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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 >= 20
- Chrome >= 71
- 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)
- [TextDecoder](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TextDecoder)
- [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 [`undici`](https://github.com/nodejs/undici) to add proxy support, either through environment variables or explicit configuration.
```ts
// npm install undici --save
import {fetch, EnvHttpProxyAgent} from 'undici'
const proxyAgent = new EnvHttpProxyAgent()
const es = new EventSource('https://my-server.com/sse', {
fetch: (input, init) => fetch(input, {...init, dispatcher: proxyAgent}),
})
```
#### Using HTTP2
Use a package like [`undici`](https://github.com/nodejs/undici) that supports HTTP2.
```ts
// npm install undici --save
import {Agent, fetch} from 'undici'
const http2Dispatcher = new Agent({allowH2: true})
const es = new EventSource('https://my-server.com/sse', {
fetch: (url, init) => fetch(url, {...init, dispatcher: http2Dispatcher}),
})
```
#### 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'
const unsafeAgent = new Agent({
connect: {
rejectUnauthorized: false,
},
})
await fetch('https://my-server.com/sse', {
dispatcher: unsafeAgent,
})
```
#### Feature checking
For library authors, you may want to feature-check if an EventSource implementation supports passing a custom `fetch` implementation (such as this library does). We declare (from 4.1.0 and onwards) a non-enumerable symbol on the EventSource class to indicate this, named `eventsource.supports-fetch-override`. It can be used downstream such as:
```ts
function yourLibrary(options) {
const OurEventSource = options.polyfills.EventSource || globalThis.EventSource
if (OurEventSource && Symbol.for('eventsource.supports-fetch-override') in OurEventSource) {
// We can safely assume this supports overriding/specifying `fetch`!
const es = new OurEventSource('https://some.url', {
fetch: (input, init) =>
fetch(input, {
...init,
headers: {
...(init.headers || {}),
'x-some-header': 'foo',
},
}),
})
// …
}
}
```
## License
MIT-licensed. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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