nes adds native WebSocket support to hapi-based application servers. Instead of treating the WebSocket connections as a separate platform with its own security and application context, nes builds on top of the existing hapi architecture to provide a flexible and organic extension.
Protocol version: 2.4.x (different from module version)
The full client and server API is available in the API documentation.
The nes protocol is described in the Protocol documentation.
const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi');
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const server = new Hapi.Server();
const start = async () => {
await server.register(Nes);
server.route({
method: 'GET',
path: '/h',
config: {
id: 'hello',
handler: (request, h) => {
return 'world!';
}
}
});
await server.start();
};
start();
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
var client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
const start = async () => {
await client.connect();
const payload = await client.request('hello'); // Can also request '/h'
// payload -> 'world!'
};
start();
const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi');
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const server = new Hapi.Server();
const start = async () => {
await server.register(Nes);
server.subscription('/item/{id}');
await server.start();
server.publish('/item/5', { id: 5, status: 'complete' });
server.publish('/item/6', { id: 6, status: 'initial' });
};
start();
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
const start = async () => {
await client.connect();
const handler = (update, flags) => {
// update -> { id: 5, status: 'complete' }
// Second publish is not received (doesn't match)
};
client.subscribe('/item/5', handler);
};
start();
const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi');
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const server = new Hapi.Server();
const start = async () => {
await server.register(Nes);
await server.start();
server.broadcast('welcome!');
};
start();
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
const start = async () => {
await client.connect();
client.onUpdate = (update) => {
// update -> 'welcome!'
};
};
start();
const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi');
const Basic = require('@hapi/basic');
const Bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const server = new Hapi.Server();
const start = async () => {
await server.register([Basic, Nes]);
// Set up HTTP Basic authentication
const users = {
john: {
username: 'john',
password: '$2a$10$iqJSHD.BGr0E2IxQwYgJmeP3NvhPrXAeLSaGCj6IR/XU5QtjVu5Tm', // 'secret'
name: 'John Doe',
id: '2133d32a'
}
};
const validate = async (request, username, password) => {
const user = users[username];
if (!user) {
return { isValid: false };
}
const isValid = await Bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
const credentials = { id: user.id, name: user.name };
return { isValid, credentials };
};
server.auth.strategy('simple', 'basic', { validate });
// Configure route with authentication
server.route({
method: 'GET',
path: '/h',
config: {
id: 'hello',
handler: (request, h) => {
return `Hello ${request.auth.credentials.name}`;
}
}
});
await server.start();
};
start();
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
const start = async () => {
await client.connect({ auth: { headers: { authorization: 'Basic am9objpzZWNyZXQ=' } } });
const payload = await client.request('hello') // Can also request '/h'
// payload -> 'Hello John Doe'
};
start();
const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi');
const Basic = require('@hapi/basic');
const Bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const server = new Hapi.Server();
const start = async () => {
await server.register([Basic, Nes]);
// Set up HTTP Basic authentication
const users = {
john: {
username: 'john',
password: '$2a$10$iqJSHD.BGr0E2IxQwYgJmeP3NvhPrXAeLSaGCj6IR/XU5QtjVu5Tm', // 'secret'
name: 'John Doe',
id: '2133d32a'
}
};
const validate = async (request, username, password) => {
const user = users[username];
if (!user) {
return { isValid: false };
}
const isValid = await Bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
const credentials = { id: user.id, name: user.name };
return { isValid, credentials };
};
server.auth.strategy('simple', 'basic', 'required', { validate });
// Set up subscription
server.subscription('/items', {
filter: (path, message, options) => {
return (message.updater !== options.credentials.username);
}
});
await server.start();
server.publish('/items', { id: 5, status: 'complete', updater: 'john' });
server.publish('/items', { id: 6, status: 'initial', updater: 'steve' });
};
start();
const Nes = require('@hapi/nes');
const client = new Nes.Client('ws://localhost');
// Authenticate as 'john'
const start = async () => {
await client.connect({ auth: { headers: { authorization: 'Basic am9objpzZWNyZXQ=' } } });
const handler = (err, update) => {
// First publish is not received (filtered due to updater key)
// update -> { id: 6, status: 'initial', updater: 'steve' }
};
client.subscribe('/items', handler);
};
start();
When you require('@hapi/nes')
it loads the full module and adds a lot of extra code that is not needed
for the browser. The browser will only need the nes client. If you are using CommonJS you can
load the client with require('@hapi/nes/lib/client')
.