ddp javascript client
npm install @nqminds/ddp.js
A javascript isomorphic/universal ddp client.
> ## Warning
> ddp.js@^2.0.0 is only distributed as an npm module instead of an UMD
> bundle. Also, bower has been removed as a method of distribution. If you
> need an UMD bundle or bower support, I'm open for suggestions to add back
> those methods of distribution without polluting this repo.
The purpose of this library is:
- to set up and maintain a ddp connection with a ddp server, freeing the
developer from having to do it on their own
- to give the developer a clear, consistent API to communicate with the ddp
server
npm install ddp.js
``js
const DDP = require("ddp.js");
const options = {
endpoint: "ws://localhost:3000/websocket",
SocketConstructor: WebSocket
};
const ddp = new DDP(options);
ddp.on("connected", () => {
console.log("Connected");
});
const subId = ddp.sub("mySubscription");
ddp.on("ready", message => {
if (message.subs.includes(subId)) {
console.log("mySubscription ready");
}
});
ddp.on("added", message => {
console.log(message.collection);
});
const myLoginParams = {
user: {
email: "user@example.com"
},
password: "hunter2"
};
const methodId = ddp.method("login", [myLoginParams]);
ddp.on("result", message => {
if (message.id === methodId && !message.error) {
console.log("Logged in!");
}
});
`
After cloning the repository, install npm dependencies with npm install.npm test
Run to run unit tests, or npm run dev to have mocha re-run your
tests when source or test files change.
To run e2e tests, first install meteor. Then,
start the meteor server with npm run start-meteor. Finally, runnpm run e2e-test to run the e2e test suite, or npm run e2e-dev to havemocha re-run the suite when source or test files change.
Creates a new DDP instance. After being constructed, the instance will
establish a connection with the DDP server and will try to maintain it open.
#### Arguments
- options object required
Available options are:
- endpoint string required: the location of the websocket server. Its
format depends on the type of socket you are using.
- SocketConstructor function required: the constructor function that
will be used to construct the socket. Meteor (currently the only DDP server
available) supports websockets and SockJS sockets. So, practically speaking,
this means that on the browser you can use either the browser's native
WebSocket constructor or the SockJS constructor provided by the SockJS
library. On the server you can use whichever library implements the
websocket protocol (e.g. faye-websocket).
- autoConnect boolean optional [default: true]: whether to establishfalse
the connection to the server upon instantiation. When , one canconnect
manually establish the connection with the method.
- autoReconnect boolean optional [default: true]: whether to try todisconnect
reconnect to the server when the socket connection closes, unless the closing
was initiated by a call to the method.
- reconnectInterval number optional [default: 10000]: the interval in ms
between reconnection attempts.
#### Returns
A new DDP instance, which is also an EventEmitter instance.
---
Calls a remote method.
#### Arguments
- name string required: name of the method to call.
- params array required: array of parameters to pass to the remote
method. Pass an empty array if you do not wish to pass any parameters.
#### Returns
The unique id (string) corresponding to the method call.
#### Example usage
Server code:
`js`
Meteor.methods({
myMethod (param_0, param_1, param_2) {
/ ... /
}
});
Client code:js`
const methodCallId = ddp.method("myMethod", [param_0, param_1, param_2]);
---
Subscribes to a server publication.
#### Arguments
- name string required: name of the server publication.
- params array required: array of parameters to pass to the server
publish function. Pass an empty array if you do not wish to pass any
parameters.
#### Returns
The unique id (string) corresponding to the subscription call.
#### Example usage
Server code:
`js`
Meteor.publish("myPublication", (param_0, param_1, param_2) {
/ ... /
});
Client code:js`
const subscriptionId = ddp.sub("myPublication", [param_0, param_1, param_2]);
---
Unsubscribes to a previously-subscribed server publication.
#### Arguments
- id string required: id of the subscription.
#### Returns
The id corresponding to the subscription call (not of much use, but I return
it for consistency).
---
Connects to the ddp server. The method is called automatically by the class
constructor if the autoConnect option is set to true (default behaviour).
So there generally should be no need for the developer to call the method
themselves.
#### Arguments
None
#### Returns
None
---
Disconnects from the ddp server by closing the WebSocket connection. You candisconnected
listen on the event to be notified of the disconnection.
#### Arguments
None
#### Returns
None
- connected: emitted with no arguments when the DDP connection is
established.
- disconnected: emitted with no arguments when the DDP connection drops.
All the following events are emitted with one argument, the parsed DDP message.
Further details can be found on the DDP spec
page.
- ready
-
-
-
-
All the following events are emitted with one argument, the parsed DDP message.
Further details can be found on the DDP spec
page.
- result
-