gateway-design

What problem does it solve?

This skill provides a robust WebSocket gateway design that enforces type-safe message validation, protocol versioning, authentication, and resilient connection management to reduce runtime errors and security gaps in real-time systems.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Type-Safe Protocol: Use TypeBox schema definitions with automatic TypeScript type generation and runtime validation for all messages.
• Protocol Versioning: Client-server version negotiation and graceful fallbacks for backward compatibility.
• Event Broadcasting & Authentication: Secure event distribution with device pairing, authentication flows, and rate limiting to prevent abuse.
• Connection Management: Heartbeats, automatic reconnection with exponential backoff, idempotent operations, and error propagation to clients.
• Use Cases: Real-time multiplayer synchronization, IoT device gateways, collaborative editing platforms, and any application requiring secure, versioned WebSocket messaging.

Quick Start

Connect a client to the gateway using a TypeBox protocol schema, authenticate, negotiate the protocol version, and send a test event to verify message validation and delivery.