How to use RxJs with Socket.IO on event

Question

I want to use RxJS inside of my socket.on(\'sense\',function(data){});. I am stuck and confused with very few documentation available and my lack of understanding R

Answer 1

Simply use fromEvent(). Here is a full example in Node.js but works the same in browser. Note that i use first() and takeUntil() to prevent a memory leak: first() only listens to one event and then completes. Now use takeUntil() on all other socket-events you listen to so the observables complete on disconnect:

const app = require('express')();
const server = require('http').createServer(app);
const io = require('socket.io')(server);
const Rx = require('rxjs/Rx');

connection$ = Rx.Observable.fromEvent(io, 'connection');

connection$.subscribe(socket => {
    console.log(`Client connected`);

    // Observables
    const disconnect$ = Rx.Observable.fromEvent(socket, 'disconnect').first();
    const message$ = Rx.Observable.fromEvent(socket, 'message').takeUntil(disconnect$);

    // Subscriptions
    message$.subscribe(data => {
        console.log(`Got message from client with data: ${data}`);
        io.emit('message', data); // Emit to all clients
    });

    disconnect$.subscribe(() => {
        console.log(`Client disconnected`);
    })
});

server.listen(3000);