server-event

Library to use Server Sent Events easy in node and on the client side with EventSource. Can be used as express middleware. Current browser support can be found here: http://caniuse.com/eventsource

Usage:

Server:

As express middleware:

var serverEvent, express, app;
 
serverEvent = require('server-event');
app = require('express')();
 
app.listen(8080);
 
serverEvent = serverEvent({ express : app }); // Optional. Pass in reference to express to access client.js file from client side
 
app.get('/events', serverEvent, function (req, res) {
    res.sse('test', "event with name test");
    res.sse('default event name message');
});

Or you can use it like this:

app.get('/events', function (req, res) {
    serverEvent(req, res); // this will work the same as using it as middleware
 
    res.sse('test', "event with name test");
    res.sse('default event name message');
});

Client:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://localhost:8080/sse.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    // in this example sse.js will be fetched from server
    // you can also copy client.js file and serve it from different place
    var sse = new ServerSentEvent('events');
 
    sse.on('test', function (data) {
        console.log('test', data);
    });
 
    sse.on('message', function (data) {
        console.log('message', data);
    });
</script> 

Functions:

• on([name], callback)

Adds event listener to event with provided name. If name is not provided it will be set to default name "message". Callback will return two arguments - data and event in the same order.

• once([name], callback)

Works the same way as "on", but the callback will be called only once. After that the event listener will be removed

• removeListener([name], callback)

Will remove event listener by name. You need to provide the same function witch were used in "on" function when the event was attached. If name is not provided it will be set to default name "message".

• removeAllListeners([name])

Removes all event listeners by name. If name is not provided will remove all event listeners that were set.

In next update will add support for older browsers and IE

Tests

Will be coming soon

License

(The MIT License)

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