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493 lines
13 KiB
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# json-rpc-2.0
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Let your client and server talk over function calls under [JSON-RPC 2.0 spec](https://www.jsonrpc.org/specification).
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- Protocol agnostic
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- Use over HTTP, WebSocket, TCP, UDP, inter-process, whatever else
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- Easy migration from HTTP to WebSocket, for example
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- No external dependencies
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- Keep your package small
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- Stay away from dependency hell
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- Works in both browser and Node.js
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- First-class TypeScript support
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- Written in TypeScript
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- [Strongly typed client and server calls](#typed-client-and-server)
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## Install
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`npm install --save json-rpc-2.0`
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## Example
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The example uses HTTP for communication protocol, but it can be anything.
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### Server
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```javascript
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const express = require("express");
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const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
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const { JSONRPCServer } = require("json-rpc-2.0");
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const server = new JSONRPCServer();
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// First parameter is a method name.
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// Second parameter is a method itself.
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// A method takes JSON-RPC params and returns a result.
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// It can also return a promise of the result.
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server.addMethod("echo", ({ text }) => text);
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server.addMethod("log", ({ message }) => console.log(message));
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const app = express();
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app.use(bodyParser.json());
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app.post("/json-rpc", (req, res) => {
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const jsonRPCRequest = req.body;
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// server.receive takes a JSON-RPC request and returns a promise of a JSON-RPC response.
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// It can also receive an array of requests, in which case it may return an array of responses.
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// Alternatively, you can use server.receiveJSON, which takes JSON string as is (in this case req.body).
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server.receive(jsonRPCRequest).then((jsonRPCResponse) => {
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if (jsonRPCResponse) {
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res.json(jsonRPCResponse);
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} else {
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// If response is absent, it was a JSON-RPC notification method.
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// Respond with no content status (204).
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res.sendStatus(204);
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}
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});
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});
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app.listen(80);
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```
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#### With authentication
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To hook authentication into the API, inject custom params:
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```javascript
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const server = new JSONRPCServer();
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// The method can also take a custom parameter as the second parameter.
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// Use this to inject whatever information that method needs outside the regular JSON-RPC request.
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server.addMethod("echo", ({ text }, { userID }) => `${userID} said ${text}`);
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app.post("/json-rpc", (req, res) => {
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const jsonRPCRequest = req.body;
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const userID = getUserID(req);
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// server.receive takes an optional second parameter.
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// The parameter will be injected to the JSON-RPC method as the second parameter.
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server.receive(jsonRPCRequest, { userID }).then((jsonRPCResponse) => {
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if (jsonRPCResponse) {
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res.json(jsonRPCResponse);
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} else {
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res.sendStatus(204);
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}
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});
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});
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const getUserID = (req) => {
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// Do whatever to get user ID out of the request
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};
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```
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#### Middleware
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Use middleware to intercept request and response:
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```javascript
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const server = new JSONRPCServer();
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// next will call the next middleware
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const logMiddleware = (next, request, serverParams) => {
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console.log(`Received ${JSON.stringify(request)}`);
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return next(request, serverParams).then((response) => {
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console.log(`Responding ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
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return response;
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});
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};
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const exceptionMiddleware = async (next, request, serverParams) => {
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try {
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return await next(request, serverParams);
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} catch (error) {
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if (error.code) {
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return createJSONRPCErrorResponse(request.id, error.code, error.message);
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} else {
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throw error;
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}
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}
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};
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// Middleware will be called in the same order they are applied
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server.applyMiddleware(logMiddleware, exceptionMiddleware);
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```
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#### Constructor Options
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Optionally, you can pass options to `JSONRPCServer` constructor:
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```typescript
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new JSONRPCServer({
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errorListener: (message: string, data: unknown): void => {
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// Listen to error here. By default, it will use console.warn to log errors.
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},
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});
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```
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### Client
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```javascript
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import { JSONRPCClient } from "json-rpc-2.0";
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// JSONRPCClient needs to know how to send a JSON-RPC request.
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// Tell it by passing a function to its constructor. The function must take a JSON-RPC request and send it.
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const client = new JSONRPCClient((jsonRPCRequest) =>
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fetch("http://localhost/json-rpc", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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"content-type": "application/json",
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},
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body: JSON.stringify(jsonRPCRequest),
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}).then((response) => {
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if (response.status === 200) {
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// Use client.receive when you received a JSON-RPC response.
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return response
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.json()
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.then((jsonRPCResponse) => client.receive(jsonRPCResponse));
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} else if (jsonRPCRequest.id !== undefined) {
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return Promise.reject(new Error(response.statusText));
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}
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})
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);
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// Use client.request to make a JSON-RPC request call.
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// The function returns a promise of the result.
