npm package: @socket.io/postgres-emitter
Description: The Socket.IO Postgres emitter, allowing to communicate with a group of Socket.IO servers from another Node.js process
Latest version: 0.1.1

# Socket.IO Postgres emitter

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).

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  <img alt="Diagram of Socket.IO packets forwarded through PostgreSQL" src="./assets/emitter.png">
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It must be used in conjunction with [`@socket.io/postgres-adapter`](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-postgres-adapter/).

Supported features:

- [broadcasting](https://socket.io/docs/v4/broadcasting-events/)
- [utility methods](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#Utility-methods)
  - [`socketsJoin`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#socketsJoin)
  - [`socketsLeave`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#socketsLeave)
  - [`disconnectSockets`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#disconnectSockets)
  - [`serverSideEmit`](https://socket.io/docs/v4/server-instance/#serverSideEmit)

Related packages:

- Postgres adapter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-postgres-adapter/
- Redis adapter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-redis-adapter/
- Redis emitter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-redis-emitter/
- MongoDB adapter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-mongo-adapter/
- MongoDB emitter: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-mongo-emitter/

**Table of contents**

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [API](#api)
- [Known errors](#known-errors)
- [License](#license)

## Installation

```
npm install @socket.io/postgres-emitter pg
```

For TypeScript users, you might also need `@types/pg`.

## Usage

```js
const { Emitter } = require("@socket.io/postgres-emitter");
const { Pool } = require("pg");

const pool = new Pool({
  user: "postgres",
  host: "localhost",
  database: "postgres",
  password: "changeit",
  port: 5432,
});

const io = new Emitter(pool);

setInterval(() => {
  io.emit("ping", new Date());
}, 1000);
```

## API

### `Emitter(pool[, nsp][, opts])`

```js
const io = new Emitter(pool);
```

The `pool` argument is a [Pool object](https://node-postgres.com/api/pool) from the `pg` package.

### `Emitter#to(room:string):BroadcastOperator`
### `Emitter#in(room:string):BroadcastOperator`

Specifies a specific `room` that you want to emit to.

```js
io.to("room1").emit("hello");
```

### `Emitter#except(room:string):BroadcastOperator`

Specifies a specific `room` that you want to exclude from broadcasting.

```js
io.except("room2").emit("hello");
```

### `Emitter#of(namespace:string):Emitter`

Specifies a specific namespace that you want to emit to.

```js
const customNamespace = io.of("/custom");

customNamespace.emit("hello");
```

### `Emitter#socketsJoin(rooms:string|string[])`

Makes the matching socket instances join the specified rooms:

```js
// make all Socket instances join the "room1" room
io.socketsJoin("room1");

// make all Socket instances of the "admin" namespace in the "room1" room join the "room2" room
io.of("/admin").in("room1").socketsJoin("room2");
```

### `Emitter#socketsLeave(rooms:string|string[])`

Makes the matching socket instances leave the specified rooms:

```js
// make all Socket instances leave the "room1" room
io.socketsLeave("room1");

// make all Socket instances of the "admin" namespace in the "room1" room leave the "room2" room
io.of("/admin").in("room1").socketsLeave("room2");
```

### `Emitter#disconnectSockets(close:boolean)`

Makes the matching socket instances disconnect:

```js
// make all Socket instances disconnect
io.disconnectSockets();

// make all Socket instances of the "admin" namespace in the "room1" room disconnect
io.of("/admin").in("room1").disconnectSockets();

// this also works with a single socket ID
io.of("/admin").in(theSocketId).disconnectSockets();
```

### `Emitter#serverSideEmit(ev:string[,...args:any[]])`

Emits an event that will be received by each Socket.IO server of the cluster.

```js
io.serverSideEmit("ping");
```

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)