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PubNub Node.JS SDK and NPM

Full documentation availabe - https://github.com/pubnub/javascript/blob/master/README.md

PubNub Node.js Quick Usage

Open ./tests/unit-test.js to see examples for all the basics, plus history(), presence() and here_now()! Report an issue, or email us at support if there are any additional questions or comments.

NPM Install

npm install pubnub

Example Usage

var pubnub = require("pubnub").init({
    publish_key   : "demo",
    subscribe_key : "demo"
});
 
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Publish Messages
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
var message = { "some" : "data" };
pubnub.publish({ 
    channel   : 'my_channel',
    message   : message,
    callback  : function(e) { console.log( "SUCCESS!", e ); },
    error     : function(e) { console.log( "FAILED! RETRY PUBLISH!", e ); }
});
 
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Listen for Messages
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
pubnub.subscribe({
    channel  : "my_channel",
    callback : function(message) {
        console.log( " > ", message );
    }
});
 
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type Console Message
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
var stdin = process.openStdin();
stdin.on( 'data', function(chunk) {
    pubnub.publish({
        channel : "my_channel",
        message : ''+chunk
    });
});