How do I display to the user when the nodeJS server is reachable using socketIO?

Question

I am making a web app that shows the user when the server is reachable so they can post data. Currently it works with the code I am using but I am having an issue when another user connects / disconnects it directly affects another client that is connected.

NodeJS code:

io.on('connection', function(socket) {
    console.log('Connected');
    io.emit('Connect');

    socket.on('disconnect', function () {
        console.log('Connection Lost');
        io.emit('disconnect');
    });
});

HTML code:

     socket.on('disconnect', function(){
              $('#connection').html('disconnected');
              document.getElementById(id = 'save_button').style.display = "none"
              document.getElementById(id = 'not_save_button').style.display = "block"
          });

          socket.on('Connect',function() {
            $('#connection').html('connected');
            document.getElementById(id = 'save_button').style.display = "block"
            document.getElementById(id = 'not_save_button').style.display = "none"
          });

So basically I am trying to make each page only listen to the server. It currently works perfectly with just one client but when you add anything else to the system it can't function.

I have tried socket ID but these get updated when the server reconnects so I couldn't find a way to make these work.

Answer 1

The Server.emit function emits the message to all clients. To send to a specific client, use the Socket.emit method of the relevant socket. In your case:

io.on('connection', function(socket) {
  console.log('Connected');
  socket.emit('Connect');

  socket.on('disconnect', function () {
    console.log('Connection Lost');
});

Answer 2

io.on('connection', function(socket) {

    console.log('Connected');
    socket.emit('Connect');

});

io.on('disconnect', function () {
    console.log('Connection Lost');
    socket.emit('disconnect');
});

Using Amit's answer I managed to find a solution.