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43 lines
1.8 KiB
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# ConnectionGroups
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Often websocket connections share a context. This could be a room for a chat, an URI for pushing updates, or anything else where one client need to be able to send messages directly or indirectly to other clients. This is the problem that *ConnectionGroups* solve.
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A `WebSocketConnection` can, but doesn't have to, be part of a group. The group is set using `WebSocketConnection::setGroup(string $name)` with groups being created and destroyed on the fly. Once part of a group, the other members of the group can be addressed:
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```php
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$websocket->setGroup("somename");
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// Note: use getGroupName() to get the group name
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foreach ($websocket->getGroup() as $other) {
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$other->write("Hello");
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}
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```
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To remove a group from a connection, pass `null` to `WebSocketConnection::setGroup()`.
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The group will emit a `join` event (`ConnectionGroup::EVENT_JOIN`) when another member joins the group, and a `leave` event (`ConnectionGroup::EVENT_LEAVE`) when a member leaves. The events will be sent to the leaving member as well, so consider this in your logic.
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## Events
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The GroupManager emits events when a group is `created` (`GroupManager::EVENT_CREATED`) or `destroyed` (`GroupManager::EVENT_DESTROYED`). You can use these events to hook the join and leave events.
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```php
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// Create a GroupManager
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$groupManager = new GroupManager();
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$groupManager->on('created', function (ConnectionGroup $group) {
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// Listen for joins
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$group->on('join', function (WebSocketConnection $connection) use ($group) {
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// Someone joined the group!
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$group->write("Someone joined!");
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})
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});
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// The GroupManager is injected into the WebSocketMiddleware
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$middleware = new WebSocketMiddleware($groupManager);
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```
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## Future
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* Add a GroupManagerImplementation so custom logic can be provided.
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* Make it possible to reject setting a group by GroupManager not returning a group.
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