module ActionCable module Channel # Streams allow channels to route broadcastings to the subscriber. A broadcasting is, as discussed elsewhere, a pubsub queue where any data # placed into it is automatically sent to the clients that are connected at that time. It's purely an online queue, though. If you're not # streaming a broadcasting at the very moment it sends out an update, you will not get that update, if you connect after it has been sent. # # Most commonly, the streamed broadcast is sent straight to the subscriber on the client-side. The channel just acts as a connector between # the two parties (the broadcaster and the channel subscriber). Here's an example of a channel that allows subscribers to get all new # comments on a given page: # # class CommentsChannel < ApplicationCable::Channel # def follow(data) # stream_from "comments_for_#{data['recording_id']}" # end # # def unfollow # stop_all_streams # end # end # # Based on the above example, the subscribers of this channel will get whatever data is put into the, # let's say, `comments_for_45` broadcasting as soon as it's put there. # # An example broadcasting for this channel looks like so: # # ActionCable.server.broadcast "comments_for_45", author: 'DHH', content: 'Rails is just swell' # # If you have a stream that is related to a model, then the broadcasting used can be generated from the model and channel. # The following example would subscribe to a broadcasting like `comments:Z2lkOi8vVGVzdEFwcC9Qb3N0LzE` # # class CommentsChannel < ApplicationCable::Channel # def subscribed # post = Post.find(params[:id]) # stream_for post # end # end # # You can then broadcast to this channel using: # # CommentsChannel.broadcast_to(@post, @comment) # # If you don't just want to parlay the broadcast unfiltered to the subscriber, you can also supply a callback that lets you alter what is sent out. # The below example shows how you can use this to provide performance introspection in the process: # # class ChatChannel < ApplicationCable::Channel # def subscribed # @room = Chat::Room[params[:room_number]] # # stream_for @room, -> (encoded_message) do # message = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(encoded_message) # # if message['originated_at'].present? # elapsed_time = (Time.now.to_f - message['originated_at']).round(2) # # ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument :performance, measurement: 'Chat.message_delay', value: elapsed_time, action: :timing # logger.info "Message took #{elapsed_time}s to arrive" # end # # transmit message # end # end # end # # You can stop streaming from all broadcasts by calling #stop_all_streams. module Streams extend ActiveSupport::Concern included do on_unsubscribe :stop_all_streams end # Start streaming from the named broadcasting pubsub queue. Optionally, you can pass a callback that'll be used # instead of the default of just transmitting the updates straight to the subscriber. def stream_from(broadcasting, callback = nil) # Don't send the confirmation until pubsub#subscribe is successful defer_subscription_confirmation! callback ||= default_stream_callback(broadcasting) streams << [ broadcasting, callback ] Concurrent.global_io_executor.post do pubsub.subscribe(broadcasting, callback, lambda do transmit_subscription_confirmation logger.info "#{self.class.name} is streaming from #{broadcasting}" end) end end # Start streaming the pubsub queue for the model in this channel. Optionally, you can pass a # callback that'll be used instead of the default of just transmitting the updates straight # to the subscriber. def stream_for(model, callback = nil) stream_from(broadcasting_for([ channel_name, model ]), callback) end # Unsubscribes all streams associated with this channel from the pubsub queue. def stop_all_streams streams.each do |broadcasting, callback| pubsub.unsubscribe broadcasting, callback logger.info "#{self.class.name} stopped streaming from #{broadcasting}" end.clear end private delegate :pubsub, to: :connection def streams @_streams ||= [] end def default_stream_callback(broadcasting) -> (message) do transmit ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(message), via: "streamed from #{broadcasting}" end end end end end