fix(client): prevent socket.io from hanging due to mocked clocks (#3695)

Author: vartan

client/main.js

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ var socket = io(location.host, {
   reconnectionDelayMax: Infinity,
   timeout: BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT,
   path: KARMA_PROXY_PATH + KARMA_URL_ROOT.substr(1) + 'socket.io',
-  'sync disconnect on unload': true
+  'sync disconnect on unload': true,
+  useNativeTimers: true
 })
 
 // instantiate the updater of the view

package-lock.json

@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
     "Merott Movahedi <[email protected]>",
     "Merrick Christensen <[email protected]>",
     "Michael Krotscheck <[email protected]>",
+    "Michael Vartan <[email protected]>",
     "Michał Siwek <[email protected]>",
     "Milan Aleksic <[email protected]>",
     "Milana Stojadinov <[email protected]>",
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@
     "qjobs": "^1.2.0",
     "range-parser": "^1.2.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "socket.io": "^3.1.0",
+    "socket.io": "^4.2.0",
     "source-map": "^0.6.1",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1",
     "ua-parser-js": "^0.7.28",

package.json

@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ var socket = io(location.host, {
   reconnectionDelayMax: Infinity,
   timeout: BROWSER_SOCKET_TIMEOUT,
   path: KARMA_PROXY_PATH + KARMA_URL_ROOT.substr(1) + 'socket.io',
-  'sync disconnect on unload': true
+  'sync disconnect on unload': true,
+  useNativeTimers: true
 })
 
 // instantiate the updater of the view