So first let us set up our html file to request for a username var app require.
Socket io private room.
In this recipe we will create a list of the rooms that our socket is in.
Rooms also share the same socket connection like namespaces.
We can retrieve this list and use it as needed.
Build real time chat rooms with node js and socket io duration.
The list will be dynamically updated if the socket leaves any of its rooms.
We will allow users to choose a username and allow them to chat using them.
One thing to keep in mind while using rooms is.
3 private messaging a chat app with socket io and reactjs duration.
In that case every socket in the room excluding the sender will get the event.
Now that we are well acquainted with socket io let us write a chat application which we can use to chat on different chat rooms.
These channels are called rooms.
Each socket in socket io is identified by a random unguessable unique identifier socket id for your convenience each socket automatically joins a room identified by its own id.
Allows for private rooms where a key is used and storing data for a room.
Socket io provides a dynamic list of the rooms that each socket is a member of.
Rooms are used to further separate concerns.