Google Cloud Pub/Sub adapter
How it works
This adapter uses Google Cloud Pub/Sub service to forward messages between the nodes of a Socket.IO cluster.
The source code of this adapter can be found here.
Supported features
| Feature | socket.ioversion | Support | 
|---|---|---|
| Socket management | 4.0.0 | ✅ YES (since version 0.1.0) | 
| Inter-server communication | 4.1.0 | ✅ YES (since version 0.1.0) | 
| Broadcast with acknowledgements | 4.5.0 | ✅ YES (since version 0.1.0) | 
| Connection state recovery | 4.6.0 | ❌ NO | 
Installation
npm install @socket.io/gcp-pubsub-adapter
Usage
import { PubSub } from "@google-cloud/pubsub";
import { Server } from "socket.io";
import { createAdapter } from "@socket.io/gcp-pubsub-adapter";
const pubsub = new PubSub({
  projectId: "your-project-id"
});
const topic = pubsub.topic(topicNameOrId);
const io = new Server({
  adapter: createAdapter(topic)
});
// wait for the creation of the pub/sub subscription
await io.of("/").adapter.init();
io.listen(3000);
Options
| Name | Description | Default value | 
|---|---|---|
| subscriptionPrefix | The prefix for the new subscription to create. | socket.io | 
| subscriptionOptions | The options used to create the subscription. | - | 
| heartbeatInterval | The number of ms between two heartbeats. | 5_000 | 
| heartbeatTimeout | The number of ms without heartbeat before we consider a node down. | 10_000 | 
Latest releases
| Version | Release date | Release notes | Diff | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | March 2024 | link | - |