# techpines/express.io

Realtime Micro Framework for Nodejs

Repository: https://github.com/techpines/express.io
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/expressio
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-12-06T16:26:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4997, "days_push": 2462, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1569, forks 225 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:05.198498+00:00)

## What it is
express.io is a realtime micro-framework for Node.js that combines Express and Socket.io into a single drop-in replacement. It adds realtime routing, automatic session support, and route forwarding on top of the standard Express API.

## Use cases
- build realtime web apps with node.js
- add websocket support to an existing express app
- route socket.io events like http routes
- broadcast events to connected clients
- share express sessions over websockets
- scale realtime apps with redis

## When to choose
- you have a legacy Express app and want minimal-effort realtime features
- you prefer Express-style routing for socket events
- you want a single dependency instead of wiring Express and Socket.io manually

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - the library is unmaintained and targets old Express/Socket.io versions
- you need modern Express 4+ or Socket.io 2+ compatibility
- you need a license - the repo has none

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, websocket, routing, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend
- platform: -
- tags: express, socket.io, realtime-web, drop-in-replacement, sessions, real-time, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- techpines/express.io (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.198498+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:58:54.734160+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/techpines/express.io (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.198498+00:00, sha 19a7f6aecc70)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/express.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:28:28.052056+00:00, sha 4aa61b67a5b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.