Manage multiple tabs (but same user) in socket.io

Question

I\'m having some problems with socket.io, and I have no idea how to solve it. I\'ve an app with a login system with socket.io to manage user interactions. Also I\'ve an arra

Answer 1

Intercom library can be used to share and manage a socket.io connection.

// Initialize socket.io on one tab
var socket = io.connect('//yourwebsite.com/socketio');

// Initialize intercom on all tab
var intercom = Intercom.getInstance();
intercom.bind(socket);

// Listen to an event
intercom.on('msgBroadcast', function(data){
    console.log(data);
});

// Emit an event
intercom.emit('msgBroadcast', {
    socket: true,
    message: 'Hello all!'
});

You could also use socketio shared webworkers