Installing the required dependencies
npm install socket.io-client
Connecting with React Native: You can import socket.io-client in your React Native application and use this to create a connection with your server. ( App.js file )
import React, { useEffect } from 'react'; import SocketIOClient from 'socket.io-client'; // import socket.io as SocketIOClient const App = () => { useEffect(() => { const socket = SocketIOClient('your-server-url'); socket.on('connect', () => { console.log('Connected to server'); }); return () => { socket.disconnect(); }; }, []); return (); }; export default App;
After connecting, you can define which actions your application should perform in response to particular messages from the server or certain events.
// Inside the useEffect hook in your React Native component socket.on('event_channel', (message) => { console.log('Received message from event_channel:', message); // Update state or trigger some action in your app here. }); // Sending messages socket.emit('event_channel', 'Message update to server!');