What does require('socket.io')(http) mean in node js

[Megafu_Anthony]

Please what is the meaning of require(‘socket.io’)(http) in Node.js

[chrisofarabia]

Can you show us a code sample so we can understand how it’s used in context?

This site may well be what it’s referring to though - socket.io

It looks like it may be bringing in a library

[markbrown4]

It has two parts, requiring a module with CommonJS

require('socket.io')

And calling the function it returns, passing in an http variable.

(http)

Can be rewritten as

var socketio = require('socket.io');
socketio(http);

[Megafu_Anthony]

Thanks markbrown4. This answered my question.

Thanks guys for the help.