Streaming

Using WebSockets provides the ability to stream responses back to a client in order to allow partial results for certain requests. This improves the perceived responsiveness of applications and offers a better user experience.

The WebSocket url is https://api.lingoblocks.com.

Message Streaming

Stream a message response back to a client as it's being generated.

• WebSocket URL: https://api.lingoblocks.com

• Requirements:

  • accessToken: The existing access token for the session (see Authentication).

  • socket.io-client: WebSocket client library (see npm package).

Setup and Connection

1. Import socket.io-client to create a WebSocket connection.

import { io } from "socket.io-client";

2. Initialize socket connection.

const options = {
  transportOptions: {
    polling: {
      extraHeaders: {
        "access-token": "<access-token>"
      }
    }
  }
};

const socket = io("https://api.lingoblocks.com", options);

Receiving Messages

• Listen for messages on the message event.

• Filter messages by checking if the event data matches chatbot.responseGenerated.

• Process the streamed message data.

socket.on("message", (eventData) => {
  if (eventData.event === "chatbot.responseGenerated") {
    console.log("Streaming message data:", eventData.data);
  }
};