What are the differences between Socket.IO rooms and namespaces?

What are the differences between Socket.IO rooms and namespaces?

Socket.IO rooms are used for grouping sockets, allowing you to broadcast messages to specific groups. Namespaces, on the other hand, are used to create separate communication channels within the same server.

Can you give me an example of when to use rooms?

Sure! If you have a chat application, you might use rooms to create private chat groups where only certain users can join and communicate.

And what about namespaces? When should I use them?

Namespaces are useful when you want to separate different functionalities of your application. For example, you could have one namespace for chat and another for notifications.

Is it possible to use both rooms and namespaces together?

Yes, you can definitely use both together! You can have different namespaces for different features and then create rooms within those namespaces for more specific group communications.