inverge_websocket 1.0.1

Flutter SDK for the Inverge WebSocket service: room-based realtime over Socket.IO with an app-wide provider, context.socket, and auto room re-join.

inverge_websocket

Flutter client SDK for the Inverge WebSocket service. Room-based realtime messaging over Socket.IO with an app-wide provider, context.socket access from any page, automatic reconnect and room re-join, ack futures, and a connection-status stream.

• 🌐 Service: https://inverge.net/services/websocket
• 📊 Dashboard (usage & billing): https://wss.inverge.net

Features

• 🔌 One-line app-wide setup with WebSocketInitializer.
• 📍 context.socket anywhere — plus InvergeWebSocket.instance for blocs/services.
• 🏠 Room helpers: joinRoom / leaveRoom (and bulk), with automatic re-join after a reconnect (a fresh socket has no room membership — this fixes the classic "events stop after reconnect" bug).
• ✅ Ack futures: await socket.joinRoom(...), await socket.emitWithAck(...).
• 📶 ConnectionStatus stream for reactive UI.
• 🔁 Reconnect on app resume; optional disconnect on background.
• 🧭 Room helper to build recipient-scoped names (order:8821).

Install

dependencies:
  inverge_websocket: ^1.0.0

Quick start

Wrap your app once near the root:

import 'package:inverge_websocket/inverge_websocket.dart';

WebSocketInitializer(
  config: const InvergeWebSocketConfig(
    baseUrl: 'https://websocket.inverge.net',
    apiKey: 'your_api_key',
  ),
  child: MaterialApp.router(routerConfig: appRouter),
);

Then use it from any page via context.socket:

@override
void initState() {
  super.initState();
  context.socket.joinRoom(Room.scoped('order', order.id));
  context.socket.on('order.updated', _onUpdate);
}

@override
void dispose() {
  context.socket.off('order.updated', _onUpdate);
  context.socket.leaveRoom(Room.scoped('order', order.id));
  super.dispose();
}

From a bloc/service (no BuildContext), use the singleton:

InvergeWebSocket.instance.emit('typing', {'orderId': 8821});

Rooms

final socket = context.socket;

await socket.joinRoom('order:8821');           // returns the server ack
await socket.joinRooms(['order:8821', 'ops']);
await socket.leaveRoom('order:8821');

socket.joinedRooms;                            // currently tracked rooms

Joined rooms are remembered and re-joined automatically after a reconnect (disable with rejoinRoomsOnReconnect: false). Calling joinRoom while disconnected is fine — it joins on the next connect.

Scope rooms by recipient, not by topic. A room is a delivery list — join a room only if you want every message sent there. Use Room.scoped('order', id) rather than one big room filtered by event name.

Events & acks

socket.on('order.updated', (data) { /* ... */ });
socket.once('welcome', (data) { /* ... */ });
socket.off('order.updated');                   // remove all handlers for event

socket.emit('typing', {'orderId': 8821});      // fire-and-forget
final ack = await socket.emitWithAck('ping', {}); // await the server ack

Connection status

StreamBuilder<ConnectionStatus>(
  stream: context.socket.statusStream,
  initialData: context.socket.status,
  builder: (context, snap) => Text(snap.data!.name),
);

context.socket.isConnected; // bool
context.socket.id;          // current socket id (or null)

Configuration

Option	Default	Description
baseUrl	—	Service origin, e.g. https://websocket.inverge.net.
apiKey	—	Tenant key, sent in the handshake auth payload.
transports	['websocket','polling']	Socket.IO transports.
autoConnect	true	Connect on initialize.
reconnection	true	Enable Socket.IO reconnection.
reconnectionAttempts	5	Max attempts.
reconnectionDelay	1000ms	Delay between attempts.
connectTimeout	20s	Handshake timeout.
ackTimeout	10s	Default timeout for ack emits.
rejoinRoomsOnReconnect	true	Re-join tracked rooms after reconnect.
enableLogging	false	Log lifecycle/room ops via debugPrint.
extraAuth	{}	Extra fields merged into the handshake auth.
query	{}	Extra connection query params.

Lifecycle & ownership

WebSocketInitializer(config: ...) creates and owns the client — it connects on start, reconnects on resume, and disposes on teardown. To manage the client yourself, build it and pass it in:

final client = InvergeWebSocket.initialize(config);
WebSocketInitializer.client(client: client, child: app);

Migrating from a hand-rolled manager

Replace your singleton WebSocketManager + context.socket with this package:

• WebSocketManager.instance → InvergeWebSocket.instance (or context.socket).
• Hardcoded Env.socketBaseUrl / Env.socketApiKey → InvergeWebSocketConfig.
• Room joins now survive reconnects automatically, and join/leave return futures.

License

MIT.