socket.io-rethinkdb

How to use

var io = require('socket.io')(3000);
var rethinkdb = require('socket.io-rethinkdb');
io.adapter(redis({ host: 'localhost', port: 28015 }));

API

adapter(uri[, opts])

uri is a string like localhost:28015 where your rehtinkdb instance is located. For a list of options see below.

adapter(opts)

The following options are allowed:

• host: host to connect to redis on (localhost)
• port: port to connect to redis on (28015)
• db: database in which to store messages (socketio_rethinkdb)
• save_messages: whether the database should keep sent message (or delete them automatically) (false)
• durability_hard: whether messages have to be written to disk before being acknowledged (false)

When to use

Because of the differences between Redis and RethinkDB, it's not best to use this driver over socket.io-redis. Redis' pub/sub mechanism (which socket.io-redis uses) is not persistent and doesn't save your messages to the database. For that reasons, it's faster and can handle more messages being concurrently saved to it.

Hence, you should use this module instead of socket.io-redis if:

1. RethinkDB is alreaydy part of your stack and you don't want another database
2. You need your messages to be persistent

Guarantees

Messages broadcasted/emitted through the socket connection are guaranteed to be written, if acknowledged. But, because of the nature of changefeeds, messages are not guaranteed to be delivered. This is similar to the guarantees currently provided by Redis pub/sub and socket.io-redis.

Credit

This module is a fork of socket.io-redis.

License

MIT