`.getId()`

Parse the socket ID from an incoming socket request (req).

javascript

sails.sockets.getId(req);

Usage

	Argument	Type	Details
1	req	((req))	A socket request (`req`).

Once acquired, the socket object's ID can be used to send direct messages to that socket (see sails.sockets.broadcast).

Example

javascript

// Controller action
getSocketID: function(req, res) {
  if (!req.isSocket) {
    return res.badRequest();
  }

  var socketId = sails.sockets.getId(req);
  // => "BetX2G-2889Bg22xi-jy"

  sails.log('My socket ID is: ' + socketId);

  return res.json(socketId);
}

Notes

Be sure to check that req.isSocket === true before passing in req. This method does not work for HTTP requests!