express.js 4 and sockets with express router

Question

I\'m trying to create a really simple node API using express.js 4 but I need a few \'realtime\' events for which I added socket.io. I\'m fairly new to both so I\'m likely m

Answer 1

I think best way is to set io as a property of req, like below:

app.use(function(req,res,next){
    req.io = io;
    next();
});

app.use('/your-sub-link', your-router);