| # eventsource | |
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| WhatWG/W3C-compatible [server-sent events/eventsource](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Server-sent_events) client. The module attempts to implement an absolute minimal amount of features/changes beyond the specification. | |
| If you're looking for a modern alternative with a less constrained API, check out the [`eventsource-client` package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/eventsource-client). | |
| ## Installation | |
| ```bash | |
| npm install --save eventsource | |
| ``` | |
| ## Supported engines | |
| - Node.js >= 18 | |
| - Chrome >= 63 | |
| - Safari >= 11.3 | |
| - Firefox >= 65 | |
| - Edge >= 79 | |
| - Deno >= 1.30 | |
| - Bun >= 1.1.23 | |
| Basically, any environment that supports: | |
| - [fetch](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/fetch) | |
| - [ReadableStream](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ReadableStream) | |
| - [TextDecoderStream](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TextDecoderStream) | |
| - [URL](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL) | |
| - [Event](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event), [MessageEvent](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MessageEvent), [EventTarget](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventTarget) | |
| If you need to support older runtimes, try the `2.x` branch/version range (note: 2.x branch is primarily targetted at Node.js, not browsers). | |
| ## Usage | |
| ```ts | |
| import {EventSource} from 'eventsource' | |
| const es = new EventSource('https://my-server.com/sse') | |
| /* | |
| * This will listen for events with the field `event: notice`. | |
| */ | |
| es.addEventListener('notice', (event) => { | |
| console.log(event.data) | |
| }) | |
| /* | |
| * This will listen for events with the field `event: update`. | |
| */ | |
| es.addEventListener('update', (event) => { | |
| console.log(event.data) | |
| }) | |
| /* | |
| * The event "message" is a special case, as it will capture events _without_ an | |
| * event field, as well as events that have the specific type `event: message`. | |
| * It will not trigger on any other event type. | |
| */ | |
| es.addEventListener('message', (event) => { | |
| console.log(event.data) | |
| }) | |
| /** | |
| * To explicitly close the connection, call the `close` method. | |
| * This will prevent any reconnection from happening. | |
| */ | |
| setTimeout(() => { | |
| es.close() | |
| }, 10_000) | |
| ``` | |
| ### TypeScript | |
| Make sure you have configured your TSConfig so it matches the environment you are targetting. If you are targetting browsers, this would be `dom`: | |
| ```jsonc | |
| { | |
| "compilerOptions": { | |
| "lib": ["dom"], | |
| }, | |
| } | |
| ``` | |
| If you're using Node.js, ensure you have `@types/node` installed (and it is version 18 or higher). Cloudflare workers have `@cloudflare/workers-types` etc. | |
| The following errors are caused by targetting an environment that does not have the necessary types available: | |
| ``` | |
| error TS2304: Cannot find name 'Event'. | |
| error TS2304: Cannot find name 'EventTarget'. | |
| error TS2304: Cannot find name 'MessageEvent'. | |
| ``` | |
| ## Migrating from v1 / v2 | |
| See [MIGRATION.md](MIGRATION.md#v2-to-v3) for a detailed migration guide. | |
| ## Extensions to the WhatWG/W3C API | |
| ### Message and code properties on errors | |
| The `error` event has a `message` and `code` property that can be used to get more information about the error. In the specification, the Event | |
| ```ts | |
| es.addEventListener('error', (err) => { | |
| if (err.code === 401 || err.code === 403) { | |
| console.log('not authorized') | |
| } | |
| }) | |
| ``` | |
| ### Specify `fetch` implementation | |
| The `EventSource` constructor accepts an optional `fetch` property in the second argument that can be used to specify the `fetch` implementation to use. | |
| This can be useful in environments where the global `fetch` function is not available - but it can also be used to alter the request/response behaviour. | |
| #### Setting HTTP request headers | |
| ```ts | |
| const es = new EventSource('https://my-server.com/sse', { | |
| fetch: (input, init) => | |
| fetch(input, { | |
| ...init, | |
| headers: { | |
| ...init.headers, | |
| Authorization: 'Bearer myToken', | |
| }, | |
| }), | |
| }) | |
| ``` | |
| #### HTTP/HTTPS proxy | |
| Use a package like [`node-fetch-native`](https://github.com/unjs/node-fetch-native) to add proxy support, either through environment variables or explicit configuration. | |
| ```ts | |
| // npm install node-fetch-native --save | |
| import {fetch} from 'node-fetch-native/proxy' | |
| const es = new EventSource('https://my-server.com/sse', { | |
| fetch: (input, init) => fetch(input, init), | |
| }) | |
| ``` | |
| #### Allow unauthorized HTTPS requests | |
| Use a package like [`undici`](https://github.com/nodejs/undici) for more control of fetch options through the use of an [`Agent`](https://undici.nodejs.org/#/docs/api/Agent.md). | |
| ```ts | |
| // npm install undici --save | |
| import {fetch, Agent} from 'undici' | |
| await fetch('https://my-server.com/sse', { | |
| dispatcher: new Agent({ | |
| connect: { | |
| rejectUnauthorized: false, | |
| }, | |
| }), | |
| }) | |
| ``` | |
| ## License | |
| MIT-licensed. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). | |