Node.js and Socket.IO - How to reconnect as soon as disconnect happens

Question

I\'m building a small prototype with node.js and socket.io. Everything is working well, the only issue I\'m facing is that my node.js connection will disconnect and I\'m fo

Answer 1

Start reconnecting even if the first attempt fails

If the first connection attempt fails, socket.io 0.9.16 doesn't try to reconnect for some reason. This is how I worked around that.

//if this fails, socket.io gives up
var socket = io.connect();

//tell socket.io to never give up :)
socket.on('error', function(){
  socket.socket.reconnect();
});