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client
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.request("echo", { text: "Hello, World!" })
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.then((result) => console.log(result));
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// Use client.notify to make a JSON-RPC notification call.
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// By definition, JSON-RPC notification does not respond.
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client.notify("log", { message: "Hello, World!" });
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```
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#### With authentication
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Just like `JSONRPCServer`, you can inject custom params to `JSONRPCClient` too:
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```javascript
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const client = new JSONRPCClient(
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// It can also take a custom parameter as the second parameter.
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(jsonRPCRequest, { token }) =>
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fetch("http://localhost/json-rpc", {
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method: "POST",
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headers: {
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"content-type": "application/json",
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authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, // Use the passed token
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},
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body: JSON.stringify(jsonRPCRequest),
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}).then((response) => {
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// ...
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})
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);
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// Pass the custom params as the third argument.
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client.request("echo", { text: "Hello, World!" }, { token: "foo's token" });
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client.notify("log", { message: "Hello, World!" }, { token: "foo's token" });
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```
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#### With timeout
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Sometimes you don't want to wait for the response indefinitely. You can use `timeout` to automatically fail the request after certain delay:
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```typescript
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const client = new JSONRPCClient(/* ... */);
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client
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.timeout(10 * 1000) // Automatically fails if it didn't get a response within 10 sec
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.request("echo", { text: "Hello, World!" });
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// Create a custom error response
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const createTimeoutJSONRPCErrorResponse = (
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id: JSONRPCID
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): JSONRPCErrorResponse =>
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createJSONRPCErrorResponse(id, 123, "Custom error message");
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client
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.timeout(10 * 1000, createTimeoutJSONRPCErrorResponse)
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.request("echo", { text: "Hello, World!" });
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```
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### Bi-directional JSON-RPC
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For bi-directional JSON-RPC, use `JSONRPCServerAndClient`.
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```javascript
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const webSocket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost");
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const serverAndClient = new JSONRPCServerAndClient(
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new JSONRPCServer(),
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new JSONRPCClient((request) => {
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try {
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webSocket.send(JSON.stringify(request));
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return Promise.resolve();
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} catch (error) {
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return Promise.reject(error);
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}
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})
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);
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webSocket.onmessage = (event) => {
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serverAndClient.receiveAndSend(JSON.parse(event.data.toString()));
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};
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// On close, make sure to reject all the pending requests to prevent hanging.
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webSocket.onclose = (event) => {
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serverAndClient.rejectAllPendingRequests(
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`Connection is closed (${event.reason}).`
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);
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};
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serverAndClient.addMethod("echo", ({ text }) => text);
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serverAndClient
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.request("add", { x: 1, y: 2 })
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.then((result) => console.log(`1 + 2 = ${result}`));
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```
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#### Constructor Options
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Optionally, you can pass options to `JSONRPCServerAndClient` constructor:
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```typescript
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new JSONRPCServerAndClient(server, client, {
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errorListener: (message: string, data: unknown): void => {
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// Listen to error here. By default, it will use console.warn to log errors.
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},
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});
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```
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### Error handling
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To respond an error, reject with an `Error`. On the client side, the promise will be rejected with an `Error` object with the same message.
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```javascript
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server.addMethod("fail", () =>
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Promise.reject(new Error("This is an error message."))
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);
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client.request("fail").then(
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() => console.log("This does not get called"),
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(error) => console.error(error.message) // Outputs "This is an error message."
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);
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```
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If you want to return a custom error response, use `JSONRPCErrorException`:
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```typescript
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import { JSONRPCErrorException } from "json-rpc-2.0";
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const server = new JSONRPCServer();
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server.addMethod("throws", () => {
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const errorCode = 123;
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const errorData = {
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foo: "bar",
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};
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throw new JSONRPCErrorException(
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"A human readable error message",
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errorCode,
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errorData
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);
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});
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```
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Alternatively, use [advanced APIs](#advanced-apis) or implement `mapErrorToJSONRPCErrorResponse`:
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```typescript
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import {
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createJSONRPCErrorResponse,
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JSONRPCErrorResponse,
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JSONRPCID,
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JSONRPCServer,
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} from "json-rpc-2.0";
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const server = new JSONRPCServer();
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server.mapErrorToJSONRPCErrorResponse = (
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id: JSONRPCID,
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error: any
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): JSONRPCErrorResponse => {
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return createJSONRPCErrorResponse(
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id,
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error?.code || 0,
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error?.message || "An unexpected error occurred",
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// Optional 4th argument. It maps to error.data of the response.
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{ foo: "bar" }
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);
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};
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```
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### Advanced APIs
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Use the advanced APIs to handle raw JSON-RPC messages.
