Socket.io: Module not found: Can't resolve 'uws' in 'C\:....\node_modules\engine.io\lib'

Question

I'm trying to use socket.io for my react/flask project and every time I require socket.io in my app.js file, node fails to compile and I get this message.

Failed to compile.

./node_modules/engine.io/lib/server.js

Module not found: Can't resolve 'uws' in 'C:\Users\Walker\Desktop\xxxxx\xxxxx\node_modules\engine.io\lib'

I've tried manually installing uws with node, but nothing changes. I also used create-react-app on another computer and installed socket.io but I'm getting the same error. I followed many 'Getting Started' articles but I'm continuously getting the same error. Anyone know what could be wrong?

Answer 1

Try using socket.io-client

Here is the code:

import openSocket from 'socket.io-client';

const socket = openSocket(myURL);