WebSocket
Represents a websocket connection to the gateway
Hierarchy
TypedEmitter<WebsocketEvents>↳
WebSocket
Table of contents
Constructors
Properties
- _connectTimeout
- _heartbeatInterval
- _sharedZLib
- alive
- client
- connected
- connectionTimeout
- currReconnectAttempt
- firstWSMessage
- gatewayURL
- gatewayVersion
- heartbeatRequested
- lastHeartbeatAck
- lastHeartbeatReceived
- lastHeartbeatSent
- lastMessageID
- latency
- reconnectInterval
- replayMissedEvents
- ws
- captureRejectionSymbol
- captureRejections
- defaultMaxListeners
- errorMonitor
Accessors
Methods
- addListener
- connect
- disconnect
- emit
- eventNames
- getMaxListeners
- hardReset
- heartbeat
- initialise
- listenerCount
- listeners
- off
- on
- onPacket
- onSocketClose
- onSocketError
- onSocketMessage
- onSocketOpen
- onSocketPing
- onSocketPong
- once
- prependListener
- prependOnceListener
- rawListeners
- removeAllListeners
- removeListener
- reset
- setMaxListeners
- getEventListeners
- listenerCount
- on
- once
- setMaxListeners
Constructors
constructor
• new WebSocket(client)
Create a new Websocket connection
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
client | Client | The client |
Overrides
TypedEmitter<WebsocketEvents>.constructor
Defined in
Properties
_connectTimeout
• Private _connectTimeout: Timeout
The timeout for the connection
Defined in
_heartbeatInterval
• Private _heartbeatInterval: Timeout
The interval for the heartbeat
Defined in
_sharedZLib
• Private _sharedZLib: any
The shared zlib instance (currently not supported)
Defined in
alive
• Optional alive: boolean
Whether the websocket is alive
Defined in
client
• client: Client
The client
Defined in
connected
• connected: boolean
Whether the websocket is connected
Defined in
connectionTimeout
• connectionTimeout: number
The timeout for the connection
Defined in
currReconnectAttempt
• currReconnectAttempt: number
The current reconnect attempt
Defined in
firstWSMessage
• firstWSMessage: boolean
Whether the websocket has received the first message
Defined in
gatewayURL
• gatewayURL: string
The URl of the gateway
Defined in
gatewayVersion
• gatewayVersion: string | number
The version of the gateway
Defined in
heartbeatRequested
• heartbeatRequested: boolean
Whether the websocket has requested a heartbeat
Defined in
lastHeartbeatAck
• lastHeartbeatAck: boolean
Whether the websocket has acknowledged the last heartbeat
Defined in
lastHeartbeatReceived
• lastHeartbeatReceived: number
Last time a heartbeat was received
Defined in
lastHeartbeatSent
• lastHeartbeatSent: number
Last time a heartbeat was sent
Defined in
lastMessageID
• Optional lastMessageID: string
The last message ID
Defined in
latency
• latency: number
The latency of the websocket
Defined in
reconnectInterval
• reconnectInterval: number
The interval for reconnecting
Defined in
replayMissedEvents
• Optional replayMissedEvents: boolean
Whether the websocket should replay missed events
Defined in
ws
• ws: WebSocket
The websocket
Defined in
captureRejectionSymbol
▪ Static Readonly captureRejectionSymbol: typeof captureRejectionSymbol
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.captureRejectionSymbol
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:328
captureRejections
▪ Static captureRejections: boolean
Sets or gets the default captureRejection value for all emitters.
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.captureRejections
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:333
defaultMaxListeners
▪ Static defaultMaxListeners: number
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.defaultMaxListeners
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:334
errorMonitor
▪ Static Readonly errorMonitor: typeof errorMonitor
This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring 'error' events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular 'error' listeners are called.
Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an 'error' event is emitted, therefore the process will still crash if no regular 'error' listener is installed.
