Socket.IO for Erlang

Socket.IO

Socket.IO aims to make live apps possible in every browser and mobile device, blurring the differences between the different transport mechanisms.

What is socket.io for Erlang?

Socket.IO-erlang is a full-blown socket.io server reimplementation in Erlang that is fully compatible with socket.io's javascript client library.

How to use

For the time being, take a look at demo/demo.erl

Building

Depending on a way you have your Erlang distribution installed, you might need crypto/ssl support in Erlang or you will get errors like this:

Uncaught error in rebar_core: {'EXIT',
                                  {undef,
                                      [{crypto,start,[]},
                                       {rebar,run_aux,1},
                                       {rebar,main,1},
                                       {escript,run,2},
                                       {escript,start,1},
                                       {init,start_it,1},
                                       {init,start_em,1}]}}
make: *** [deps] Error 1

see https://github.com/basho/riak_wiki/issues/45

OSX:

If you use MacPorts to install Erlang instead of Homebrew or manual builds, this is how you install SSL for Erlang:

sudo port install erlang +ssl

Linux

Make sure you have the erlang-crypto and erlang-dev packages installed if you're on Debian, erlang-crypto and erlang-devel on Redhat/Fedora. Or better yet, consider building your Erlang manually, as Erlang packages in Linux distros tend to be either outdated or broken. Or both.

TODO

• License
• How can I contribute?
• Roadmap
• Known Issues