Node.js - topic.publish() | Nitric Documentation

Publish an event (push based message) to a topic.

import { topic } from '@nitric/sdk';

const updates = topic('updates').for('publishing');

await updates.publish({
  payload: {
    something: 'amazing happened',
  },
});

Parameters

event required NitricEvent

The event to publish to the topic

Properties
id optional `string` <br/> unique id to apply to the event.
payload required `Record<string, any>` <br/> payload to send with the event.
payloadType optional `string` <br/> a hint to the type of payload supplied.

Examples

Publish a topic

import { topic } from '@nitric/sdk';

const updates = topic('updates').for('publishing');

await updates.publish({
  payload: {
    something: 'amazing happened',
  },
});

Notes

If an id is not supplied with an event a UUID(v4) will be generated for you.
A function may subscribe to OR publish to a topic but not both.