Amazon API WebSocket Gateway Demo

This project demonstrates the use of Amazon API WebSocket Gateway using SST (Serverless Stack) v3.

Check out the full blog post for more information.

Getting Started

To run this application, follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have Node.js installed on your system.

2. Clone this repository to your local machine.

3. Install the dependencies by running pnpm i in the project root directory.

4. Start the development server by running:

   npx sst dev
   

This command will deploy the application to your AWS account and start the local development environment.

About the Project

This application is built using SST v3, which provides a powerful framework for building serverless applications.

It showcases Amazon API WebSocket Gateway for real-time communication.

The app allows you to send messages to a WebSocket Gateway and observe the messages in real-time. This is also true for the other way around.

Project Structure

• sst.config.ts: SST configuration file
• app/page.tsx: Main Next.js page for the frontend
• functions/connection.ts: Function handling the WebSocket connection
• functions/cron.ts: Function that regularly sends the own connection ID to the connection clients
• functions/api.ts: Function to retrieve all connected clients

Learn More

To learn more about SST and how to use it for serverless development, check out the SST documentation.