HubConnectionBuilder

The HubConnectionBuilder class is used to create and configure instances of HubConnection. It provides a fluent API for setting various connection options.

Creating a Connection

The simplest way to create a connection is to use the create method:

val connection = HubConnectionBuilder.create("https://example.com/chathub")

Configuration Options

You can configure the connection by passing a lambda to the create method:

val connection = HubConnectionBuilder.create("https://example.com/chathub") {
    transportEnum = TransportEnum.WebSockets
    skipNegotiate = true
    automaticReconnect = AutomaticReconnect.Active
    handshakeResponseTimeout = 30.seconds
}

Transport

You can specify which transport to use for the connection:

transportEnum = TransportEnum.WebSockets

Available transport options:

• TransportEnum.All (default): Automatically selects the best available transport
• TransportEnum.WebSockets: Uses WebSockets transport
• TransportEnum.ServerSentEvents: Uses Server-Sent Events transport
• TransportEnum.LongPolling: Uses Long Polling transport

Skip Negotiate

You can skip the negotiate step when using WebSockets:

skipNegotiate = true

Note: This option can only be used with WebSockets transport.

Automatic Reconnect

You can configure automatic reconnection when the connection is lost:

automaticReconnect = AutomaticReconnect.Active

Available reconnect options:

• AutomaticReconnect.Inactive (default): No automatic reconnection
• AutomaticReconnect.Active: Basic reconnect policy (waits 0, 2, 10, and 30 seconds before each attempt)
• AutomaticReconnect.exponentialBackoff(): Exponential backoff policy
• AutomaticReconnect.Custom: Custom reconnect policy

See Reconnection for more details on reconnection options.

Handshake Response Timeout

You can configure the timeout for the handshake response:

handshakeResponseTimeout = 30.seconds

HTTP Headers

You can add custom HTTP headers to the connection:

headers = mapOf(
    "Authorization" to "Bearer token",
    "Custom-Header" to "Value"
)

Access Token

You can provide an access token for authentication:

accessToken = "your-access-token"

This is a convenience property that sets the "Authorization" header with a "Bearer" prefix.

HTTP Client

You can provide a custom Ktor HTTP client:

httpClient = HttpClient(OkHttp) {
    engine {
        preconfigured = okHttpBuilder.build()
    }
}

Note: If you provide a custom HTTP client, make sure it has the necessary plugins installed:

HttpClient {
    install(WebSockets)
    install(SSE)
    install(HttpTimeout)
    install(ContentNegotiation) { json() }
}

Protocol

You can specify a custom hub protocol:

protocol = JsonHubProtocol()

JSON Serialization

You can provide a custom JSON serializer:

json = Json {
    ignoreUnknownKeys = true
    isLenient = true
    // Other configuration options
}

Logger

You can provide a custom logger:

logger = Logger { severity, message, cause ->
    when (severity) {
        Logger.Severity.INFO -> println("INFO: $message")
        Logger.Severity.WARNING -> println("WARNING: $message")
        Logger.Severity.ERROR -> println("ERROR: $message, cause: $cause")
    }
}

Complete Example

Here's a complete example that demonstrates all configuration options:

val connection = HubConnectionBuilder.create("https://example.com/chathub") {
    transportEnum = TransportEnum.WebSockets
    skipNegotiate = true
    automaticReconnect = AutomaticReconnect.Active
    handshakeResponseTimeout = 30.seconds
    headers = mapOf("Custom-Header" to "Value")
    accessToken = "your-access-token"
    httpClient = HttpClient {
        install(WebSockets)
        install(SSE)
        install(HttpTimeout)
        install(ContentNegotiation) { json() }
    }
    protocol = JsonHubProtocol()
    json = Json {
        ignoreUnknownKeys = true
        isLenient = true
    }
    logger = Logger { severity, message, cause ->
        when (severity) {
            Logger.Severity.INFO -> println("INFO: $message")
            Logger.Severity.WARNING -> println("WARNING: $message")
            Logger.Severity.ERROR -> println("ERROR: $message, cause: $cause")
        }
    }
}

API Reference

Methods

Name	Parameters	Return Type	Description
create	url: String, configure: (HttpHubConnectionBuilder.() -> Unit)? = null	HubConnection	Creates a new HubConnection with the specified URL and configuration

HttpHubConnectionBuilder Properties

Name	Type	Default	Description
transportEnum	TransportEnum	TransportEnum.All	The transport type to use for the connection
skipNegotiate	Boolean	false	Whether to skip the negotiate step (WebSockets only)
automaticReconnect	AutomaticReconnect	AutomaticReconnect.Inactive	The automatic reconnect policy
handshakeResponseTimeout	Duration	15.seconds	The timeout for the handshake response
headers	Map<String, String>	emptyMap()	HTTP headers to include in requests
accessToken	String?	null	Access token for authentication (sets the "Authorization" header with "Bearer" prefix)
httpClient	HttpClient?	null	Custom Ktor HTTP client
protocol	HubProtocol	JsonHubProtocol()	The protocol used for communication with the hub
json	Json	Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }	JSON serializer
logger	Logger	Logger.Empty	Logger for logging messages