socket.io is not a simple/regular TCP socket server. If you want to
connect with standard raw sockets (without implementing or using an entire
WebSockets or HTTP library in your C++ application), just use
require('net').createServer (low-level socket listening).
On Thursday, August 30, 2012 12:42:39 PM UTC-7, wes wrote:
>
> Hey. I realize this was years ago, but if this somehow reaches you... I
> think I'm struggling with a similar issue and I would
> really appreciate your help :)
>
> Just to clarify, you successfully got a c++ application to connect to your
> node server using a regular old tcp connection, right?
>
> I'm trying to do that with a server that looks roughly like:
>
> var express = require('express');
> var app = express();
> var server = require('http').createServer(app)
> var io = require('socket.io').listen(server);
>
> app.use(express.cookieParser());
> app.use(express.session({
> ...
> }));
> app.use(app.router);
>
> // response handling -------
> app.get('/', function(req, res){
> console.log('request get /');
> });
>
> io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
> console.log('sockets.io connection!');
> });
> // -------
>
> port = 3000
> app.listen(port);
> console.log('Listening on port: ' + port);
>
>
> When I connect from my application all seems well (the connection
> completes and I can send data without encountering any errors) but I never
> trigger anything on the node server (io.sockets.on('connection' ...) is
> never called and no errors are spit out).
>
> Do you see anything obviously wrong with my approach?
> Again, I really really appreciate any help you can give me!
>
> Cheers,
> -Wes
>
> On Monday, August 30, 2010 1:58:55 PM UTC-7, kmouja wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm new to node.js, I still managed to install it and run examples
>> with socket.io.
>>
>> I need to connect to node.js from a desktop c++ application. I tried
>> to write a small socket client with a node.js socket server listening,
>> but my client does not connect (connection timeout), and my server
>> does not get a connection event...
>>
>> I also write a php socket connection code and it won't connect either.
>>
>> Is there something I am missing? node.js can connect to c++ socket,
>> right?
>>
>
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