

You can download it from the ry / node git repository. Node.js is a evented I/O framework built around Google’s V8 JavaScript Engine.
#NODEJS WEBSOCKET HOW TO#
Flash policy file server (I will explain how to make this).web-socket-js (client side Flash Sockets).Starting from the client side and progressing to the server:

I’ve also had good success with Safari, but the goal here was IE support, which we now have. Currently this is supported in IE 8+, FF 3+, and Chrome, as well as any browser that supports native WebSockets. They have a few limitations (must have flash, flash policy file) but they are well worth it to ensure that the majority of people have access to your application. Flash Sockets are native socket connections. WebSockets provide some amazing opportunities for development, especially when working with live / streaming data. Support for IE is not forthcoming, which leaves about 70% of the browsers in the dark. Currently supported by Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Firefox 4.0 (beta). WebSockets were part of the HTML5 draft specifications but have since been moved into their own section.

This is a re-write of an earlier post that got lost due to data corruption.*
