Introduction to Actionhero

Actionhero is a cutting-edge Node.js framework designed for creating scalable and reusable APIs. With its excellent capabilities for both real-time and traditional web applications, it’s an unbeatable choice for modern developers.

API Examples

Basic Action Generation

  module.exports = {
    name: 'myAction',
    description: 'This is a simple action example',
    inputs: {
      required: ['param1'],
      optional: []
    },
    run: async ({ params, response }) => {
      response.message = `Received: ${params.param1}`;
    }
  }

File Server

Creating a file server in Actionhero is straightforward with built-in commands:

  const { api } = require('actionhero');

  api.staticFile.read = async (connection, path) => {
    // Serve file located at 'path'
  };

Chat Room Integration

Chat room functionality can be easily integrated using:

  const { api, config } = require('actionhero');

  api.chatRoom.add = async (room) => {
    // Code to add chat room
  };

Creating a Comprehensive Chat Application

Setting Up the Server

  const { startServer } = require('actionhero');

  async function main() {
    await startServer();
  }

  main();

Defining a Chat Action

  module.exports = {
    name: 'sendMessage',
    description: 'Action to send a chat message',
    inputs: {
      required: ['message'],
      optional: []
    },
    run: async ({ params, response, connection }) => {
      await api.chatRoom.broadcast({}, 'defaultRoom', params.message);
      response.success = true;
    }
  };

Listening for Messages

  api.chatRoom.addMiddleware({
    name: 'messageLogger',
    join: (data) => { /* On user joining */ },
    leave: (data) => { /* On user leaving */ },
    say: (data) => {
      api.log(`User ${data.message}`);
    }
  });

With these simple steps and built-in capabilities, Actionhero streamlines the creation of powerful and efficient APIs for any application.

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