Socket.io-client: TypeError: io is not a function

This looks really a basic error and it's more likely something wrong with your settings. Feel free to reopen.

having same problem. What settings?

Im having the same issue. What settings?

having same problem. What settings?

Same problem here using Parcel.js / Typescript as the ES6 bundler

import * as io from 'socket.io-client';
solves the problem.

What if were using plain old JavaScript?

Use io.connect() instead of io().

io.connect() can't solve the problem, issue is still there

for me the combination of @renatosvo and @Kacppian suggestions worked:
import * as io from "socket.io-client";
let ioClient = io.connect();

sameProblem

when i'm exporting it gives me an error the my code is

const express = require('express');
const router = express.Router();
var app = express();
const io = require('socket.io');
const fs = require('fs');

const { ensureAuthenticated } = require('../db/auth.js');


//exporting dashboard 
module.exports = {
  dash: router.get('/', (req,res)=>{
    var chat = io.on('connection', (socket)=>{
      console.log('chat is connected');
    })
    res.render('dashboard', {chat:chat});

  })
}

and the error i'm getting is

io.on is not a function
TypeError: io.on is not a function
    at E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\routes\dashboard.js:13:19
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at next (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:137:13)
    at Route.dispatch (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\route.js:112:3)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:281:22
    at Function.process_params (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:335:12)
    at next (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:275:10)
    at Function.handle (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:174:3)
    at router (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:47:12)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\layer.js:95:5)
    at trim_prefix (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:317:13)
    at E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:284:7
    at Function.process_params (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:335:12)
    at next (E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:275:10)
    at E:\expressBasedLOginSignUP\node_modules\express\lib\router\index.js:635:15