1.1.30

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartsocket",
-  "version": "1.1.28",
+  "version": "1.1.30",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartsocket",
-  "version": "1.1.28",
+  "version": "1.1.30",
   "description": "easy and secure websocket communication",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",

ts/smartsocket.classes.smartsocket.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { SocketServer } from './smartsocket.classes.socketserver';
 import * as SocketIO from 'socket.io';
 
 export interface ISmartsocketConstructorOptions {
-  port: number;
+  port?: number;
 }
 
 export class Smartsocket {
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ export class Smartsocket {
   }
 
   // tslint:disable-next-line:member-ordering
-  public setExternalServer = this.socketServer.setExternalServer;
+  public async setExternalServer (serverType: 'express' | 'http', serverArg: any) {
+    await this.socketServer.setExternalServer(serverType, serverArg);
+  }
 
   /**
    * starts smartsocket

ts/smartsocket.classes.socketserver.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ export class SocketServer {
     const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
 
     // handle http servers
+    // in case an external server has been set "this.standaloneServer" should be false
     if (this.httpServer && this.standaloneServer) {
+      if (!this.smartsocket.options.port) {
+        console.log('there should be a port specifed for smartsocket!')
+        throw new Error('there should be a port specified for smartsocket')
+      }
       this.httpServer.listen(this.smartsocket.options.port, () => {
         console.log(`Server started in standalone mode on ${this.smartsocket.options.port}`);
         done.resolve();