webSocketServer node.js how to differentiate clients

Question

I am trying to use sockets with node.js, I succeded but I don\'t know how to differentiate clients in my code. The part concerning sockets is this:

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Answer 1

I'm using fd from the ws object. It should be unique per client.

var clientID = ws._socket._handle.fd;

I get a different number when I open a new browser tab.

The first ws had 11, the next had 12.