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subscribing-realtime-events

Subscribes to Appwrite Realtime events for live updates. Use when building dashboards or live booking counters.

personAuthor: jakexiaohubgithub

Realtime Event Subscriptions

When to use this skill

  • Live notifications.
  • Updating tour availability in real-time.
  • Chat or support features.

Workflow

  • [ ] Identify the channel: databases.[DB_ID].collections.[COLL_ID].documents.
  • [ ] Use client.subscribe(channel, callback).
  • [ ] Handle cleanup in useEffect return.

Syntax (Verified via Context7)

const unsubscribe = client.subscribe(
    'databases.tourly_db.collections.bookings.documents',
    (response) => {
        // Handle: .create, .update, .delete
    }
);

Instructions

  • Payload Handling: Inspect response.payload for the updated document data.
  • Scope: Keep subscriptions specific to the current page to avoid memory leaks.