npm package: @socket.io/redis-streams-adapter
Description: The Socket.IO adapter based on Redis Streams, allowing to broadcast events between several Socket.IO servers
Latest version: 0.3.1

# Socket.IO Redis Streams adapter

The `@socket.io/redis-streams-adapter` package allows broadcasting packets between multiple Socket.IO servers using:

- Redis Streams: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/data-types/streams/
- Redis PUB/SUB for ephemeral communications: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/pubsub/

**Table of contents**

- [Supported features](#supported-features)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
  - [With the `redis` package](#with-the-redis-package)
  - [With the `redis` package and a Redis cluster](#with-the-redis-package-and-a-redis-cluster)
  - [With the `ioredis` package](#with-the-ioredis-package)
  - [With the `ioredis` package and a Redis cluster](#with-the-ioredis-package-and-a-redis-cluster)
- [Options](#options)
- [How it works](#how-it-works)
- [License](#license)

## Supported features

| Feature                         | `socket.io` version | Support                                        |
|---------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Socket management               | `4.0.0`             | :white_check_mark: YES (since version `0.1.0`) |
| Inter-server communication      | `4.1.0`             | :white_check_mark: YES (since version `0.1.0`) |
| Broadcast with acknowledgements | `4.5.0`             | :white_check_mark: YES (since version `0.1.0`) |
| Connection state recovery       | `4.6.0`             | :white_check_mark: YES (since version `0.1.0`) |

## Installation

```
npm install @socket.io/redis-streams-adapter redis
```

## Usage

### With the `redis` package

```js
import { createClient } from "redis";
import { Server } from "socket.io";
import { createAdapter } from "@socket.io/redis-streams-adapter";

const redisClient = createClient({ url: "redis://localhost:6379" });

await redisClient.connect();

const io = new Server({
  adapter: createAdapter(redisClient)
});

io.listen(3000);
```

### With the `redis` package and a Redis cluster

```js
import { createCluster } from "redis";
import { Server } from "socket.io";
import { createAdapter } from "@socket.io/redis-streams-adapter";

const redisClient = createCluster({
  rootNodes: [
    {
      url: "redis://localhost:7000",
    },
    {
      url: "redis://localhost:7001",
    },
    {
      url: "redis://localhost:7002",
    },
  ],
});

await redisClient.connect();

const io = new Server({
  adapter: createAdapter(redisClient)
});

io.listen(3000);
```

### With the `ioredis` package

```js
import { Redis } from "ioredis";
import { Server } from "socket.io";
import { createAdapter } from "@socket.io/redis-streams-adapter";

const redisClient = new Redis();

const io = new Server({
  adapter: createAdapter(redisClient)
});

io.listen(3000);
```

### With the `ioredis` package and a Redis cluster

```js
import { Cluster } from "ioredis";
import { Server } from "socket.io";
import { createAdapter } from "@socket.io/redis-streams-adapter";

const redisClient = new Cluster([
  {
    host: "localhost",
    port: 7000,
  },
  {
    host: "localhost",
    port: 7001,
  },
  {
    host: "localhost",
    port: 7002,
  },
]);

const io = new Server({
  adapter: createAdapter(redisClient)
});

io.listen(3000);
```

## Options

| Name                | Description                                                                                                           | Default value  |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| `streamName`        | The name of the Redis stream.                                                                                         | `socket.io`    |
| `streamCount`       | The number of streams to use to scale horizontally.                                                                   | `1`            |
| `channelPrefix`     | The prefix of the Redis PUB/SUB channels used to communicate between the nodes.                                       | `socket.io`    |
| `useShardedPubSub`  | Whether to use sharded PUB/SUB (added in Redis 7.0) to communicate between the nodes.                                 | `false`        |
| `maxLen`            | The maximum size of the stream. Almost exact trimming (~) is used.                                                    | `10_000`       |
| `readCount`         | The number of elements to fetch per XREAD call.                                                                       | `100`          |
| `blockTimeInMs`     | The number of ms before the XREAD call times out.                                                                     | `5_000`        |
| `sessionKeyPrefix`  | The prefix of the key used to store the Socket.IO session, when the connection state recovery feature is enabled.     | `sio:session:` |
| `onlyPlaintext`     | Whether the transmitted data contains only JSON-serializable objects without binary data (Buffer, ArrayBuffer, etc.). | `false`        |

## How it works

The adapter will use a [Redis stream](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/data-types/streams/) to forward events between the Socket.IO servers.

Notes:

- by default, a single stream is used for all namespaces (see the `streamCount` option)
- the `maxLen` option allows limiting the size of the stream
- unlike the adapter based on the Redis PUB/SUB mechanism, this adapter will properly handle any temporary disconnection to the Redis server and resume the stream
- if [connection state recovery](https://socket.io/docs/v4/connection-state-recovery) is enabled, the sessions will be stored in Redis as a classic key/value pair

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)