your socket.js file down to
> a minimum and at the same time lead to more flexible, reusable code.
>
> Then if your socket.js file is still too long you can further break it
> down as suggested by Duncan, but personally I would keep the wiring in a
> single file.
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> Antoine
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> On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Duncan Wilkie
> <duncanan...@gmail.com<javascript:>
> > wrote:
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>> Pass the socket.io variable around as a parameter to other files /
>> components
>> var io = socket.io
>>
>> require('./component1.js')(io)
>>
>> ...
>> // component1.js
>> module.exports = function (io) {
>> // logic
>> }
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>> On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Mike Chen <mikal...@gmail.com<javascript:>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> I'm pretty new to Node.JS and socket IO, so I was wondering if I could
>>> get some guidance on project I'm working on. I would like to build a single
>>> page multiplayer game that basically communicates solely through socket.IO.
>>>
>>> However, I am quickly seeing that my socket.js file is getting very
>>> clumsy. I am using express to manage the MVC side of things, but I feel
>>> like socket connections don't really fit in the MVC paradigm.
>>>
>>> I have read a bunch of tutorials on node JS and socket IO, but all of
>>> them have small socket components.
>>>
>>> Essentially I am wondering how to break down a large socket.js file into
>>> smaller more manageable components? For example, I have a chat room in the
>>> page, as well as the game part, and some meta game aspects. I don't feel
>>> like these all belong in the same socket.js file, but it doesnt seem clean
>>> to divide them in separate files either because you need access to the
>>> client and the socket object ( to emit to all users in a room lets say)
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
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