Is socket.io.js supposed to return an empty file?

Question

Is socket.io.js supposed to return an empty file?

I trying to make a small chat website using node.js and socket.io. To include the socket.io.js on my client-sided files:

    <script src="192.168.0.108:1337/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>

But is it normal that it returns an empty file? http://screencast.com/t/HPAjAqV13q8q

I would also like to add that if on my server-sided file, I do res.write('Hello World'), the 'Hello World' Will appear on the web-page AND in the socket.io.js file

node.js

Answer 1

You can try this:

<script src='/socket.io/socket.io.js'></script>

And you should created a client io.connect

var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:5000');

Answer 2

You can also use socket.io's auto-discovery feature and don't specify the server

<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script>
  var socket = io.connect();
</script>

Answer 3

What solved it was opening the port on which socket.io was listening, in my case it was 8080... Now my socket.io.js has javascript code inside of it.

Now I am getting a 404 error on a xhr.send(null) in that socket.io.js file, but that is another story...