Простой Socket Server для Чата

Файл chatServer.js

// Load the TCP Library
var net = require('net');

// Keep track of the chat clients
var clients = [];

// Start a TCP Server
net.createServer(function (socket) {

  // Identify this client
  socket.name = socket.remoteAddress + ':' + socket.remotePort;

  // Put this new client in the list
  clients.push(socket);

  // Send a nice welcome message and announce
  socket.write('Welcome ' + socket.name + '\n');
  broadcast(socket.name + ' joined the chat\n', socket);

  // Handle incoming messages from clients.
  socket.on('data', function (data) {
    broadcast(socket.name + '> ' + data, socket);
  });

  // Remove the client from the list when it leaves
  socket.on('end', function () {
    clients.splice(clients.indexOf(socket), 1);
    broadcast(socket.name + ' left the chat.\n');
  });
 
  // Send a message to all clients
  function broadcast(message, sender) {
    clients.forEach(function (client) {
      // Don't want to send it to sender
      if (client === sender) {return;}
      client.write(message);
    });
    // Log it to the server output too
    process.stdout.write(message)
  }

}).listen(5000);

// Put a friendly message on the terminal of the server.
console.log('Chat server running at port 5000');