server-send-events

server send events library for node.js

Installation

$ npm install server-send-events

Example

const http        = require('http');
const EventSource = require('server-send-events');

const es = new EventSource();
const server = new http.Server();
const send = (res) => res.end(`<script>
  var source = new EventSource('/events');
  source.onmessage = function(e) {
    document.body.innerHTML = e.data;
    console.log(e.data);
  };
</script>`);

server.on('request', (req, res) => {
  if(es.match(req, '/events')){
    es.handle(req, res);
  }else{
    send(res);
  }
})

server.listen(3000, err => {
  if(err) throw err;
  console.log(`server-send-events is running at http://localhost:${server.address().port}`);
  setInterval(() => {
    if(es) es.send(`Current time is : ${new Date().toLocaleString()}`);
  }, 1000);
});

API

• send
• event
• retry

Contributing

• Fork this Repo first
• Clone your Repo
• Install dependencies by $ npm install
• Checkout a feature branch
• Feel free to add your features
• Make sure your features are fully tested
• Publish your local branch, Open a pull request
• Enjoy hacking <3

MIT

This work is licensed under the MIT license.

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