server.js

// Socket.io configuration for Flatiron
// -------------------------------------------------- //

var flatiron = require('../../lib/flatiron'),
    fs       = require("fs"),
    app      = flatiron.app;

app.use(flatiron.plugins.http, {

  before: [function (req, res) {

    fs.readFile(__dirname + '/index.html', function (err, data) {

      if (err) {
      	res.writeHead(500);
      	return res.end('Error loading index.html');
      }

      res.writeHead(200);
      res.end(data);

    });

  }]
});


// Set the server to listen on port `8080`.
// It is important to do this first, as app.server
// isn't actually created until you start()
app.start(8080);


// Socket.io
// -------------------------------------------------- //

var io = require('socket.io').listen(app.server);

io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
  socket.emit('news', { hello: 'world' });
  socket.on('my other event', function(data) {
    console.log(data);
  });
});