icfp2015/public/scripts/socketSetup.js

var socket = io(); 
            /*Initializing the connection with the server via websockets */
socket.emit('liveMessage', "true");
socket.on("jsonHoneycomb",function(message){  
    /*
        When server sends data to the client it will trigger "message" event on the client side , by 
        using socket.on("message") , one cna listen for the ,message event and associate a callback to 
        be executed . The Callback function gets the dat sent from the server 
    */
    console.log("Message from the server arrived")
    var honeyCells = JSON.parse(message);
    if( honeyCells.constructor === Array){
        for (var i = 0; i < honeyCells.length; i++) {
            populateHoneycomb( honeyCells[i], i );

        };
    }else{        
        populateHoneycomb( honeyCells , 0);
    }
    socket.emit('ackMessage', "true");

});