azure-web-pubsub-ts

# Server-side management
npm install @azure/web-pubsub @azure/identity
Client-side real-time messaging
npm install @azure/web-pubsub-client
Express middleware for event handlers
npm install @azure/web-pubsub-express

WEBPUBSUB_CONNECTION_STRING=Endpoint=https://<resource>.webpubsub.azure.com;AccessKey=<key>;Version=1.0;
WEBPUBSUB_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.webpubsub.azure.com

import { WebPubSubServiceClient, AzureKeyCredential } from "@azure/web-pubsub";
import { DefaultAzureCredential } from "@azure/identity";
// Connection string
const client = new WebPubSubServiceClient(
  process.env.WEBPUBSUB_CONNECTION_STRING!,
  "chat"  // hub name
);
// DefaultAzureCredential (recommended)
const client2 = new WebPubSubServiceClient(
  process.env.WEBPUBSUB_ENDPOINT!,
  new DefaultAzureCredential(),
  "chat"
);
// AzureKeyCredential
const client3 = new WebPubSubServiceClient(
  process.env.WEBPUBSUB_ENDPOINT!,
  new AzureKeyCredential("<access-key>"),
  "chat"
);

// Basic token
const token = await client.getClientAccessToken();
console.log(token.url);  // wss://...?access_token=...
// Token with user ID
const userToken = await client.getClientAccessToken({
  userId: "user123",
});
// Token with permissions
const permToken = await client.getClientAccessToken({
  userId: "user123",
  roles: [
    "webpubsub.joinLeaveGroup",
    "webpubsub.sendToGroup",
    "webpubsub.sendToGroup.chat-room",  // specific group
  ],
  groups: ["chat-room"],  // auto-join on connect
  expirationTimeInMinutes: 60,
});

// Broadcast to all connections in hub
await client.sendToAll({ message: "Hello everyone!" });
await client.sendToAll("Plain text", { contentType: "text/plain" });
// Send to specific user (all their connections)
await client.sendToUser("user123", { message: "Hello!" });
// Send to specific connection
await client.sendToConnection("connectionId", { data: "Direct message" });
// Send with filter (OData syntax)
await client.sendToAll({ message: "Filtered" }, {
  filter: "userId ne 'admin'",
});

const group = client.group("chat-room");
// Add user/connection to group
await group.addUser("user123");
await group.addConnection("connectionId");
// Remove from group
await group.removeUser("user123");
// Send to group
await group.sendToAll({ message: "Group message" });
// Close all connections in group
await group.closeAllConnections({ reason: "Maintenance" });

// Check existence
const userExists = await client.userExists("user123");
const connExists = await client.connectionExists("connectionId");
// Close connections
await client.closeConnection("connectionId", { reason: "Kicked" });
await client.closeUserConnections("user123");
await client.closeAllConnections();
// Permissions
await client.grantPermission("connectionId", "sendToGroup", { targetName: "chat" });
await client.revokePermission("connectionId", "sendToGroup", { targetName: "chat" });

import { WebPubSubClient } from "@azure/web-pubsub-client";
// Direct URL
const client = new WebPubSubClient("<client-access-url>");
// Dynamic URL from negotiate endpoint
const client2 = new WebPubSubClient({
  getClientAccessUrl: async () => {
    const response = await fetch("/negotiate");
    const { url } = await response.json();
    return url;
  },
});
// Register handlers BEFORE starting
client.on("connected", (e) => {
  console.log(Connected: ${e.connectionId});
});
client.on("group-message", (e) => {
  console.log(${e.message.group}: ${e.message.data});
});
await client.start();

// Join group first
await client.joinGroup("chat-room");
// Send to group
await client.sendToGroup("chat-room", "Hello!", "text");
await client.sendToGroup("chat-room", { type: "message", content: "Hi" }, "json");
// Send options
await client.sendToGroup("chat-room", "Hello", "text", {
  noEcho: true,        // Don't echo back to sender
  fireAndForget: true, // Don't wait for ack
});
// Send event to server
await client.sendEvent("userAction", { action: "typing" }, "json");

// Connection lifecycle
client.on("connected", (e) => {
  console.log(Connected: ${e.connectionId}, User: ${e.userId});
});
client.on("disconnected", (e) => {
  console.log(Disconnected: ${e.message});
});
client.on("stopped", () => {
  console.log("Client stopped");
});
// Messages
client.on("group-message", (e) => {
  console.log([${e.message.group}] ${e.message.fromUserId}: ${e.message.data});
});
client.on("server-message", (e) => {
  console.log(Server: ${e.message.data});
});
// Rejoin failure
client.on("rejoin-group-failed", (e) => {
  console.log(Failed to rejoin ${e.group}: ${e.error});
});

import express from "express";
import { WebPubSubEventHandler } from "@azure/web-pubsub-express";
const app = express();
const handler = new WebPubSubEventHandler("chat", {
  path: "/api/webpubsub/hubs/chat/",
  
  // Blocking: approve/reject connection
  handleConnect: (req, res) => {
    if (!req.claims?.sub) {
      res.fail(401, "Authentication required");
      return;
    }
    res.success({
      userId: req.claims.sub[0],
      groups: ["general"],
      roles: ["webpubsub.sendToGroup"],
    });
  },
  
  // Blocking: handle custom events
  handleUserEvent: (req, res) => {
    console.log(Event from ${req.context.userId}:, req.data);
    res.success(Received: ${req.data}, "text");
  },
  
  // Non-blocking
  onConnected: (req) => {
    console.log(Client connected: ${req.context.connectionId});
  },
  
  onDisconnected: (req) => {
    console.log(Client disconnected: ${req.context.connectionId});
  },
});
app.use(handler.getMiddleware());
// Negotiate endpoint
app.get("/negotiate", async (req, res) => {
  const token = await serviceClient.getClientAccessToken({
    userId: req.user?.id,
  });
  res.json({ url: token.url });
});
app.listen(8080);

// Server
import {
  WebPubSubServiceClient,
  WebPubSubGroup,
  GenerateClientTokenOptions,
  HubSendToAllOptions,
} from "@azure/web-pubsub";
// Client
import {
  WebPubSubClient,
  WebPubSubClientOptions,
  OnConnectedArgs,
  OnGroupDataMessageArgs,
} from "@azure/web-pubsub-client";
// Express
import {
  WebPubSubEventHandler,
  ConnectRequest,
  UserEventRequest,
  ConnectResponseHandler,
} from "@azure/web-pubsub-express";