🚀 Blink Socket — A Lightweight WebSocket Framework Built Out of Frustration

#opensource #websock #javascript #tooling

Ever got tired of writing this over and over again?

ws.on('connection', (client) => {
  client.on('message', (msg) => {
    // process data
  });
});

…and then implementing broadcasts, rooms, retry logic, logging, CLI utilities — manually?

Yeah. Me too.

That’s why I built Blink Socket — a minimal WebSocket framework designed to make real-time development feel like writing pseudocode.

🧠 Why I Built This

I was working on multiple real-time projects, and I noticed:
Problem Existing WebSocket libraries
Too verbose Need too many event handlers
No built-in broadcast / rooms Had to implement everything
No utility helpers No CLI tools or auto-retry
Not beginner friendly Hard for newbies to understand

I wanted something where I could write:

server.cnct()
server.rcv()
server.brd()

…and be done.

Not boilerplate. Not callback hell. Not 20 lines to send a single message.

✨ What Makes Blink Socket Special?

Feature Why It Matters
✅ Short Syntax brd(), rcv(), cnct() — readable like plain English
⚡ Lightweight No dependencies. Just pure Node.js + WebSockets.
🧩 Modular Server, client, and utils — use only what you need.
🔁 Built-in Retry + Rooms + Logging No need to write boilerplate.
🧑‍🏫 Beginner Friendly Functions named in simple words like send, join, leave

🛠️ Quick Example

const { Server, Client } = require('blink-socket');
const server = new Server(3000);

server.cnct(ws => server.log('Client joined'));
server.rcv((msg, ws) => server.brd({ echo: msg }));

And for the client:

const { Client } = require('blink-socket');

const client = new Client('ws://localhost:3000');
client.cnct(() => client.log('Connected!'));
client.rcv(msg => client.log('Got:', msg));
client.send({ hi: 'there' });

That’s it. Real-time in 5 lines.