Socket Server

1. Add this script to your html where you need to connect using socket

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/2.3.0/socket.io.js"></script>

2. Connect to Socket ServerUpdated

const socket = io("https://socket.emdrremote.com", { transports: ["websocket"] });

3. Register a client with its info

socket.emit("store-client-info", { uid: "Client1" }); // uid is the Client's unique id which is used to identify the client on Recipient's side

4. Send data to a recipient Updated

socket.emit("send-data", {
 recipientId: "Client2", // recipientId is uid of the recipient who is supposed to receive this data.
 command: "send-coordinates", // command tells the recipient what is the data for.
 data: { x: 123, y: 345 } // data, whose type can be any, will be consumed by the recipient due to command
});

5. Receive data from a sender Updated

socket.on("receive-data", (payload) => {
  const { senderId, command, data } = payload; // senderId is uid of the sender.

  // process command with data something like this
  
  // if (command === "send-coordinates") {
  //  const { x, y } = data;
  //  //process x & y
  // }
});

6. How to handle Disconnect Event Updated

let intentionalDisconnection = false; // a variable used to determine if disconnection is intentional or accidental on disconnect event handler

socket.on("intentional-disconnect", (data) => {  // intentional disconnection triggered by server due to a second connection
  intentionalDisconnection = true;

  const { message } = data;

  //console.log(message);
});

socket.on("disconnect", () => { // an event handler triggered when disconnected with server anyway, * if an intentional disconnection, it will be triggered as soon as intentional-disconnect event is triggered
 if (intentionalDisconnection) {
   // this is an intentional disconnection;
 } else {
   // this is an accidental disconnection;
 }

 intentionalDisconnection = false;   //initialize the variable
});

How to Limit Frequency of Emitting Data on Frontend

let oldX = -1, oldY = -1, newX = -1, newY = -1;
let recipientId = '12345';

some_function(xx, yy) { // detect new coordinate of mouse and update newX, newY
 newX = xx; newY = yy;
}

const emitData = () => { // a function that sends data
  if(oldX != newX || oldY != newY) {
   socket.emit("send-coordinates", {
    recipientId: recipientId,
    x: newX,
    y: newY
   });

   oldX = newX;
   oldY = newY;
  }
}

setInterval(emitData, 100); // runs the function emitData every 100 miliseconds so data will be emitted every 100 milisecs which means 10 times per second.