Client side implementation of pollsockets

Why pollsockets?

Pollsockets is a simple, yet powerful, server-client communication library. It is designed to be used in situations where you need to send data from the server to the client. It is a great alternative to websockets, as it is much simpler to implement and use.

How does it work?

Pollsockets uses a simple polling mechanism to send events from the server to the client. Instead of polling an endpoint that returns data, pollsockets polls an endpoint that returns a list of events that have occurred, thus saving bandwidth and response time. The client then processes the events and updates the UI accordingly.

Ecosystem

Server side

• Laravel

Client side

• Javascript

Installation

You can install the package via npm:

npm i pollsockets-js

Usage

import {useSocket} from "pollsockets-js"

// Channel name can be any string. Can be used to separate events from different sources.
let channelName = 'channel';
// Event name can be any string. Can be used to separate events of the same type.
let event = 'reload';

// Subscribe to an event from anywhere in your code. Perfect for updating the UI when something happens.
useSocket(channelName, {
	event: () => doSomething()
}, {
	pollInterval: 1000,
})

You can stop polling by calling stopSockets().

import {stopSockets} from "pollsockets-js"

stopSockets()

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Security Vulnerabilities

Please review our security policy on how to report security vulnerabilities.

Credits

• Vytautas Smilingis
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.