Function encodeAsString

public/javascripts/socket.io.js:1176–1213

* Encode packet as string. * * @param {Object} packet * @return {String} encoded * @api private

(obj)

	 */

	function encodeAsString(obj) {
	  var str = '';
	  var nsp = false;

	  // first is type
	  str += obj.type;

	  // attachments if we have them
	  if (exports.BINARY_EVENT == obj.type || exports.BINARY_ACK == obj.type) {
	    str += obj.attachments;
	    str += '-';
	  }

	  // if we have a namespace other than `/`
	  // we append it followed by a comma `,`
	  if (obj.nsp && '/' != obj.nsp) {
	    nsp = true;
	    str += obj.nsp;
	  }

	  // immediately followed by the id
	  if (null != obj.id) {
	    if (nsp) {
	      str += ',';
	      nsp = false;
	    }
	    str += obj.id;
	  }

	  // json data
	  if (null != obj.data) {
	    if (nsp) str += ',';
	    str += json.stringify(obj.data);
	  }

	  debug('encoded %j as %s', obj, str);
	  return str;
	}

	/**
	 * Encode packet as 'buffer sequence' by removing blobs, and