added primus socket functionality

lib/node.js

@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@ var web3 = require('ethereum.js');
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var os = require('os');
 var slugs = require('slugs');
-var HttpRequest = require('xmlhttprequest').XMLHttpRequest;
 
-var io = require('socket.io-client');
+var Primus = require('primus'),
-var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:3000', {reconnect: true});
+	Emitter = require('primus-emit'),
+	Socket;
+
+Socket = Primus.createSocket({
+	transformer: 'websockets',
+	pathname: '/api',
+	plugin: {emitter: Emitter}
+});
+
+var socket = new Socket(process.env.WS_SERVER || 'ws://localhost:3000');
 
 var MAX_BLOCKS_HISTORY = 12,
 	LOWEST_TIMESTAMP = 0;
@@ -15,9 +23,8 @@ function Node()
 	var self = this;
 
 	this.info = {
-		ip: getExternalIp(),
+		name: process.env.ETH_CLIENT || 'C++',
-		name: process.env.ETH_CLIENT,
+		type: process.env.ETH_TYPE || '0.8.1',
-		type: process.env.ETH_TYPE,
 		os: os.platform(),
 		os_v: os.release()
 	};
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ function Node()
 		errors: []
 	}
 
-	this.socket = false;
+	this.socket = null;
 	this.pendingWatch = false;
 	this.chainWatch = false;
 	this.updateInterval = false;
@@ -51,41 +58,26 @@ function Node()
 
 	// this.init();
 
-	socket.on('connect', function(data) {
+	socket.on('open', function open() {
-		console.log(data);
-
 		self.socket = true;
 		self.emit('hello', self.info);
-
+		console.log('The connection has been opened.');
-		console.log('connected!');
+	}).on('end', function end() {
-
+		self.socket = false;
-		socket.on('disconnect', function(data) {
+	}).on('error', function error(err) {
-			console.log(data);
+		console.log(err);
-
+	}).on('reconnecting', function reconnecting(opts) {
-			self.socket = false;
+		console.log('We are scheduling a reconnect operation', opts);
-
+	}).on('data', function incoming(data) {
-			console.log('disconnected');
+		console.log('Received some data', data);
-		})
 	});
 
 	return this;
 }
 
-function getExternalIp()
-{
-	var request = new HttpRequest();
-    request.open('GET', 'http://curlmyip.com/', false);
-    request.send();
-
-    if(request.status !== 200)
-    	return 'unknown';
-
-    return request.responseText.trim();
-}
-
 Node.prototype.makeId = function()
 {
-	return slugs(this.info.name + ' ' + this.info.type + ' ' + this.info.os + ' ' + this.info.os_v + '   ' + this.info.ip);
+	return slugs(this.info.name + ' ' + this.info.type + ' ' + this.info.os + ' ' + this.info.os_v);
 }
 
 Node.prototype.isActive = function()
@@ -289,13 +281,9 @@ Node.prototype.emit = function(message, payload)
 	if(this.socket){
 		try {
 			socket.emit(message, payload);
-
-			return true
 		}
 		catch (err) {
 			console.log(err);
-
-			return false;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -308,7 +296,8 @@ Node.prototype.init = function()
 
 Node.prototype.stop = function()
 {
-	this.emit('disconnect');
+	if(this.socket)
+		socket.end(socket.id);
 
 	if(this.updateInterval)
 		clearInterval(this.updateInterval);

package.json

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "~2.0.0",
     "ethereum.js": "*",
+    "primus": "^2.4.12",
+    "primus-emit": "^0.1.2",
     "slugs": "^0.1.3",
-    "socket.io-client": "^1.3.3",
     "underscore": "^1.7.0",
-    "xmlhttprequest": "*"
+    "ws": "^0.7.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node ./app.js"