Server-Sent Events Example

Node.js example app to try out SSE.

Based on https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/nodejs-server-sent-events-build-realtime-app with some fixes applied.

Adds Message Id (id:) and Custom Event types (event:)

Install & Run

• Run

$ npm install
$ node server.js

• Connect to EventSream

$ curl  -H Accept:text/event-stream http://localhost:4000/events

• Push Events

$ curl -X POST  -H "Content-Type: application/json"  -d '{"momma": "swamp_princess", "eggs": 40, "temperature": 32}' -s http://localhost:4000/nest