nes adds native WebSocket support to hapi-based application servers. Instead of treating the WebSocket connections as a separate platform with its own security and application context, nes builds on top of the existing hapi architecture to provide a flexible and organic extension.
Protocol version: 2.2.x (different from module version)
Lead Maintainer - Eran Hammer
The full client and server API is available in the API documentation.
The nes protocol is described in the Protocol documentation.
var Hapi = require('hapi');
var Nes = require('nes');
var server = new Hapi.Server();
server.connection();
server.register(Nes, function (err) {
server.route({
method: 'GET',
path: '/h',
config: {
id: 'hello',
handler: function (request, reply) {
return reply('world!');
}
}
});
server.start(function (err) { /* ... */ });
});var Nes = require('nes');
var client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
client.connect(function (err) {
client.request('hello', function (err, payload) { // Can also request '/h'
// payload -> 'world!'
});
});var Hapi = require('hapi');
var Nes = require('nes');
var server = new Hapi.Server();
server.connection();
server.register(Nes, function (err) {
server.subscription('/item/{id}');
server.start(function (err) {
server.publish('/item/5', { id: 5, status: 'complete' });
server.publish('/item/6', { id: 6, status: 'initial' });
});
});var Nes = require('nes');
var client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
client.connect(function (err) {
var handler = function (update, flags) {
// update -> { id: 5, status: 'complete' }
// Second publish is not received (doesn't match)
};
client.subscribe('/item/5', handler, function (err) { });
});var Hapi = require('hapi');
var Nes = require('nes');
var server = new Hapi.Server();
server.connection();
server.register(Nes, function (err) {
server.start(function (err) {
server.broadcast('welcome!');
});
});var Nes = require('nes');
var client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
client.connect(function (err) {
client.onUpdate = function (update) {
// update -> 'welcome!'
};
});var Hapi = require('hapi');
var Basic = require('hapi-auth-basic');
var Bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
var Nes = require('nes');
var server = new Hapi.Server();
server.connection();
server.register([Basic, Nes], function (err) {
// Set up HTTP Basic authentication
var users = {
john: {
username: 'john',
password: '$2a$10$iqJSHD.BGr0E2IxQwYgJmeP3NvhPrXAeLSaGCj6IR/XU5QtjVu5Tm', // 'secret'
name: 'John Doe',
id: '2133d32a'
}
};
var validate = function (request, username, password, callback) {
var user = users[username];
if (!user) {
return callback(null, false);
}
Bcrypt.compare(password, user.password, function (err, isValid) {
callback(err, isValid, { id: user.id, name: user.name });
});
};
server.auth.strategy('simple', 'basic', 'required', { validateFunc: validate });
// Configure route with authentication
server.route({
method: 'GET',
path: '/h',
config: {
id: 'hello',
handler: function (request, reply) {
return reply('Hello ' + request.auth.credentials.name);
}
}
});
server.start(function (err) { /* ... */ });
});var Nes = require('nes');
var client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
client.connect({ auth: { headers: { authorization: 'Basic am9objpzZWNyZXQ=' } } }, function (err) {
client.request('hello', function (err, payload) { // Can also request '/h'
// payload -> 'Hello John Doe'
});
});var Hapi = require('hapi');
var Basic = require('hapi-auth-basic');
var Bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
var Nes = require('nes');
var server = new Hapi.Server();
server.connection();
server.register([Basic, Nes], function (err) {
// Set up HTTP Basic authentication
var users = {
john: {
username: 'john',
password: '$2a$10$iqJSHD.BGr0E2IxQwYgJmeP3NvhPrXAeLSaGCj6IR/XU5QtjVu5Tm', // 'secret'
name: 'John Doe',
id: '2133d32a'
}
};
var validate = function (request, username, password, callback) {
var user = users[username];
if (!user) {
return callback(null, false);
}
Bcrypt.compare(password, user.password, function (err, isValid) {
callback(err, isValid, { id: user.id, name: user.name, username: user.username });
});
};
server.auth.strategy('simple', 'basic', 'required', { validateFunc: validate });
// Set up subscription
server.subscription('/items', {
filter: function (path, message, options, next) {
return next(message.updater !== options.credentials.username);
}
});
server.start(function (err) {
server.publish('/items', { id: 5, status: 'complete', updater: 'john' });
server.publish('/items', { id: 6, status: 'initial', updater: 'steve' });
});
});var Nes = require('nes');
var client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
// Authenticate as 'john'
client.connect({ auth: { headers: { authorization: 'Basic am9objpzZWNyZXQ=' } } }, function (err) {
var handler = function (err, update) {
// First publish is not received (filtered due to updater key)
// update -> { id: 6, status: 'initial', updater: 'steve' }
};
client.subscribe('/items', handler, function (err) { });
});When you require('nes') it loads the full module and adds a lot of extra code that is not needed for the browser. The browser will only need the nes client. If you are using CommonJS you can load the client with require('nes/client').