View Source mix phx.gen.socket (Phoenix v1.7.11)

Generates a Phoenix socket handler.

$ mix phx.gen.socket User

Accepts the module name for the socket

The generated files will contain:

For a regular application:

  • a client in assets/js
  • a socket in lib/my_app_web/channels

For an umbrella application:

  • a client in apps/my_app_web/assets/js
  • a socket in apps/my_app_web/lib/app_name_web/channels

You can then generated channels with mix phx.gen.channel.