adding in socket io in backend and server running with it and needs testing with the client side

packages/api/index.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import getContactsRoutes from "./routes/contacts";
 import getConversationRoutes from "./routes/conversation";
 import getSearchRoutes from "./routes/search";
 import getUserRoutes from "./routes/user";
+import http from "http";
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -26,6 +27,15 @@ app.use("/api/search", getSearchRoutes());
 app.use("/api/conversations", getConversationRoutes());
 app.use("/api/contacts", getContactsRoutes());
 
-app.listen(5000, () => console.log("Example app is listening on port 5000."));
+const server = new http.Server(app);
+server.listen(5000, () =>
+  console.log("Example app is listening on port 5000.")
+);
+
+const io = require("socket.io")(server);
+
+io.on("connection", function (socket: any) {
+  console.log("a user connected");
+});
 
 connectToDatabase();

packages/api/package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.17.3",
     "google-auth-library": "^7.14.0",
-    "mongodb": "^4.4.1"
+    "mongodb": "^4.4.1",
+    "socket.io": "^4.4.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "NODE_ENV=development && nodemon",