tribunal-kit 3.0.0 → 3.1.0

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  2. package/.agent/GEMINI.md +52 -52
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- name: realtime-patterns
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- description: Real-time application mastery. WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), CRDTs for conflict-free collaboration, presence systems, optimistic updates, live cursors, multiplayer state sync, reconnection strategies, and real-time database patterns (Supabase Realtime, Firebase). Use when building chat, live collaboration, dashboards, or multiplayer features.
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- allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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- version: 2.0.0
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- last-updated: 2026-04-01
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- applies-to-model: gemini-2.5-pro, claude-3-7-sonnet
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- ---
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- # Real-Time Patterns — Live Application Mastery
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- > Real-time is a feature, not a technology. Choose the simplest protocol that solves the problem.
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- > WebSocket is overused. SSE handles 80% of real-time needs with 20% of the complexity.
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- ## Protocol Selection
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- ```
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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- When to Use What
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- ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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- SSE (Server-Sent Events)
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- │ ✅ Server Client only (one-way)
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- │ ✅ AI token streaming
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- ✅ Live feeds, notifications, dashboards
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- Auto-reconnection built in
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- │ ✅ Works through HTTP proxies and CDNs
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- WebSocket
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- Doesn't work through some proxies/CDNs
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- No auto-reconnection (must implement)
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- Simplest implementation
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- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- ```
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- ## Server-Sent Events (SSE)
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- ```typescript
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- // Server (Node.js/Express)
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- app.get("/api/events", (req, res) => {
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-
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- ## Optimistic Updates
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-
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- ```typescript
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- // React pattern: update UI immediately, reconcile on server response
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- async function toggleLike(postId: string) {
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- // 1. Optimistic update (instant UI feedback)
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- setLiked((prev) => !prev);
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- setLikeCount((prev) => liked ? prev - 1 : prev + 1);
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-
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- try {
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- // 2. Server request
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- await api.post(`/posts/${postId}/like`);
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- } catch (error) {
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- // 3. Rollback on failure
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- setLiked((prev) => !prev);
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- setLikeCount((prev) => liked ? prev + 1 : prev - 1);
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- toast.error("Failed to update. Please try again.");
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- }
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- }
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-
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- // With React Query / TanStack Query:
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- const likeMutation = useMutation({
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- mutationFn: (postId: string) => api.post(`/posts/${postId}/like`),
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- onMutate: async (postId) => {
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- await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: ["post", postId] });
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- const previous = queryClient.getQueryData(["post", postId]);
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- queryClient.setQueryData(["post", postId], (old: Post) => ({
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- ...old,
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- liked: !old.liked,
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- likeCount: old.liked ? old.likeCount - 1 : old.likeCount + 1,
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- }));
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- return { previous };
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- },
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- onError: (err, postId, context) => {
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- queryClient.setQueryData(["post", postId], context?.previous);
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- },
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- onSettled: (data, err, postId) => {
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- queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["post", postId] });
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- },
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- });
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- ```
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-
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- ---
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-
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- ## Presence System
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-
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- ```typescript
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- // Track who's online, typing, viewing
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-
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- interface PresenceState {
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- userId: string;
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- status: "online" | "away" | "offline";
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- cursor?: { x: number; y: number };
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- lastSeen: number;
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- }
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-
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- // Server-side presence manager
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- class PresenceManager {
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- private presence = new Map<string, PresenceState>();
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- private readonly TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
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-
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- update(userId: string, state: Partial<PresenceState>) {
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- this.presence.set(userId, {
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- ...this.presence.get(userId),
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- userId,
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- status: "online",
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- lastSeen: Date.now(),
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- ...state,
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- } as PresenceState);
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- }
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-
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- getActive(): PresenceState[] {
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- const now = Date.now();
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- return [...this.presence.values()].filter(
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- (p) => now - p.lastSeen < this.TIMEOUT_MS,
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- );
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- }
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-
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- remove(userId: string) {
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- this.presence.delete(userId);
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- }
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- }
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- ```
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-
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- ---
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-
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- ## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps
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-
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- 1. **WebSocket for Everything:** SSE handles 80% of real-time needs. Only use WebSocket for bidirectional communication.
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- 2. **No Reconnection Logic:** WebSocket has NO built-in reconnection. Always implement exponential backoff reconnection.
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- 3. **Missing Heartbeat:** Without ping/pong, dead connections stay open forever. Implement heartbeat on both sides.
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- 4. **Unbounded Message Queues:** Queue messages for offline clients, but set a MAX queue size. Memory will explode otherwise.
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- 5. **No Authentication on WebSocket:** Authenticate during the HTTP upgrade handshake, not after connection.
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- 6. **Broadcasting to All Clients:** Use rooms/channels. Broadcasting to every connected client doesn't scale.
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- 7. **Optimistic Updates Without Rollback:** If you update the UI optimistically, you MUST handle rollback on failure.
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- 8. **SSE Without `X-Accel-Buffering: no`:** Nginx buffers SSE responses by default. Disable buffering.
