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How to implement a request that uses stream in javascript?
To implement a request that uses stream in JavaScript, you can use Node.js built-in 'http' or 'https' modules. Here's an example code snippet for making a GET request with streams:
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const https = require('https');
https.get('https://www.shecodes.io', (response) => {
response.on('data', (chunk) => {
console.log(chunk); // handle the streaming data chunk-by-chunk
});
response.on('end', () => {
console.log('No more data in response.');
});
}).on('error', (error) => {
console.error(`Error occurred: ${error.message}`);
});
In this example, we're making a GET request to https://www.shecodes.io and handling the streaming data chunk by chunk using the data event. When the response ends, the end event will be triggered. If there is an error, we will catch it with the error event.
You can also use third-party libraries like request or axios to make requests with streams.
👩💻 How do I integrate it in React app?
To integrate HTTP streaming with React, we can create a simple component that uses the fetch function or a third-party library like axios to get the streamed data from the server and update the component state with that data as it arrives.
Here's how you can use the fetch function to get streaming data and update a React component:
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import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function StreamComponent() {
const [streamData, setStreamData] = useState('');
useEffect(() => {
const getData = async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch('https://example.com/stream', {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
Accept: 'text/event-stream',
},
});
const reader = response.body.getReader();
while (true) {
const { done, value } = await reader.read();
if (done) {
break;
}
setStreamData((prevData) => prevData + new TextDecoder().decode(value));
}
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
};
getData();
}, []);
return (
<pre>{streamData}</pre>
);
}
In this example, we're using the fetch function to make a GET request to an endpoint that returns streaming data in text/event-stream format. We set the Accept header to inform the server that we expect streaming data.
Once the response is received, we create a ReadableStream object with the response body using the getReader method. We then use a while loop to read incoming data from the stream and decode it with TextDecoder to convert it from binary to human-readable text. We then update the state of the component with the new data as it arrives.
Finally, we render the streaming data in a pre element. Note that this example only shows text streaming data. To display other types of streaming data, you may need to adapt the code to your specific use case.
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