new-channel

You can create a real-time WebSocket channel by registering it in src/realtime/mod.rs with app.websocket() for broadcasts. Define a stable naming contract like scope:purpose, enable presence tracking, and apply auth guards to control access for live chat or collaborative editing.

A real-time channel uses a stable naming contract of scope:purpose, such as chat:room:{room_id}. This structure supports per-user and per-room scopes, ensuring organized publish and subscribe semantics for targeted broadcasts and live updates.

Yes, the WebSocket channel setup supports presence tracking and auth guards. When registering the channel in your backend, you can configure presence to monitor active users and apply authorization guards to control access and manage event flow securely.

The best way to broadcast messages to specific rooms is using per-room scopes with app.websocket(). By registering a channel like chat:room:{room_id}, you establish publish and subscribe semantics that target broadcasts to only the clients in that specific room.

Yes, you can use this real-time WebSocket channel for collaborative editing and live status updates. The channel supports bidirectional and broadcast communications, making it suitable for custom use cases like real-time chat and per-resource broadcasts.

You need a dedicated WebSocket channel beyond default admin ones to unlock real-time bidirectional or broadcast communications for custom use cases. It allows you to define specific event vocabulary, presence rules, and per-room or per-user scopes tailored to your application.