Socket.io Client doesn't (re)emit without page reload

TL;DR; I can connect to the node.js server and retrieve my data when I click on <button>Get Data</button>. But nothing is emitted if I click on that button again.

I’m not sure if this is a bug, but using socket.io 1.0.4 . . .

… on document ready, my client connects to the node socket.io server to get the client .js file:

    /*** Attempt to get the socket.io.js file from the node listener. ***/
    var svrPort = 8072
    var scriptPath = "https://"+location.host+":"+svrPort+'/socket.io/socket.io.js';
    jQuery.getScript( scriptPath, function( data, textStatus, jqxhr ) {
        if (jqxhr.status == 200) {
            listenerUp = true;
            console.debug( "socket.io.js file received." );
        }
    }); 

The page has a <button id='RS_Refresh'>Get Data</button> that has an event trigger defined at:

jQuery('#RS_Refresh').click(function(){
   get_AllRS(true); 
});

The get_ALLRS() function does indeed establish a connection to the node server, and on connect, emits a request for the data to be displayed on the web page, which works perfectly:

/* Some code omitted for brevity */
function get_AllRS(showSpinner) {
    var getAllRS_sock = io.connect(svr,options);
    var toListener =
    {
        'cType'     : 'get_AllRS',
        'DEBUG'     : RS_DEBUG,
        'clientID'  : clientID,
        'userID'    : userID,
    };

   /* On second attempt, this gets executed, but no request is actually 
      emitted  - no traffic seen in Firebug's 'Net' tab */
    if (getAllRS_sock.connected) {
        console.log('emitting. . .');
        getAllRS_sock.emit('get_AllRS',toListener) ;
    }

    /*** When connected, send get_AllRS ***/
    getAllRS_sock.on('connect', function getAllRS_sock_on_connect() {
        console.log('In getAllRS_sock_on_connect()');

        /*** Let's talk to the server ***/
        getAllRS_sock.emit('get_AllRS',toListener) ;
    });

    /*** Mission Accomplished ***/
    getAllRS_sock.on('got_AllRS', function getAllRS_sock_on_got_AllRS(incoming) {
        console.log('In getAllRS_sock_on_got_AllRS()');

        console.debug('=== got_AllRS incoming ======================');
        console.debug(incoming)
        console.debug('=============================================');

        if (typeof(incoming) !== 'undefined'){
            populateRSFields(incoming);
            setRSAlert('Fields Retrieved successfully','flash_success');
        }
        else{
            revertValues();
            setRSAlert('Fields were NOT retrieved','flash_error');
        }

        /* Should I disconnect from the node server?? Doesn't work either way */ 
        // getAllRS_sock.emit('forceDisconnect',{}) ;
        // getAllRS_sock.destroy();
    });
}

However, if I click on the Get Data button again, nothing is emitted, according to the ‘Net’ tab in Firebug and node.js doesn’t hear/see the second request in DEBUG=* mode, … until I refresh the entire web page.

What gives?

Should I emit to the server to disconnect the client (i.e. .emit('forceDisconnect',{})? (The problem seems to persist either way, unless I’m doing it wrong.)

Is my approach incorrect? Or maybe you could show me an example of how you made this work?

[darrachequesne]

@Haideralee please make sure the listener is properly initialized in your Ctrl 1.

Closing, as the initial issue should be fixed by now.

[Haideralee]

I am facing the same issue but in my case the problem in on section, emit is working fine but the listen is not working as expected. Ex:

Ctrl 1
       this.SocketIo.socket.on('user:updated', function(data){
            console.log("user:updated in choose place", data)
        });

Ctrl 2

       this.SocketIo.socket.on('user:updated', function(data){
            console.log("user:updated in choose place", data)
        });

        this.SocketIo.socket.emit('acceptedJob', {res});

Server

     socket.on('acceptedJob', (res) => {
            socket.log('acceptedJob');
            socket.emit('user:updated', res);
      });

the confusing thing is on running in Ctrl 2 but not listen in Ctrl 1