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
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

import { WebPubSubServiceClient, AzureKeyCredential } from "@azure/web-pubsub";
import { DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential } from "@azure/identity";
 
// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential({requiredEnvVars: ["AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS"]});
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-node-latest#credential-classes
// const credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
 
// Connection string
const client = new WebPubSubServiceClient(
  process.env.WEBPUBSUB_CONNECTION_STRING!,
  "chat"  // hub name
);
 
// Microsoft Entra Token Credential (recommended)
const client2 = new WebPubSubServiceClient(
  process.env.WEBPUBSUB_ENDPOINT!,
  credential,
  "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";