Pusher alternative for developers by developers
Developers deserve better than Pusher. That's why we created Streamthing, an easier and more cost-effective alternative. Whether you're creating a chat app or a real-time dashboard, we'll meet your needs.
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Initiate connection
status STRING
user JSON
messages ARRAY
Status: GOOD
status STRING
messages ARRAY
server.ts
import { createServerStream } from "streamthing";
// Initialize stream out of route handler for better performance
const stream = createServerStream({
channel: "main",
id: env.SERVER_ID,
region: env.SERVER_REGION,
password: env.SERVER_PASSWORD,
});
// Route handler
let request, response; // Sample request and response
const { event, message } = request.body;
const { user } = await auth(request);
if (!user) {
return response.json({ error: "Unauthenticated" }, 401);
}
await stream.send(event, message);
return response.json({ message: "Success" }, 200);client.tsx
import { createClientStream } from "streamthing";
const stream = await createClientStream(env.SERVER_REGION);
const res = await fetch("/api/get-token?id=" + stream.id);
const { token } = await res.json();
// Authenticate stream
stream.authenticate(token);
stream.receive("event", (message) => {
console.log(message);
});
// Close to avoid hanging connections
stream.disconnect();
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