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- 9. **No Event ID for Resume:** SSE clients use `Last-Event-ID` to resume after disconnect. Always send event IDs.
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- 10. **Presence Without Timeout:** Don't rely on `close` events alone. Users can lose connection without triggering close.
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-
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- ---
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-
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- ## 🏛️ Tribunal Integration
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-
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- ### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
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-
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- ```
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- ✅ Am I using the simplest protocol for my use case (SSE vs WS)?
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- ✅ Does the WebSocket implementation have reconnection logic?
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- ✅ Is there heartbeat/ping-pong for connection health?
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- ✅ Is authentication done during the HTTP upgrade?
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- ✅ Do SSE events include IDs for auto-resume?
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- ✅ Is nginx buffering disabled for SSE?
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- ✅ Do optimistic updates have rollback on failure?
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- ✅ Are message queues bounded (max size)?
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- ✅ Does presence have timeout cleanup (not just close events)?
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- ✅ Are broadcasts scoped to rooms (not all clients)?
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- ```
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+ ---
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+ name: realtime-patterns
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+ description: Real-time application mastery. WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), CRDTs for conflict-free collaboration, presence systems, optimistic updates, live cursors, multiplayer state sync, reconnection strategies, and real-time database patterns (Supabase Realtime, Firebase). Use when building chat, live collaboration, dashboards, or multiplayer features.
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+ allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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+ version: 2.0.0
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+ last-updated: 2026-04-01
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+ applies-to-model: gemini-2.5-pro, claude-3-7-sonnet
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Real-Time Patterns — Live Application Mastery
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Protocol Selection
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+
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+ ```
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+ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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+ │ When to Use What │
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+ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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+ │ SSE (Server-Sent Events) │
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+ Server Client only (one-way)
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+ │ ✅ AI token streaming │
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+ Live feeds, notifications, dashboards
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+ │ ✅ Auto-reconnection built in
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+ │ ✅ Works through HTTP proxies and CDNs
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+
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+ WebSocket
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+ │ ✅ Bidirectional (client server)
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+ ✅ Chat, gaming, collaborative editing
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+ High-frequency updates (< 100ms intervals)
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+ Doesn't work through some proxies/CDNs
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+ No auto-reconnection (must implement)
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+
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+ HTTP Polling
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+ Simplest implementation
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+ ✅ Works everywhere
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+ Latency (poll interval)
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+ Wasted requests when nothing changed
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+
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+ WebTransport (emerging)
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+ UDP-based, lowest latency
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+ ✅ Multiplayer gaming, video streaming
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+ Limited browser support (2024+)
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+ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+
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+ HALLUCINATION TRAP: Don't default to WebSocket for everything
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+ AI streaming → SSE (one-way, auto-reconnect)
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+ Notifications → SSE (one-way)
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+ Chat WebSocket (bidirectional)
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+ Live dashboard → SSE (one-way)
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+ Collaborative editing WebSocket + CRDT
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+ ```
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Server-Sent Events (SSE)
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+
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+ ```typescript
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+ // Server (Node.js/Express)
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+ app.get("/api/events", (req, res) => {
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+ res.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/event-stream");
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+ res.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
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+ res.setHeader("Connection", "keep-alive");
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+ res.setHeader("X-Accel-Buffering", "no"); // disable nginx buffering
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+
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+ // Send initial connection event
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+ res.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ type: "connected" })}\n\n`);
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+
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+ // Heartbeat to keep connection alive
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+ const heartbeat = setInterval(() => {
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+ res.write(": heartbeat\n\n"); // comment line, ignored by client
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+ }, 15000);
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+
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+ // Subscribe to events
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+ const handler = (event: AppEvent) => {
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+ res.write(`event: ${event.type}\n`);
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+ res.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify(event.data)}\n`);
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+ res.write(`id: ${event.id}\n\n`); // enables auto-resume
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+ };
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+ eventBus.subscribe(handler);
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+
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+ // Cleanup on disconnect
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+ req.on("close", () => {
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+ clearInterval(heartbeat);
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+ eventBus.unsubscribe(handler);
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+ });
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+ });
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+
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+ // Client
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+ const eventSource = new EventSource("/api/events");
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+
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+ eventSource.addEventListener("notification", (e) => {
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+ const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
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+ showNotification(data);
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+ });
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+
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+ // Auto-reconnection is built-in!
