{"action":"closed","issue":{"number":538,"created_at":"2011-09-25T19:37:58Z","pull_request":{"diff_url":null,"patch_url":null,"html_url":null},"body":"The `@api` for `SocketNamespace#emit` is labeled as private: https://github.com/LearnBoost/socket.io/blob/master/lib/namespace.js#L183\r\n\r\n    /**\r\n     * Emits to everyone (override)\r\n     *\r\n     * @api private\r\n     */\r\n\r\nIs this method really meant to be private, or was it labeled incorectly? Is there a way to achieve this functionality without resorting to `io.sockets.emit()`?\r\n\r\nThanks.","comments":2,"title":"Why is the SocketNamespace#emit api private?","updated_at":"2011-10-10T20:23:53Z","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LearnBoost/socket.io/issues/538","id":1734793,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"closed_at":"2011-10-10T20:23:53Z","user":{"avatar_url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3e197df029c3d7741457afe1b1cfb01e?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Coreh","id":418473,"login":"Coreh"},"html_url":"https://github.com/LearnBoost/socket.io/issues/538","labels":[],"state":"closed"},"legacy":{"number":538,"action":"closed","issue":1734793}}