此示例假定一种非常简单的消息格式:一行数据,然后是换行符。当然,只要有一种识别每条消息的方法,解析就可能变得很复杂。例如,你可以返回一个JSON对象并在客户端上对其进行解码。
from time import sleep
from flask import Flask, render_template
from math import sqrt
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def index():
# render the template (below) that will use JavaScript to read the stream
return render_template('index.html')
@app.route('/stream_sqrt')
def stream():
def generate():
for i in range(500):
yield '{}\n'.format(sqrt(i))
sleep(1)
return app.response_class(generate(), mimetype='text/plain')
app.run()
<p>This is the latest output: <span id="latest"></span></p>
<p>This is all the output:</p>
<ul id="output"></ul>
<script>
var latest = document.getElementById('latest');
var output = document.getElementById('output');
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('GET', '{{ url_for('stream') }}');
xhr.send();
var position = 0;
function handleNewData() {
// the response text include the entire response so far
// split the messages, then take the messages that haven't been handled yet
// position tracks how many messages have been handled
// messages end with a newline, so split will always show one extra empty message at the end
var messages = xhr.responseText.split('\n');
messages.slice(position, -1).forEach(function(value) {
latest.textContent = value; // update the latest value in place
// build and append a new item to a list to log all output
var item = document.createElement('li');
item.textContent = value;
output.appendChild(item);
});
position = messages.length - 1;
}
var timer;
timer = setInterval(function() {
// check the response for new data
handleNewData();
// stop checking once the response has ended
if (xhr.readyState == XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
clearInterval(timer);
latest.textContent = 'Done';