goutils/http/sse.go

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Go

package webutils
import (
"errors"
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
var (
ErrWriterNotFlushable = errors.New("response writer not flushable")
)
// SseWriter provides a simple implementation for sending data via Server Side Events
// to the client. The function runs until the dataStream channel is closed.
// The ResponseWriter must not be used after calling this function
//
// Inspired by and partially copied from https://medium.com/@rian.eka.cahya/server-sent-event-sse-with-go-10592d9c2aa1
func SseWriter(w http.ResponseWriter, dataStream chan []byte) error {
w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", "Content-Type")
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
w.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
flusher, ok := w.(http.Flusher)
if !ok {
return ErrWriterNotFlushable
}
for data := range dataStream {
_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n\n", string(data))
if err != nil {
return err
}
flusher.Flush()
}
return nil
}