datastar-hs-1.0.0.0: src/Hypermedia/Datastar/WAI.hs
{- |
Module : Hypermedia.Datastar.WAI
Description : SSE streaming and request handling for WAI
This module connects Datastar to WAI (Web Application Interface), Haskell's
standard HTTP server interface. It provides:
* 'sseResponse' — create a streaming SSE response with a
'ServerSentEventGenerator' callback
* 'sendPatchElements', 'sendPatchSignals', 'sendExecuteScript' — send
Datastar events through the open connection
* 'readSignals' — decode signals sent by the browser (from query params on
GET, or from the request body on POST)
* 'isDatastarRequest' — distinguish Datastar SSE requests from normal
page loads
=== Streaming architecture
'sseResponse' uses WAI's @responseStream@ to hold the HTTP connection open.
You receive a 'ServerSentEventGenerator' and call @send*@ functions as many
times as needed. The connection stays open until your callback returns (or
the client disconnects).
=== Thread safety
The 'ServerSentEventGenerator' uses an internal 'Control.Concurrent.MVar.MVar'
lock, so it is safe to call @send*@ functions from multiple threads
concurrently.
=== How signals flow from browser to server
When the browser makes a Datastar request, signals are sent as JSON:
* __GET requests__: signals are URL-encoded in the @datastar@ query parameter
* __POST requests__: signals are in the request body as JSON
Use 'readSignals' with any 'Data.Aeson.FromJSON' instance to decode them.
-}
module Hypermedia.Datastar.WAI where
import Control.Concurrent.MVar
import Control.Exception
import Data.Text (Text)
import Data.Text.Encoding qualified as TE
import Data.Aeson (FromJSON)
import Data.Aeson qualified as A
import Data.ByteString.Builder qualified as BSB
import Network.HTTP.Types qualified as WAI
import Network.Wai qualified as WAI
import Hypermedia.Datastar.Types
import Hypermedia.Datastar.ExecuteScript qualified as ES
import Hypermedia.Datastar.Logger qualified as Logger
import Hypermedia.Datastar.PatchElements qualified as PE
import Hypermedia.Datastar.PatchSignals qualified as PS
{- | An opaque handle for sending SSE events to the browser.
Obtain one from the callback passed to 'sseResponse'. The handle is
thread-safe — you can send events from multiple threads concurrently.
You don't construct these directly; 'sseResponse' creates one for you.
-}
data ServerSentEventGenerator = ServerSentEventGenerator
{ sseWrite :: BSB.Builder -> IO ()
, sseFlush :: IO ()
, sseLock :: MVar ()
, sseLogger :: Logger.DatastarLogger
}
{- | Create a WAI 'WAI.Response' that streams SSE events.
The callback receives a 'ServerSentEventGenerator' for sending events.
The SSE connection stays open until the callback returns.
@
app :: WAI.Request -> (WAI.Response -> IO b) -> IO b
app req respond =
respond $ sseResponse $ \\gen -> do
sendPatchElements gen (patchElements "\<div id=\\\"msg\\\"\>Hello\<\/div\>")
@
-}
sseResponse :: Logger.DatastarLogger -> (ServerSentEventGenerator -> IO ()) -> WAI.Response
sseResponse logger callback =
WAI.responseStream
WAI.status200
headers
action
where
headers =
[ ("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
, ("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
, ("Connection", "keep-alive")
]
action write flush = do
lock <- newMVar ()
callback $
ServerSentEventGenerator
{ sseWrite = write
, sseFlush = flush
, sseLock = lock
, sseLogger = logger
}
send :: ServerSentEventGenerator -> DatastarEvent -> IO ()
send gen event = do
let rendered = renderEvent event
bracket_
(takeMVar $ sseLock gen)
(putMVar (sseLock gen) ())
$ do
sseWrite gen rendered
sseFlush gen
-- | Send a 'PE.PatchElements' event, morphing HTML into the browser's DOM.
sendPatchElements :: ServerSentEventGenerator -> PE.PatchElements -> IO ()
sendPatchElements gen pe = send gen $ PE.toDatastarEvent pe
-- | Send a 'PS.PatchSignals' event, updating the browser's reactive signal store.
sendPatchSignals :: ServerSentEventGenerator -> PS.PatchSignals -> IO ()
sendPatchSignals gen ps = send gen $ PS.toDatastarEvent ps
-- | Send an 'ES.ExecuteScript' event, running JavaScript in the browser.
sendExecuteScript :: ServerSentEventGenerator -> ES.ExecuteScript -> IO ()
sendExecuteScript gen es = send gen $ ES.toDatastarEvent es
{- | Decode signals sent by the browser in a Datastar request.
For GET requests, signals are URL-encoded in the @datastar@ query parameter.
For POST requests (and other methods), signals are read from the request
body as JSON.
Define a Haskell data type with a 'FromJSON' instance to decode into:
@
data MySignals = MySignals { count :: Int, label :: Text }
deriving (Generic)
deriving anyclass (FromJSON)
handler :: WAI.Request -> IO ()
handler req = do
Right signals <- readSignals req
putStrLn $ \"Count is: \" <> show (count signals)
@
-}
readSignals :: (FromJSON a) => WAI.Request -> IO (Either String a)
readSignals req
| WAI.requestMethod req == "GET"
|| WAI.requestMethod req == "DELETE" =
pure $ parseFromQuery req
| otherwise =
parseFromBody req
parseFromQuery :: (FromJSON a) => WAI.Request -> Either String a
parseFromQuery req =
case lookup "datastar" (WAI.queryString req) of
(Just (Just val)) ->
A.eitherDecodeStrict $ WAI.urlDecode True val
_ -> Left "missing 'datastar' query parameter"
parseFromBody :: (FromJSON a) => WAI.Request -> IO (Either String a)
parseFromBody req = A.eitherDecode <$> WAI.strictRequestBody req
{- | Check whether a request was initiated by Datastar.
Datastar adds a @datastar-request@ header to its SSE requests. Use this to
distinguish Datastar requests from normal page loads — for example, to
serve either an SSE stream or a full HTML page from the same route.
@
app req respond
| isDatastarRequest req =
respond $ sseResponse $ \\gen -> ...
| otherwise =
respond $ responseLBS status200 [] fullPageHtml
@
-}
isDatastarRequest :: WAI.Request -> Bool
isDatastarRequest req = any ((== "datastar-request") . fst) (WAI.requestHeaders req)
renderEvent :: DatastarEvent -> BSB.Builder
renderEvent event =
mconcat
[ BSB.stringUtf8 "event: " <> text (eventTypeToText (eventType event)) <> newline
, maybe mempty (\eid -> BSB.stringUtf8 "id: " <> text eid <> newline) (eventId event)
, if retry event /= defaultRetryDuration
then BSB.stringUtf8 "retry: " <> BSB.intDec (retry event) <> newline
else mempty
, foldMap (\line -> BSB.stringUtf8 "data: " <> text line <> newline) (dataLines event)
, newline
]
where
text :: Text -> BSB.Builder
text = TE.encodeUtf8Builder
newline :: BSB.Builder
newline = BSB.charUtf8 '\n'