import * as React from "react"; import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from "react-native"; const io = require("socket.io-client"); // Replace this URL with your own, if you want to run the backend locally! const SocketEndpoint = "https://socket-io-expo-backend-dtyxsdtzxb.now.sh"; export default class App extends React.Component { state = { isConnected: false, data: null, }; componentDidMount() { const socket = io(SocketEndpoint, { transports: ["websocket"], }); socket.on("connect", () => { this.setState({ isConnected: true }); }); socket.on("ping", (data) => { this.setState(data); }); } render() { return ( connected: {this.state.isConnected ? "true" : "false"} {this.state.data && ping response: {this.state.data}} ); } } const styles = StyleSheet.create({ container: { flex: 1, backgroundColor: "#fff", alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center", }, });