Node demo that streams Platform Events from Salesforce.com to the browser using socket.io. You can run the demo by opening:
platform-event-node-example demo - New Platform Events are streamed to this app and display in the browser using socket.io.
Setup a new Remote Access to get your OAuth tokens. If you are unfamiliar with settng this up, see 4:45 of Jeff Douglas' Salesforce.com Primer for New Developers. For your callback, simply use: http://localhost:3001/oauth/_callback
Create a new Platform Event from the Setup Menu of your Salesforce Instance.
git clone https://github.com/jthurst/platform-event-node-example.git
cd platform-event-node-example
npm install
This will clone this repo locally so you simply have to make your config changes and be up and running. Now replace your OAuth tokens and credentials in the config.js file then run the following to start the server:
node app.js
Open your browser to http://localhost:3001 and creat a Platform Event Salesforce and see it appear on the page.