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.errorMonitor
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:327
Accessors
replayEventsCondition
• get replayEventsCondition(): boolean
Returns
boolean
Defined in
Methods
addListener
▸ addListener<K>(event, listener): WebSocket
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event | K |
listener | (...args: WebsocketEvents[K]) => void |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.addListener
Defined in
connect
▸ connect(): void | Error
Connect to the websocket
Returns
void | Error
Defined in
disconnect
▸ disconnect(reconnect?, error?): void
Disconnect from the websocket
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
reconnect | boolean | Whether the websocket should reconnect |
error? | Error | The error that caused the disconnect |
Returns
void
Defined in
emit
▸ emit<K>(eventName, ...args): boolean
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | K |
...args | WebsocketEvents[K] |
Returns
boolean
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.emit
Defined in
▸ emit<K>(eventName, ...args): boolean
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | K |
...args | WebsocketEvents[K] |
Returns
boolean
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.emit
Defined in
eventNames
▸ eventNames(): (string | symbol)[]
Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered listeners. The values in the array are strings or Symbols.
const EventEmitter = require('events');
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.on('foo', () => {});
myEE.on('bar', () => {});
const sym = Symbol('symbol');
myEE.on(sym, () => {});
console.log(myEE.eventNames());
// Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]
Since
v6.0.0
Returns
(string | symbol)[]
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.eventNames
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:669
getMaxListeners
▸ getMaxListeners(): number
Returns the current max listener value for the EventEmitter which is either set by emitter.setMaxListeners(n) or defaults to defaultMaxListeners.
Since
v1.0.0
Returns
number
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.getMaxListeners
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:526
hardReset
▸ hardReset(): void
Returns
void
Defined in
heartbeat
▸ Private heartbeat(): boolean | void
Returns
boolean | void
Defined in
initialise
▸ Private initialise(): void
Returns
void
Defined in
listenerCount
▸ listenerCount(eventName): number
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | keyof WebsocketEvents |
Returns
number
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.listenerCount
Defined in
listeners
▸ listeners(eventName): Function[]
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | keyof WebsocketEvents |
Returns
Function[]
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.listeners
Defined in
off
▸ off<K>(event, listener): WebSocket
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event | K |
listener | (...args: WebsocketEvents[K]) => void |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.off
Defined in
on
▸ on<K>(event, listener): WebSocket
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event | K |
listener | (...args: WebsocketEvents[K]) => void |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.on
Defined in
onPacket
▸ Private onPacket(packet): void
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
packet | AnyPacket |
Returns
void
Defined in
onSocketClose
▸ Private onSocketClose(code, r): void
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
code | number |
r | Buffer |
Returns
void
Defined in
onSocketError
▸ Private onSocketError(error): void
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
error | Error |
Returns
void
Defined in
onSocketMessage
▸ Private onSocketMessage(data): void
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
data | Data |
Returns
void
Defined in
onSocketOpen
▸ Private onSocketOpen(): void
Returns
void
Defined in
onSocketPing
▸ Private onSocketPing(): void
Returns
void
Defined in
onSocketPong
▸ Private onSocketPong(): void
Returns
void
Defined in
once
▸ once<K>(event, listener): WebSocket
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event | K |
listener | (...args: WebsocketEvents[K]) => void |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.once
Defined in
prependListener
▸ prependListener<K>(event, listener): WebSocket
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event | K |
listener | (...args: WebsocketEvents[K]) => void |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.prependListener
Defined in
prependOnceListener
▸ prependOnceListener<K>(event, listener): WebSocket
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event | K |
listener | (...args: WebsocketEvents[K]) => void |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.prependOnceListener
Defined in
rawListeners
▸ rawListeners(eventName): Function[]
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | keyof WebsocketEvents |
Returns
Function[]
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.rawListeners
Defined in
removeAllListeners
▸ removeAllListeners(event?): WebSocket
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event? | keyof WebsocketEvents |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.removeAllListeners
Defined in
removeListener
▸ removeListener<K>(event, listener): WebSocket
Type parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
K | extends keyof WebsocketEvents |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
event | K |
listener | (...args: WebsocketEvents[K]) => void |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.removeListener
Defined in
reset
▸ reset(): void
Returns
void
Defined in
setMaxListeners
▸ setMaxListeners(n): WebSocket
By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding memory leaks. The emitter.setMaxListeners() method allows the limit to be modified for this specific EventEmitter instance. The value can be set toInfinity (or 0) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.
Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
Since
v0.3.5
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
n | number |
Returns
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.setMaxListeners
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:520
getEventListeners
▸ Static getEventListeners(emitter, name): Function[]
Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.
For EventEmitters this behaves exactly the same as calling .listeners on the emitter.
