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## socketio namespace

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare namespace socketio 
```

## Functions

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Function


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Description


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[connect()](./socketio.socketio.connect.md)


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Decorate a controller method for `connect`


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[disconnect()](./socketio.socketio.disconnect.md)


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Decorate a controller method for `disconnect`


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[io()](./socketio.socketio.io.md)


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[namespace(name)](./socketio.socketio.namespace.md)


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[socket()](./socketio.socketio.socket.md)


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[subscribe(messageTypes)](./socketio.socketio.subscribe.md)


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Decorate a method to subscribe to socketio events. For example,

```ts
@socketio.subscribe('chat message')
async function onChat(msg: string) {
}
```


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