socket.io-redux

Redux middleware to emit actions to a socket.io server

API

Apply middleware

import io from 'socket.io-client';
import { createStore, applyMiddleware } from 'redux';
 
import socketIO from 'socket.io-redux';
 
import reducer from './reducer';
 
const store = createStore(reducer, applyMiddleware(
  socketIO(io.connect(process.env.SOCKET_URL))
));

• socketIO receive a socket instance created by io.connect(<url>).

Example action

const action = {
  type: 'ADD_TODO',
  payload: {
    message: 'Use socket.io-redux middleware',
  },
  meta: {
    socket: {
      channel: 'add:todo',
    },
  },
};

• meta.socket.channel define the socket.io channel to use to emit the action.