var io = signaling_socket = io(); io.on('connect', function () { console.log("Websocket connected!"); signaling_socket.on('drawToWhiteboard', function (content) { whiteboard.handleEventsAndData(content, true); }); }); $(document).ready(function() { var whiteboardId = "myNewWhiteboard"; whiteboard.loadWhiteboard("#whiteboardContainer", { whiteboardId : whiteboardId, username : "Username", sendFunction : function(content) { io.emit('drawToWhiteboard', content); } }); $.get( "/loadwhiteboard", { wid: whiteboardId } ).done(function( data ) { whiteboard.loadData(data) }); });