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createClient

Returns a PluvClient instance

Create a frontend PluvClient that will create rooms to connect to your server's PluvIO instance.

createClient basic example

If you've created a basic PluvIO backend without any auth, you can create a PluvClient with your websocket connection endpoint.

See the Create Client docs for more details.

import { createClient, infer } from "@pluv/client";
import { yjs } from "@pluv/crdt-yjs";
import type { ioServer } from "./server/pluv-io";
import { z } from "zod";

// Connect your `ioServer` type to the client via `infer`
// Note this is declared outside of `createClient` to workaround
// TypeScript inferrence limitations
const types = infer((i) => ({ io: i<typeof ioServer> }));
const io = createClient({
    types,
    // Optional: Define the initial storage for rooms. This will set
    // the types for storage when using it in your application. Don't
    // worry about the value, as this can be overwritten when creating
    // a room via `client.createRoom`.
    initialStorage: yjs.doc(() => ({
        messages: yjs.array<string>([]),
    })),
    // Optional: Define your presence schema
    presence: z.object({
        selectionId: z.string().nullable(),
    }),
    // Required if you are using `@pluv/platform-pluv`: This is the
    // publishable-key that was created for your project on pluv.io
    // This can either be a string or a function returning a string
    publicKey: "pk_...",
});

createClient with auth endpoint

If your PluvIO implements auth, you will need to specify an authEndpoint on your frontend client.

import { createClient } from "@pluv/client";

const io = createClient({
    authEndpoint: ({ room }) => `/api/room/auth?room=${room}`,
    // ...
});

createClient with fetch options

If you need to use a POST request or specify additional headers, you can return an object containing options for fetch (for authEndpoint only).

// frontend/io.ts

import { createClient } from "@pluv/client";

const io = createClient({
    authEndpoint: ({ room }) => ({
        url: "/api/room/auth",
        // specify fetch options here
        options: {
            method: "post",
            body: JSON.stringify({ room }),
        },
    }),
    // ...
});

PluvClient

This is the client returned by createClient.

PluvClient.createRoom

Returns a PluvRoom instance

Create a PluvRoom that websockets can join and leave.

See the Create Rooms docs for more details.

export const io = createClient({
    // Optional: Define the initial storage for rooms. This will 
    initialStorage: yjs.doc(() => ({
        messages: yjs.array<string>([]),
    })),
    // Optional: Define your presence schema
    presence: z.object({
        selectionId: z.string().nullable(),
    }),
    // ...
});

const room = io.createRoom("my-example-room", {
    // Required (if presence is defined on the client): Define
    // the user's initial presence value
    initialPresence: {
        selectionId: null,
    },
    // Optional: Overwrite initial storage from client
    initialStorage: yjs.doc(() => ({
        messages: yjs.array(["hello world!"]),
    })),
});

PluvClient.enter

Returns Promise<PluvRoom>

Establishes a websocket connection with a room. If the PluvClient specifies an authEndpoint, the endpoint will be called when this function is called. Returns the PluvRoom that was entered.

Note: This method will fail if the room does not already exist beforehand.

// frontend/room.ts
const room = io.createRoom("my-example-room", { /* ... */})

// Enter room by room name
io.enter("my-example-room").then(() => {
    console.log("Connected to: my-example-room");
});

// Alternatively, you can pass the PluvRoom instance
io.enter(room).then(() => {
    console.log("Connected to: my-example-room");
});

PluvClient.getRoom

Returns a PluvRoom instance or null if none is found

// frontend/room.ts
const room = io.getRoom("my-example-room");

PluvClient.getRooms

Returns PluvRoom[]

Retrieves all active rooms under the current PluvClient instance.

// frontend/room.ts
const rooms = io.getRooms();

PluvClient.leave

Returns void

Disconnects from a PluvRoom and deletes the room on the PluvClient. If the room does not exist, nothing happens and the function returns immediately.

