LoopBack SocketHook

LoopBack.io component for connect to API over socket.io.

This component allow you to use models' methods over socket events such as HTTP-requests to LoopBack API.

All documented routes of API transform into socket events in the following format:

model:method

How to install

1. Install npm package

npm i loopback-hook-socket

2. Add to server/component-config.json declaration of component

{
  "loopback-hook-socket" : {}
}

3. View explorer of socket events

Configuration

| Option | Description | Type | Default | |--------|-------------|-----|----| | port | port of Socket Server | Number | 3030 | | enabled | enabled\disabled component | Boolean | true | | errorEvent | name of error event | String | error | | apiURI | LoopBack API URI | String | http://127.0.0.1:3000/api | | eventView | enabled\disabled explorer of socket events | Boolean | true | | mountPath | mount path of explorer of socket events | String | /socket-hook-explorer |

You could override default configuration parameters. Simply add this parameter to component's declaration in server/component-config.json.