Sockets emit into a function Controller

[ghost]

Hello I am trying to do socket.emit("notification", "Here is de json for notificacion"); some like that from a custom method like:

exports.uploadFile = function(req, res) {
  var uploaded = {};
  req.file('file').upload({
      adapter: require('skipper-gridfs'),
      uri: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/storage-dev.files'
    }, function (err, uploadedFiles) {
       if (err) 
        return res.send(500, err);
        socket.emit("notification", "Here is de json for notificacion"); ////// HERE IS THE SOCKET
      return res.status(200).send(uploadedFiles);
    });
};

My problem is how to import socket.io that has been created on app.js Thanks. Greetings

[khwerhahn]

I would use an EventEmitter.... or use the hook on the model after save/update

[macliems]

The app is available on the request object, so simply change socket.emit(.......) to req.app.socket.emit(.......)

[samsfisher]

req.app.socket is failing. Can you please help @victorhugoviiii