// frontend/room.ts
const room = io.createRoom("my-example-room", { /* ... */})

// Leave room by room name
io.leave("my-example-room");

// Alternatively, you can pass the PluvRoom instance
io.leave(room);

PluvClient.procedure

Creates a new type-safe event procedure to be broadcasted from PluvClient. See Define Events for more information.

import { createClient } from "@pluv/client";
import { z } from "zod";

const io = createClient({ /* ... */ });

const sendMessage = io.procedure
    .input(z.object({ message: z.string() }))
    .broadcast(({ message }) => ({ receiveMessage: { message } }));

const doubleValue = io.procedure
    .input(z.object({ value: z.number() }))
    .broadcast(({ value }) => ({ receiveValue: { value: value * 2 } }));

const wave = io.procedure
    .broadcast(() => ({ receiveMessage: { message: "hello world!" } }));

PluvClient.router

Creates a new type-safe event procedure router to attach events and connect to a PluvRoom via PluvRoom.createRoom. See Define Events for more information.

import { createClient } from "@pluv/client";
import { z } from "zod";

const io = createClient({ /* ... */ });

const sendMessage = io.procedure
    .input(z.object({ message: z.string() }))
    .broadcast(({ message }) => ({ receiveMessage: { message } }));

const doubleValue = io.procedure
    .input(z.object({ value: z.number() }))
    .broadcast(({ value }) => ({ receiveValue: { value: value * 2 } }));

const wave = io.procedure
    .broadcast(() => ({ receiveMessage: { message: "hello world!" } }));

const router = io.router({
    sendMessage,
    doubleValue,
    wave,
});

PluvRoom

This is the room returned by PluvClient.createRoom.

PluvRoom.webSocket

Type of WebSocket | null

This is the WebSocket that is created and attached to the room when connected to.

PluvRoom.broadcast

Returns void

Broadcasts an event to all websockets connected to the room.

// frontend/room.ts

// The below 2 statements are equivalent
room.broadcast("sendMessage", { message: "hello world!" });

room.broadcast.sendMessage({ message: "hello world!" });

PluvRoom.canRedo

Returns boolean

Checks whether calling PluvRoom.redo will mutate storage.

// frontend/room.ts
const canRedo: boolean = room.canRedo();

PluvRoom.canUndo

Returns boolean

Checks whether calling PluvRoom.undo will mutate storage.

// frontend/room.ts
const canUndo: boolean = room.canUndo();

PluvRoom.connect

Returns Promise<void>

Connects to the room if not connected to already. If an authEndpoint is configured, this function will call your authEndpoint.

// frontend/room.ts
room.connect().then(() => {
    console.log(`Connected to room: ${room.id}`);
});

PluvRoom.disconnect

Returns Promise<void>

Disconnects from the room if already connected.

PluvRoom.event

Returns () => void

Subscribes to an event. These events are defined by PluvIO.procedure and are emitted when other websockets emit events via PluvRoom.broadcast. Returns a function to unsubscribe from the event.

// Subscribe to receiveMessage messages

// The below 2 statements are equivalent
const unsubscribe = room.event("receiveMessage", ({ data }) => {
    console.log(data);
});

const unsubscribe = room.event.receiveMessage(({ data }) => {
    console.log(data);
});

// ...

// Unsubscribe to the listener later on.
unsubscribe();

PluvRoom.getConnection

Returns WebSocketConnection

This returns state information for the current connection to this room.

const connection = room.getConnection();

PluvRoom.getDoc

Returns AbstractCrdtDoc from @pluv/crdt

This returns an instance of the AbstractCrdtDoc that holds the underlying CRDT doc. For instance, when using @pluv/crdt-yjs, this will hold a yjs doc in its value property.

import { yjs } from "@pluv/crdt-yjs";
import { Doc as YDoc } from "yjs";

const doc: yjs.CrdtYjsDoc<any> = room.getDoc();
const ydoc: YDoc = doc.value;

PluvRoom.getMyPresence

Returns TPresence | null

Returns the user's current presence data.

const myPresence = room.getMyPresence();

PluvRoom.getMyself

Returns UserInfo | null

Returns a user info object containing data used when generating the JWT during authentication (see Authorization), the user's presence, and the user's connection id.

const myself = room.getMyself();

PluvRoom.getOther

Returns UserInfo | null

Returns a user info object for the given connectionId.

// const connectionId = "some connection id of another connection"

const other = room.getOther(connectionId);

PluvRoom.getOthers

Returns UserInfo[]

Returns all user info objects for connections that are not the current user's.

const others = room.getOthers();

PluvRoom.getStorage

Returns a CrdtAbstractType from @pluv/crdt that holds a CRDT shared type. For instance, if using @pluv/crdt-yjs, the CrdtAbstractType will hold a yjs shared type in its value property. This will be null when not yet connected.

