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| # engine.io-parser |
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| [](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-parser/actions) |
| [](https://npmjs.com/package/engine.io-parser) |
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| This is the JavaScript parser for the engine.io protocol encoding, |
| shared by both |
| [engine.io-client](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io-client) and |
| [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 |
| with the following methods: `encodePacket`, `decodePacket`, `encodePayload`, |
| `decodePayload`. |
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| Example: |
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| ```js |
| const parser = require("engine.io-parser"); |
| const data = Buffer.from([ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]); |
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| parser.encodePacket({ type: "message", data }, encoded => { |
| const decodedData = parser.decodePacket(encoded); // decodedData === data |
| }); |
| ``` |
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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 |
| `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 |
| npm install engine.io-parser |
| ``` |
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| 1. write your app code |
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| ```js |
| const parser = require("engine.io-parser"); |
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| const testBuffer = new Int8Array(10); |
| 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 => { |
| parser.decodePayload(encoded, |
| (packet, index, total) => { |
| const isLast = index + 1 == total; |
| if (!isLast) { |
| const buffer = new Int8Array(packet.data); // testBuffer |
| } else { |
| const message = packet.data; // "hello" |
| } |
| }); |
| }); |
| ``` |
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| 1. build your app bundle |
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| ```bash |
| $ browserify app.js > bundle.js |
| ``` |
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| 1. include on your page |
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| ```html |
| <script src="/path/to/bundle.js"></script> |
| ``` |
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| ## Features |
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| - Runs on browser and node.js seamlessly |
| - Runs inside HTML5 WebWorker |
| - Can encode and decode packets |
| - 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` |
| - Encodes a packet. |
| - **Parameters** |
| - `Object`: the packet to encode, has `type` and `data`. |
| - `data`: can be a `String`, `Number`, `Buffer`, `ArrayBuffer` |
| - `Boolean`: binary support |
| - `Function`: callback, returns the encoded packet (`cb(String)`) |
| - `decodePacket` |
| - Decodes a packet. Data also available as an ArrayBuffer if requested. |
| - Returns data as `String` or (`Blob` on browser, `ArrayBuffer` on Node) |
| - **Parameters** |
| - `String` | `ArrayBuffer`: the packet to decode, has `type` and `data` |
| - `String`: optional, the binary type |
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| - `encodePayload` |
| - Encodes multiple messages (payload). |
| - If any contents are binary, they will be encoded as base64 strings. Base64 |
| encoded strings are marked with a b before the length specifier |
| - **Parameters** |
| - `Array`: an array of packets |
| - `Function`: callback, returns the encoded payload (`cb(String)`) |
| - `decodePayload` |
| - Decodes data when a payload is maybe expected. Possible binary contents are |
| decoded from their base64 representation. |
| - **Parameters** |
| - `String`: the payload |
| - `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). |
| (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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| ## Support |
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| The support channels for `engine.io-parser` are the same as `socket.io`: |
| - irc.freenode.net **#socket.io** |
| - [Github Discussions](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/discussions) |
| - [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 |
| repository: |
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| ```bash |
| git clone git://github.com/socketio/engine.io-parser.git |
| ``` |
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| Then: |
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| ```bash |
| cd engine.io-parser |
| npm ci |
| ``` |
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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 |