easysse-client

Listen to Server-Sent Events, sincerely, most definitely

Demo

Please see node-easysse for a demo

Usage

Using node-easysse with express

var require("easysse");
app.get("/chat-stream", easysse);
 
app.post("/chat", function(req, res) {
  easysse.emit("chat", req.body.username, req.body.message);
});

Using easysse-client

<script src="easysse-client.js"></script>
<script>
  var client = easysseClient.connect("/chat-stream");
 
  client.on("chat", function(username, message){
    console.log(username, "says", message);
  });
 
  $.post("/chat", {username: "mjackson", message: "hehe"});
  // "mjackson says hehe"
</script> 

API

• on(eventType, cb) — add an event listener of eventType.

  (alias addEventListener)

• off(eventType, cb) — remove an event listener of eventType.

  (alias addEventListener)

Compatibility

Tested on Chrome 33 Please submit any other compatibility reports

License

© 2014 nkitsune, mosdef.biz easysse-client may be freely distributed under the BSD license. For all details and documentation: https://github.com/mosdefbiz/easysse-client