// frontend/room.ts
import { yjs } from "@pluv/crdt-yjs";
import { Array as YArray } from "yjs";
import { z } from "zod";

// const io = ...

const room = io.createRoom("my-example-room", {
    initialPresence: {
        selectionId: null,
    },
    // Define the initial storage for the room
    initialStorage: yjs.doc(() => ({
        messages: yjs.array(["hello world!"]),
    })),
});

// Get messages as defined from the `createRoom` config
const messages: yjs.YjsArray<string> | null = room.getStorage("messages");
const sharedType: YArray<string> | null = messages?.value;

PluvRoom.other

Returns () => void

Subscribes to a given user info object for a connection that isn't the current user's. Returns a function to unsubscribe.

// const connectionId = "some connection id of another connection"

const unsubscribe = room.other(connectionId, (userInfo) => {
    const { connectionId, presence, user } = userInfo;

    console.log(connectionId, presence, user);
});

// ...

// Unsubscribe to the listener later on.
unsubscribe();

PluvRoom.redo

Returns void

Re-applies the last mutation that was undone via PluvRoom.undo.

// frontend/room.ts
room.redo();

PluvRoom.storage

Returns () => void

Subscribes to a given root-level value in the room's document storage. The data in the callback will be a serialized value rather than the CRDT's instance. Returns a function to unsubscribe.

// frontend/room.ts
import { yjs } from "@pluv/crdt-yjs";
import { z } from "zod";

// const io = ...

const room = io.createRoom("my-example-room", {
    // Define the user's initial presence
    initialPresence: {
        selectionId: null,
    },
    // Override initialStorage defined in createClient
    initialStorage: yjs.doc(() => ({
        messages: yjs.array(["hello world!"]),
    })),
});

const unsubscribe = room.storage("messages", (messages: string[]) => {
    console.log(messages);

    // If the AbstractCrdtType is needed, you call call getStorage here.
    const sharedType = room.getStorage("messages");
});

// ...

// Unsubscribe to the listener later on.
unsubscribe();

PluvRoom.subscribe("connection")

Returns () => void

Subscribes to the user's connection state. Returns a function to unsubscribe.

const unsubscribe = room.subscribe("connection", ({
    // The user's authorization state: { token, user }
    authorization,
    // The user's connection state: { id, state }
    connection,
    // The user's websocket
    webSocket,
}) => {
    console.log(authorization, connection, webSocket);
});

// ...

// Unsubscribe to the listener later on.
unsubscribe();

PluvRoom.subscribe("my-presence")

Returns () => void

Subscribes to the user's presence state.

const unsubscribe = room.subscribe("my-presence", (myPresence) => {
    console.log(myPresence);
});

// ...

// Unsubscribe to the listener later on.
unsubscribe();

PluvRoom.subscribe("myself")

Returns () => void

Subscribes to the user's info object. Returns a function to unsubscribe.

const unsubscribe = room.subscribe("myself", (myself) => {
    console.log(myself);
});

// ...

// Unsubscribe to the listener later on.
unsubscribe();

PluvRoom.subscribe("others")

Returns () => void

Subscribes to the list of user info objects of the other connections that aren't the user's. Returns a function to unsubscribe.

const unsubscribe = room.subscribe("others", (others) => {
    console.log(others);
});

// ...

// Unsubscribe to the listener later on.
unsubscribe();

PluvRoom.transact

Returns void

Performs a mutation that can be tracked as an operation to be undone/redone (undo/redo). When called without an origin, the origin will default to the user's connection id.

You can specify a 2nd parameter to transact with a different transaction origin.

// frontend/transact
room.transact((tx) => {
    room.get("messages").push(["hello world!"]);

    // Alternatively, access your storage from here
    tx.messages.push(["hello world!"]);
});

// This will also be undoable if `"user-123"` is a tracked origin.
room.transact(() => {
    room.get("messages").push(["hello world!"]);
}, "user-123");

PluvRoom.undo

Returns void

Undoes the last mutation that was applied via PluvRoom.transact.

// frontend/room.ts
room.undo();

PluvRoom.updateMyPresence

Returns void

Updates the user's own presence and broadcasts the update to all connected participants

// frontend/room.ts
const client = createClient({
    // ...
    presence: z.object({
        selectionId: z.string().nullable(),
    }),
});

const room = client.createRoom("my-example-room", {
    // ...
    initialPresence: { selectionId: null },
});

room.updateMyPresence({ selectionId: "id_..." });