What’s the Difference Between socket.emit() and server.emit().

[Bubuioc]

Hello! I’m wondering what the difference is between socket.emit() and server.emit() in Socket.IO. I know that socket.broadcast.emit() sends a message to all clients except the one that triggered the event, but I’m not completely sure how socket.emit() and server.emit() differ in practice?

[darrachequesne]

Hi! socket.emit() will emit to one single client, whereas server.emit() will emit to all connected clients.

References:

• https://socket.io/docs/v4/emitting-events/
• https://socket.io/docs/v4/broadcasting-events/