sails.sockets.emit( socketIds, [event], data)

Purpose

Send a message to one or more sockets by ID.

Overview

Parameters

Description Accepted Data Types Required ?
1 IDs of sockets to receive message string, array Yes
2 Event name string No
3 Message data object Yes

Example Usage

  1. // Controller action
  3. sayHiToFriend: function(req, res) {
  4.     var friendId = req.param('friendId');
  5.     sails.sockets.emit(friendId, 'privateMessage', {from: req.session.userId, msg: 'Hi!'});
  6.     res.json({
  7.       message: 'Message sent!'
  8.     });
  9. }