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| 1 | +# Socket.IO Postgres emitter |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +The `@socket.io/postgres-emitter` package allows you to easily communicate with a group of Socket.IO servers from another Node.js process (server-side). |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +It must be used in conjunction with [`@socket.io/posgres-adapter`](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-posgres-adapter/). |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Supported features: |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +- [broadcasting](https://socket.io/docs/v4/broadcasting-events/) |
| 12 | +- [utility methods](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#Utility-methods) |
| 13 | + - [`socketsJoin`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#socketsJoin) |
| 14 | + - [`socketsLeave`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#socketsLeave) |
| 15 | + - [`disconnectSockets`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#disconnectSockets) |
| 16 | + - [`serverSideEmit`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#serverSideEmit) |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Related packages: |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +- Postgres adapter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-postgres-adapter/ |
| 21 | +- Redis adapter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-redis-adapter/ |
| 22 | +- Redis emitter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-redis-emitter/ |
| 23 | +- MongoDB adapter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-mongo-adapter/ |
| 24 | +- MongoDB emitter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-mongo-emitter/ |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +**Table of contents** |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +- [Installation](#installation) |
| 29 | +- [Usage](#usage) |
| 30 | +- [API](#api) |
| 31 | +- [Known errors](#known-errors) |
| 32 | +- [License](#license) |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +## Installation |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +``` |
| 37 | +npm install @socket.io/postgres-emitter pg |
| 38 | +``` |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +For TypeScript users, you might also need `@types/pg`. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Usage |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +```js |
| 45 | +const { Emitter } = require("@socket.io/postgres-emitter"); |
| 46 | +const { Pool } = require("pg"); |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +const pool = new Pool({ |
| 49 | + user: "postgres", |
| 50 | + host: "localhost", |
| 51 | + database: "postgres", |
| 52 | + password: "changeit", |
| 53 | + port: 5432, |
| 54 | +}); |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +const io = new Emitter(pool); |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +setInterval(() => { |
| 59 | + io.emit("ping", new Date()); |
| 60 | +}, 1000); |
| 61 | +``` |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +## API |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +### `Emitter(pool[, nsp][, opts])` |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +```js |
| 68 | +const io = new Emitter(pool); |
| 69 | +``` |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +The `pool` argument is a [Pool object](https://node-postgres.com/api/pool) from the `pg` package. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +### `Emitter#to(room:string):BroadcastOperator` |
| 74 | +### `Emitter#in(room:string):BroadcastOperator` |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Specifies a specific `room` that you want to emit to. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +```js |
| 79 | +io.to("room1").emit("hello"); |
| 80 | +``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +### `Emitter#except(room:string):BroadcastOperator` |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +Specifies a specific `room` that you want to exclude from broadcasting. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +```js |
| 87 | +io.except("room2").emit("hello"); |
| 88 | +``` |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +### `Emitter#of(namespace:string):Emitter` |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +Specifies a specific namespace that you want to emit to. |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +```js |
| 95 | +const customNamespace = io.of("/custom"); |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +customNamespace.emit("hello"); |
| 98 | +``` |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +### `Emitter#socketsJoin(rooms:string|string[])` |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +Makes the matching socket instances join the specified rooms: |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +```js |
| 105 | +// make all Socket instances join the "room1" room |
| 106 | +io.socketsJoin("room1"); |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +// make all Socket instances of the "admin" namespace in the "room1" room join the "room2" room |
| 109 | +io.of("/admin").in("room1").socketsJoin("room2"); |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +### `Emitter#socketsLeave(rooms:string|string[])` |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +Makes the matching socket instances leave the specified rooms: |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +```js |
| 117 | +// make all Socket instances leave the "room1" room |
| 118 | +io.socketsLeave("room1"); |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +// make all Socket instances of the "admin" namespace in the "room1" room leave the "room2" room |
| 121 | +io.of("/admin").in("room1").socketsLeave("room2"); |
| 122 | +``` |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +### `Emitter#disconnectSockets(close:boolean)` |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +Makes the matching socket instances disconnect: |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +```js |
| 129 | +// make all Socket instances disconnect |
| 130 | +io.disconnectSockets(); |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +// make all Socket instances of the "admin" namespace in the "room1" room disconnect |
| 133 | +io.of("/admin").in("room1").disconnectSockets(); |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +// this also works with a single socket ID |
| 136 | +io.of("/admin").in(theSocketId).disconnectSockets(); |
| 137 | +``` |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +### `Emitter#serverSideEmit(ev:string[,...args:any[]])` |
| 140 | + |
| 141 | +Emits an event that will be received by each Socket.IO server of the cluster. |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +```js |
| 144 | +io.serverSideEmit("ping"); |
| 145 | +``` |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +## License |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +[MIT](LICENSE) |
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