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+ // The browser automatically reconnects with Last-Event-ID header
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+ eventSource.onerror = () => {
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+ console.log("Connection lost auto-reconnecting...");
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+ };
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+ ```
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## WebSocket
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+
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+ ```typescript
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+ // Server (ws library)
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+ import { WebSocketServer, WebSocket } from "ws";
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+
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+ const wss = new WebSocketServer({ server: httpServer, path: "/ws" });
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+
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+ // Connection management
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+ const clients = new Map<string, WebSocket>();
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+
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+ wss.on("connection", (ws, req) => {
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+ const userId = authenticateFromHeaders(req);
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+ clients.set(userId, ws);
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+
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+ ws.on("message", (raw) => {
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+ try {
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+ const message = JSON.parse(raw.toString());
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+ handleMessage(userId, message);
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+ } catch (e) {
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+ ws.send(JSON.stringify({ error: "Invalid message format" }));
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+ }
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+ });
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+
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+ ws.on("close", () => {
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+ clients.delete(userId);
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+ broadcastPresence();
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+ });
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+
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+ ws.on("pong", () => {
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+ // Client is alive
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+ });
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+ });
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+
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+ // Heartbeat — detect dead connections
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+ const interval = setInterval(() => {
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+ wss.clients.forEach((ws) => {
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+ if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
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+ ws.ping();
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+ }
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+ });
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+ }, 30000);
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+
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+ // Broadcast to room
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+ function broadcastToRoom(roomId: string, message: unknown, excludeUser?: string) {
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+ const roomMembers = getRoomMembers(roomId);
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+ for (const memberId of roomMembers) {
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+ if (memberId === excludeUser) continue;
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+ const ws = clients.get(memberId);
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+ if (ws?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
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+ ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
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+ }
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+ }
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+ }
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+
161
+ // Client with reconnection
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+ class ReconnectingWebSocket {
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+ private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
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+ private retryCount = 0;
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+ private maxRetries = 10;
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+
167
+ connect(url: string) {
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+ this.ws = new WebSocket(url);
169
+ this.ws.onopen = () => { this.retryCount = 0; };
170
+ this.ws.onclose = () => { this.reconnect(url); };
171
+ this.ws.onerror = () => { this.ws?.close(); };
172
+ }
173
+
174
+ private reconnect(url: string) {
175
+ if (this.retryCount >= this.maxRetries) return;
176
+ const delay = Math.min(1000 * 2 ** this.retryCount, 30000);
177
+ this.retryCount++;
178
+ setTimeout(() => this.connect(url), delay);
179
+ }
180
+ }
181
+ ```
182
+
183
+ ---
184
+
185
+ ## Optimistic Updates
186
+
187
+ ```typescript
188
+ // React pattern: update UI immediately, reconcile on server response
189
+ async function toggleLike(postId: string) {
190
+ // 1. Optimistic update (instant UI feedback)
191
+ setLiked((prev) => !prev);
192
+ setLikeCount((prev) => liked ? prev - 1 : prev + 1);
193
+
194
+ try {
195
+ // 2. Server request
196
+ await api.post(`/posts/${postId}/like`);
197
+ } catch (error) {
198
+ // 3. Rollback on failure
199
+ setLiked((prev) => !prev);
200
+ setLikeCount((prev) => liked ? prev + 1 : prev - 1);
201
+ toast.error("Failed to update. Please try again.");
202
+ }
203
+ }
204
+
205
+ // With React Query / TanStack Query:
206
+ const likeMutation = useMutation({
207
+ mutationFn: (postId: string) => api.post(`/posts/${postId}/like`),
208
+ onMutate: async (postId) => {
209
+ await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: ["post", postId] });
210
+ const previous = queryClient.getQueryData(["post", postId]);
211
+ queryClient.setQueryData(["post", postId], (old: Post) => ({
212
+ ...old,
213
+ liked: !old.liked,
214
+ likeCount: old.liked ? old.likeCount - 1 : old.likeCount + 1,
215
+ }));
216
+ return { previous };
217
+ },
218
+ onError: (err, postId, context) => {
219
+ queryClient.setQueryData(["post", postId], context?.previous);
220
+ },
221
+ onSettled: (data, err, postId) => {
222
+ queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["post", postId] });
223
+ },
224
+ });
225
+ ```
226
+
227
+ ---
228
+
229
+ ## Presence System
230
+
231
+ ```typescript
232
+ // Track who's online, typing, viewing
233
+
234
+ interface PresenceState {
235
+ userId: string;
236
+ status: "online" | "away" | "offline";
237
+ cursor?: { x: number; y: number };
238
+ lastSeen: number;
239
+ }
240
+
241
+ // Server-side presence manager
242
+ class PresenceManager {
243
+ private presence = new Map<string, PresenceState>();
244
+ private readonly TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
245
+
246
+ update(userId: string, state: Partial<PresenceState>) {
247
+ this.presence.set(userId, {
248
+ ...this.presence.get(userId),
249
+ userId,
250
+ status: "online",
251
+ lastSeen: Date.now(),
252
+ ...state,
253
+ } as PresenceState);
254
+ }
255
+
256
+ getActive(): PresenceState[] {
257
+ const now = Date.now();
258
+ return [...this.presence.values()].filter(
259
+ (p) => now - p.lastSeen < this.TIMEOUT_MS,
260
+ );
261
+ }
262
+
263
+ remove(userId: string) {
264
+ this.presence.delete(userId);
265
+ }
266
+ }
267
+ ```
268
+
269
+ ---