implemented EventSource instead of regular update requests and minor clean up

js/commands.js

@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ function cmd_help() {
         "   -msg      Open a direct chat to the provided user/-s by name<br>" +
         "   -ls       List all connected users by name and id<br>" +
         "   -ping     Ping the host to request two-way-delay<br>" +
-        "   -chat     Open a group chat to the provided chat/-s by name";
+        "   -chat     Open a group chat to the provided chat/-s by name<br>" +
+        "   -logout   Disconnect from the host. This deletes your user";
 }
 
 // Display 'about' message
@@ -201,7 +202,19 @@ function messagingIniti(mode, name) {
     pretext.current = `Chat (${name})> `;
     // Set chat mode to direct messages and start pulling
     chatMode = `${mode} ${name}`;
-    userData.chatPull = setInterval(getChatMessages, 500);
+
+    const ownName = window.localStorage.getItem("name");
+    const id = window.localStorage.getItem("id");
+    const encode = encodeURIComponent(`${ownName}#${id}`);
+    userData.chat = new EventSource(`/getChat?full=${encode}`);
+
+    userData.chat.onmessage = (event) => {
+        const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+        outputText({
+            preNext: `${data.from}: `,
+            output: data.message
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 // Initialize direct chat
@@ -222,10 +235,11 @@ function cmd_exit(error) {
     pretext.current = pretext.original;
     // Do individual resets
     switch (level) {
-        // case "chat":
+        case "chat":
         case "msg":
             // Stop chat pulling
-            clearInterval(userData.chatPull);
+            userData.chat.close();
+            userData.chat = null;
             break;
     }
 

js/main.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ textIn.oninput = () => {
     textIn.value = "";
     updateCursor();
 };
-// Auto focus on start
+// Autofocus on start
 textIn.focus();
 
 // Key Listener

js/networking.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const pretext = {
     current: "root@baipyr.us:~# "
 };
 
-const userData = { history: [], chatPull: null };
+const userData = { history: [], chat: null };
 let chatMode = "default", activityNotify;
 
 
@@ -155,41 +155,6 @@ function sendNickname(name) {
     });
 }
 
-// Pull incoming chat messages
-function getChatMessages() {
-    fetch('/getChat', {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: {
-            'Accept': 'application/json',
-            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-            from: chatMode.split(' ')[1].split(','),
-            name: window.localStorage.getItem("name"),
-            id: window.localStorage.getItem("id")
-        })
-    }).then(res => {
-        // Incoming messages
-        if (res.status === 200)
-            return res.json();
-        // No new messages
-        else if (res.status === 204)
-            return;
-        cmd_exit("Error occurred while fetching messages!");
-    }).then(res => {
-        // No messages or invalid status code
-        if (res === undefined)
-            return;
-        // Output all messages by user
-        for (const user in res)
-            for (const msg of res[user])
-                outputText({
-                    preNext: `${user}: `,
-                    output: msg
-                });
-    });
-}
-
 // Send a direct message, do not look at response
 function directMessage(names, message) {
     fetch('/message', {
@@ -248,17 +213,14 @@ function requestUsernames() {
 function requestPing() {
     const startTime = new Date();
     fetch('/ping', {
-        method: 'GET',
+        method: 'GET'
-        headers: {
-            'Accept': 'application/json',
-        }
     }).then(res => {
         if (res.status !== 200)
             return;
         // Output measured ping time
         const diff = new Date() - startTime;
         const output = `Host responded after ${diff}ms.`;
-        outputText({output})
+        outputText({output});
     });
 }