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# engine.io-parser |
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[![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/engine.io-parser.svg)](https://npmjs.com/package/engine.io-parser) |
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This is the JavaScript parser for the engine.io protocol encoding, |
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shared by both |
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[engine.io-client](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client) and |
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[engine.io](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io). |
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## How to use |
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### Standalone |
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The parser can encode/decode packets, payloads, and payloads as binary |
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with the following methods: `encodePacket`, `decodePacket`, `encodePayload`, |
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`decodePayload`. |
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Example: |
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```js |
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const parser = require("engine.io-parser"); |
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const data = Buffer.from([ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]); |
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parser.encodePacket({ type: "message", data }, encoded => { |
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const decodedData = parser.decodePacket(encoded); // decodedData === data |
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}); |
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``` |
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### With browserify |
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Engine.IO Parser is a commonjs module, which means you can include it by using |
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`require` on the browser and package using [browserify](http://browserify.org/): |
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1. install the parser package |
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```shell |
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npm install engine.io-parser |
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``` |
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1. write your app code |
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```js |
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const parser = require("engine.io-parser"); |
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const testBuffer = new Int8Array(10); |
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for (let i = 0; i < testBuffer.length; i++) testBuffer[i] = i; |
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const packets = [{ type: "message", data: testBuffer.buffer }, { type: "message", data: "hello" }]; |
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parser.encodePayload(packets, encoded => { |
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parser.decodePayload(encoded, |
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(packet, index, total) => { |
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const isLast = index + 1 == total; |
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if (!isLast) { |
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const buffer = new Int8Array(packet.data); // testBuffer |
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} else { |
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const message = packet.data; // "hello" |
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} |
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}); |
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}); |
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``` |
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1. build your app bundle |
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```bash |
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$ browserify app.js > bundle.js |
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``` |
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1. include on your page |
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```html |
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<script src="/path/to/bundle.js"></script> |
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``` |
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## Features |
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- Runs on browser and node.js seamlessly |
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- Runs inside HTML5 WebWorker |
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- Can encode and decode packets |
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- Encodes from/to ArrayBuffer or Blob when in browser, and Buffer or ArrayBuffer in Node |
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## API |
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Note: `cb(type)` means the type is a callback function that contains a parameter of type `type` when called. |
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### Node |
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- `encodePacket` |
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- Encodes a packet. |
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- **Parameters** |
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- `Object`: the packet to encode, has `type` and `data`. |
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- `data`: can be a `String`, `Number`, `Buffer`, `ArrayBuffer` |
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- `Boolean`: binary support |
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- `Function`: callback, returns the encoded packet (`cb(String)`) |
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- `decodePacket` |
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- Decodes a packet. Data also available as an ArrayBuffer if requested. |
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- Returns data as `String` or (`Blob` on browser, `ArrayBuffer` on Node) |
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- **Parameters** |
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- `String` | `ArrayBuffer`: the packet to decode, has `type` and `data` |
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- `String`: optional, the binary type |
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- `encodePayload` |
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- Encodes multiple messages (payload). |
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- If any contents are binary, they will be encoded as base64 strings. Base64 |
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encoded strings are marked with a b before the length specifier |
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- **Parameters** |
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- `Array`: an array of packets |
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- `Function`: callback, returns the encoded payload (`cb(String)`) |
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- `decodePayload` |
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- Decodes data when a payload is maybe expected. Possible binary contents are |
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decoded from their base64 representation. |
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- **Parameters** |
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- `String`: the payload |
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- `Function`: callback, returns (cb(`Object`: packet, `Number`:packet index, `Number`:packet total)) |
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## Tests |
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Standalone tests can be run with `npm test` which will run the node.js tests. |
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Browser tests are run using [zuul](https://github.com/defunctzombie/zuul). |
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(You must have zuul setup with a saucelabs account.) |
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You can run the tests locally using the following command: |
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npm run test:browser |
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``` |
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## Support |
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The support channels for `engine.io-parser` are the same as `socket.io`: |
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- irc.freenode.net **#socket.io** |
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- [Github Discussions](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/discussions) |
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- [Website](https://socket.io) |
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## Development |
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To contribute patches, run tests or benchmarks, make sure to clone the |
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repository: |
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```bash |
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git clone git://github.com/socketio/engine.io-parser.git |
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``` |
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Then: |
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```bash |
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cd engine.io-parser |
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npm ci |
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``` |
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See the `Tests` section above for how to run tests before submitting any patches. |
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## License |
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MIT |
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