server.js

var express = require("express"),
    path = require("path"),
    root = __dirname,
    app = express();

app.use(express.static(path.join(root, './client')));
app.use(express.static(path.join(root, './bower_components')));

app.listen(8000, function() {
    console.log("listening on port 8000");
});

// var io = require ('socket.io').listen(server);
//
// io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
//     console.log("a user has connected");
//     socket.on('disconnect', function(){
//         console.log("a user has disconnected");
//     });
// });

//sockets syntax from groupchat
// io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
//     var username;
//     socket.on('name_input', function(data) {
//         username = data.name;
//         socket.emit('show_chat', username, history);
//     });
//     socket.on('message_input', function(data) {
//         var message = (username+": "+data.message);
//         history.push(message);
//         io.emit('update_board', history);
//     });
//     console.log(socket.id);
// });