For EventTargets this is the only way to get the event listeners for the event target. This is useful for debugging and diagnostic purposes.
const { getEventListeners, EventEmitter } = require('events');
{
const ee = new EventEmitter();
const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
ee.on('foo', listener);
getEventListeners(ee, 'foo'); // [listener]
}
{
const et = new EventTarget();
const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
et.addEventListener('foo', listener);
getEventListeners(et, 'foo'); // [listener]
}
Since
v15.2.0, v14.17.0
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter | _DOMEventTarget |
name | string | symbol |
Returns
Function[]
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.getEventListeners
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:299
listenerCount
▸ Static listenerCount(emitter, eventName): number
A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given eventNameregistered on the given emitter.
const { EventEmitter, listenerCount } = require('events');
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
console.log(listenerCount(myEmitter, 'event'));
// Prints: 2
Since
v0.9.12
Deprecated
Since v3.2.0 - Use listenerCount instead.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter | The emitter to query |
eventName | string | symbol | The event name |
Returns
number
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.listenerCount
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:271
on
▸ Static on(emitter, eventName, options?): AsyncIterableIterator<any>
const { on, EventEmitter } = require('events');
(async () => {
const ee = new EventEmitter();
// Emit later on
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
ee.emit('foo', 42);
});
for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo')) {
// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
// if concurrent execution is required.
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
}
// Unreachable here
})();
Returns an AsyncIterator that iterates eventName events. It will throw if the EventEmitter emits 'error'. It removes all listeners when exiting the loop. The value returned by each iteration is an array composed of the emitted event arguments.
An AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting on events:
const { on, EventEmitter } = require('events');
const ac = new AbortController();
(async () => {
const ee = new EventEmitter();
// Emit later on
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
ee.emit('foo', 42);
});
for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo', { signal: ac.signal })) {
// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
// if concurrent execution is required.
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
}
// Unreachable here
})();
process.nextTick(() => ac.abort());
Since
v13.6.0, v12.16.0
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter | - |
eventName | string | The name of the event being listened for |
options? | StaticEventEmitterOptions | - |
Returns
AsyncIterableIterator<any>
that iterates eventName events emitted by the emitter
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.on
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:254
once
▸ Static once(emitter, eventName, options?): Promise<any[]>
Creates a Promise that is fulfilled when the EventEmitter emits the given event or that is rejected if the EventEmitter emits 'error' while waiting. The Promise will resolve with an array of all the arguments emitted to the given event.
This method is intentionally generic and works with the web platform EventTarget interface, which has no special'error' event semantics and does not listen to the 'error' event.
const { once, EventEmitter } = require('events');
async function run() {
const ee = new EventEmitter();
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('myevent', 42);
});
const [value] = await once(ee, 'myevent');
console.log(value);
const err = new Error('kaboom');
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('error', err);
});
try {
await once(ee, 'myevent');
} catch (err) {
console.log('error happened', err);
}
}
run();
The special handling of the 'error' event is only used when events.once()is used to wait for another event. If events.once() is used to wait for the 'error' event itself, then it is treated as any other kind of event without special handling:
const { EventEmitter, once } = require('events');
const ee = new EventEmitter();
once(ee, 'error')
.then(([err]) => console.log('ok', err.message))
.catch((err) => console.log('error', err.message));
ee.emit('error', new Error('boom'));
// Prints: ok boom
An AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting for the event:
const { EventEmitter, once } = require('events');
const ee = new EventEmitter();
const ac = new AbortController();
async function foo(emitter, event, signal) {
try {
await once(emitter, event, { signal });
console.log('event emitted!');
} catch (error) {
if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
console.error('Waiting for the event was canceled!');
} else {
console.error('There was an error', error.message);
}
}
}
foo(ee, 'foo', ac.signal);
ac.abort(); // Abort waiting for the event
ee.emit('foo'); // Prints: Waiting for the event was canceled!
Since
v11.13.0, v10.16.0
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | _NodeEventTarget |
eventName | string | symbol |
options? | StaticEventEmitterOptions |
Returns
Promise<any[]>
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.once
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:194
▸ Static once(emitter, eventName, options?): Promise<any[]>
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | _DOMEventTarget |
eventName | string |
options? | StaticEventEmitterOptions |
Returns
Promise<any[]>
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.once
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:195
setMaxListeners
▸ Static setMaxListeners(n?, ...eventTargets): void
const {
setMaxListeners,
EventEmitter
} = require('events');
const target = new EventTarget();
const emitter = new EventEmitter();
setMaxListeners(5, target, emitter);
Since
v15.4.0
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
n? | number | A non-negative number. The maximum number of listeners per EventTarget event. |
...eventTargets | (EventEmitter | _DOMEventTarget)[] | - |
Returns
void
Inherited from
TypedEmitter.setMaxListeners
Defined in
node_modules/@types/node/events.d.ts:317