<init> (i.e. require ("pubnub"))
Initialize an instance of PubNub to invoke operations.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| publish_key | String - your publish key from your PubNub Admin Dashboard account |
| subscribe_key | String - your publish key from your PubNub Admin Dashboard account |
subscribe
Subscribe to a channel(s) and provide a means to receive messages published to the channel(s).
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| channel | String - channel name or comma-delimited list of channel names |
| message | function - the callback function that will receive messages published on the subscribe channels |
| connect | function - the callback function that will be called when the subscription to the channels is successful |
publish
Publish a message to a channel which will be received by subscribers on that channel.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| channel | String - channel name on which to send the message |
| message | String - The message to publish on the channel. JSON format is recommended (do not stringify; use the JSON object) |
Install PubNub NPM Package.
npm install pubnub@3.15.2
Example Publish Subscribe with Node.JS
var channel = "hello_world";
var pubnub = require("pubnub")({
publish_key : "your_pub_key"
, subscribe_key : "your_sub_key"
});
pubnub.subscribe({
channel : channel
, message : receive // print message
, connect : send // send message after subscribe connected
});
function receive(message) { console.log(message) }
function send(message) {
pubnub.publish({
channel : channel
, message : message
});
}