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#### Server
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```typescript
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import { JSONRPC, JSONRPCResponse, JSONRPCServer } from "json-rpc-2.0";
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const server = new JSONRPCServer();
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// Advanced method takes a raw JSON-RPC request and returns a raw JSON-RPC response
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server.addMethodAdvanced(
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"doSomething",
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(jsonRPCRequest: JSONRPCRequest): PromiseLike<JSONRPCResponse> => {
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if (isValid(jsonRPCRequest.params)) {
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return {
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jsonrpc: JSONRPC,
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id: jsonRPCRequest.id,
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result: "Params are valid",
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};
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} else {
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return {
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jsonrpc: JSONRPC,
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id: jsonRPCRequest.id,
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error: {
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code: -100,
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message: "Params are invalid",
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data: jsonRPCRequest.params,
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},
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};
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}
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}
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);
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// Remove the added method
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server.removeMethod("doSomething");
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```
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#### Client
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```typescript
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import {
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JSONRPC,
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JSONRPCClient,
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JSONRPCRequest,
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JSONRPCResponse,
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} from "json-rpc-2.0";
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const send = () => {
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// ...
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};
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let nextID: number = 0;
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const createID = () => nextID++;
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// To avoid conflict ID between basic and advanced method request, inject a custom ID factory function.
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const client = new JSONRPCClient(send, createID);
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const jsonRPCRequest: JSONRPCRequest = {
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jsonrpc: JSONRPC,
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id: createID(),
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method: "doSomething",
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params: {
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foo: "foo",
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bar: "bar",
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},
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};
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// Advanced method takes a raw JSON-RPC request and returns a raw JSON-RPC response
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// It can also send an array of requests, in which case it returns an array of responses.
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client
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.requestAdvanced(jsonRPCRequest)
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.then((jsonRPCResponse: JSONRPCResponse) => {
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if (jsonRPCResponse.error) {
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console.log(
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`Received an error with code ${jsonRPCResponse.error.code} and message ${jsonRPCResponse.error.message}`
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);
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} else {
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doSomethingWithResult(jsonRPCResponse.result);
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}
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});
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```
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### Typed client and server
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To strongly type `request` and `addMethod` methods, use `TypedJSONRPCClient`, `TypedJSONRPCServer` and `TypedJSONRPCServerAndClient` interfaces.
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```typescript
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import {
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JSONRPCClient,
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JSONRPCServer,
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JSONRPCServerAndClient,
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TypedJSONRPCClient,
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TypedJSONRPCServer,
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TypedJSONRPCServerAndClient,
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} from "json-rpc-2.0";
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type Methods = {
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echo(params: { message: string }): string;
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sum(params: { x: number; y: number }): number;
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};
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const server: TypedJSONRPCServer<Methods> = new JSONRPCServer(/* ... */);
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const client: TypedJSONRPCClient<Methods> = new JSONRPCClient(/* ... */);
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// Types are infered from the Methods type
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server.addMethod("echo", ({ message }) => message);
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server.addMethod("sum", ({ x, y }) => x + y);
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// These result in type error
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// server.addMethod("ech0", ({ message }) => message); // typo in method name
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// server.addMethod("echo", ({ messagE }) => messagE); // typo in param name
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// server.addMethod("echo", ({ message }) => 123); // return type must be string
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client
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.request("echo", { message: "hello" })
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.then((result) => console.log(result));
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client.request("sum", { x: 1, y: 2 }).then((result) => console.log(result));
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// These result in type error
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// client.request("ech0", { message: "hello" }); // typo in method name
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// client.request("echo", { messagE: "hello" }); // typo in param name
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// client.request("echo", { message: 123 }); // message param must be string
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// client
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// .request("echo", { message: "hello" })
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// .then((result: number) => console.log(result)); // return type must be string
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// The same rule applies to TypedJSONRPCServerAndClient
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type ServerAMethods = {
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echo(params: { message: string }): string;
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};
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type ServerBMethods = {
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sum(params: { x: number; y: number }): number;
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};
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const serverAndClientA: TypedJSONRPCServerAndClient<
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ServerAMethods,
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ServerBMethods
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> = new JSONRPCServerAndClient(/* ... */);
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const serverAndClientB: TypedJSONRPCServerAndClient<
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ServerBMethods,
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ServerAMethods
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> = new JSONRPCServerAndClient(/* ... */);
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serverAndClientA.addMethod("echo", ({ message }) => message);
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serverAndClientB.addMethod("sum", ({ x, y }) => x + y);
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serverAndClientA
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.request("sum", { x: 1, y: 2 })
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.then((result) => console.log(result));
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serverAndClientB
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.request("echo", { message: "hello" })
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.then((result) => console.log(result));
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```
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## Build
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`npm run build`
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## Test
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`npm test`
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