# socketio/socket.io-client-swift

Repository: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-swift
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/socketio-client-swift
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-10-01T16:33:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4201, "days_push": 701, "days_rel": 701, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5293, forks 867 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:15.169751+00:00)

## What it is
A Swift client library for connecting iOS, macOS, and other Apple-platform apps to Socket.IO servers. It supports Socket.IO server 2.x through 4.x, binary payloads, polling and WebSocket transports, and TLS/SSL.

## Use cases
- connect an iOS app to a Socket.IO server for realtime chat
- receive live updates over WebSockets in a Swift app
- emit events with acknowledgements to a Socket.IO backend
- stream binary data between an Apple client and a Socket.IO server
- add realtime messaging to an iOS or macOS application

## When to choose
- your Swift/iOS app needs to talk to a Socket.IO server
- you need Socket.IO features like acks, rooms, and binary support on Apple platforms
- you want a mature, widely used client with SPM/CocoaPods/Carthage support

## When to avoid
- your backend does not use Socket.IO (use a plain WebSocket client)
- you need a client for Android, web, or non-Apple platforms
- you need a Swift/NIO server-side Socket.IO implementation

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: websocket, http-client, networking
- domain: mobile-development, web-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: socketio, realtime-client, swift-package, cocoapods, carthage, real-time, messaging, ios, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- socketio/socket.io-client-swift (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.169751+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 2026-08-29T17:59:12.127373+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-swift (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:15.169751+00:00, sha 85a1ba00fd03)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.