Sending data

Waiter

ZilaWS has a unique function called waiter. Waiters (as their name states) can be awaited. They only resolve when the MessageHandler on the client side resolves or returns thus making it perfect to retrieve data from a client. However if the client does not respond in time, waiters will resolve as undefined.

Syntax

waiter<T>(eventHandlerName: string, ...data: any[]): Promise<T | undefined>

Client Side

const response: string | undefined = await client.waiter("Example name", "myData", true);

Server Side

server.setMessageHandler("Example name", (data1: string, data2: boolean) => {
    //Your code here...
    return "This is message from the client side";
});

Send

You can send data / trigger a MessageHandler by calling the send function. You can send any number of variables with any types.

Syntax

send(eventHandlerName: string, ...data: any[])

Client Side

client.send("Example name", "myData", true);

Server Side

server.setMessageHandler("Example name", (data1: string, data2: boolean) => {
    //Your code here...
});