const {Server} = require("socket.io"), server = new Server(8000); let sequenceNumberByClient = new Map(); // event fired every time a new client connects: server.on("connection", (socket) => { console.info(`Client connected [id=${socket.id}]`); // initialize this client's sequence number sequenceNumberByClient.set(socket, 1); // when socket disconnects, remove it from the list: socket.on("disconnect", () => { sequenceNumberByClient.delete(socket); console.info(`Client gone [id=${socket.id}]`); }); }); // sends each client its current sequence number setInterval(() => { for (const [client, sequenceNumber] of sequenceNumberByClient.entries()) { client.emit("seq-num", sequenceNumber); sequenceNumberByClient.set(client, sequenceNumber + 1); } }, 1000);