network

Inbound HTTP — network.endpoints

Requires: WEB_END_POINTS

await network.endpoints.create(path, method, callbackName);
Argument Description
path Suffix after /addon/{addonId}/
method 'GET' or 'POST'
callbackName Name passed to events.On

Returns { success: true } or { success: false, message }.

Token-protected endpoint for web UI

events.On('onParams', ({ query }) => {
  if (query.token !== data.token) {
    return { success: false, message: 'Unauthorized' };
  }
  return api.config.getParams();
});

Socket.IO — network.socketEndpoints

Requires: SOCKET_END_POINTS

await network.socketEndpoints.create(path, callbackName);
events.On(callbackName, payload => { /* see api-events.md */ });

await network.socketEndpoints.emit(path, event, data, socketId?);

Client connection:

// path: /addon/socket.io
// namespace: /addon/{addonId}/{path}
const socket = io('http://localhost:3000/addon/my_addon/live', {
  path: '/addon/socket.io',
});

Omit socketId in emit to broadcast.

Outbound HTTP — network.request

Requires: NETWORK_REQUEST

Method Description
get(url, headers?) GET, response as text
post(url, body, headers?) POST JSON (Content-Type: application/json)
put(url, body, headers?) PUT JSON
delete(url, headers?) DELETE
postForm(url, fields, headers?) POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Limits: 5 concurrent, 10 s timeout, no private hosts, redirects not followed.

const text = await network.request.get('https://api.example.com/v1/me');
const created = await network.request.post('https://api.example.com/v1/items', { title: 'Hello' });

Outbound WebSocket — network.websocket

Requires: NETWORK_WEBSOCKET

const ws = await network.websocket.connect('wss://example.com/socket', {
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer token' },
  protocols: 'json',
});

ws.On('open', () => ws.Send({ type: 'hello' }));
ws.On('message', data => console.log(data));
ws.On('close', ({ code, reason }) => console.log(code, reason));
ws.On('error', err => console.error(err));

ws.Close();
ws.Destroy();

Send accepts string or JSON-serializable object. Max 5 concurrent connections.