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Analysis updated 2026-07-25 · repo last pushed 2026-06-20

101TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5MaintainedSetup · moderate

tl;dr

An example real-time chat app that uses Server-Sent Events to push instant updates like typing indicators and live posts to the browser, built with tRPC for type-safe frontend-backend communication.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Real-time chat updates
      Typing indicators
      Live post feed
    Tech stack
      tRPC
      Server-Sent Events
      Next.js
    Use cases
      Team collaboration tools
      Customer support dashboards
      Social feeds
    Audience
      Developers learning real-time
      tRPC users
    Notable
      SSE instead of WebSockets
      Teaching example not production

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Build a chat app with live typing indicators and instant message delivery.

VIBE 2

Add a real-time activity feed to a team collaboration tool.

VIBE 3

Create a customer support dashboard with live updates as tickets arrive.

VIBE 4

Learn how to use Server-Sent Events for one-way server-to-browser real-time features.

what's the stack?

TypeScripttRPCNext.jsServer-Sent Events

how it stacks up fr

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Complexity2/54/53/5
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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires setting up a database layer and an authentication system to run the full example locally.

No license information is provided in this repository.

in plain english

This repository is an example app showing how to build a real-time chat application where messages and activity update instantly for everyone, without needing to refresh the page. It demonstrates a live demo where users can see when someone is typing and watch new posts appear in real time. At a high level, it uses a technology called Server-Sent Events to push updates from the server to the browser the moment something happens. The project is built with tRPC, which lets your frontend and backend share the same data definitions so you don't end up with mismatched expectations. It also includes a database layer for storing posts and an authentication system so users can log in. The app shows two specific patterns for real-time features. The first is a "who is typing" indicator, similar to what you see in messaging apps when a contact is composing a message. The second is a "live posts" feature, where new content appears in a shared feed as soon as it is created. Both patterns are common requirements in chat apps, collaborative tools, or any product where multiple people interact with the same data simultaneously. Developers building real-time features into their own apps would use this as a reference. For example, if you are creating a team collaboration tool, a customer support dashboard, or a social feed, this project shows you one way to wire up instant updates. It is not a production-ready product itself but rather a teaching example with clearly labeled code files so you can see exactly how each piece works. The notable thing here is that it uses Server-Sent Events rather than WebSockets, which many people are more familiar with for real-time apps. Server-Sent Events are simpler in some ways because they only push data in one direction, from server to browser, which is all you need for things like typing indicators and live feeds. The README does not go into detail on why this approach was chosen over alternatives, but the live demo lets you see it in action.

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Help me set up the trpc next-sse-chat example locally and walk me through how the Server-Sent Events subscription works for the typing indicator feature.
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Explain how the live posts feed in this tRPC SSE example pushes new posts to all connected browsers, and show me which code files handle the real-time streaming.
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Using the trpc next-sse-chat example as a reference, help me add a new real-time feature that notifies all users when someone joins or leaves the chat room.
prompt 4
Compare this SSE-based approach to using WebSockets for real-time chat, and help me decide which approach fits my collaborative editing app.
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Help me connect the authentication system in this example to my existing user database so that only logged-in users can send and receive messages.

Frequently asked questions

what is examples-next-sse-chat fr?

An example real-time chat app that uses Server-Sent Events to push instant updates like typing indicators and live posts to the browser, built with tRPC for type-safe frontend-backend communication.

What language is examples-next-sse-chat written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, tRPC, Next.js.

Is examples-next-sse-chat actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-06-20).

What license does examples-next-sse-chat use?

No license information is provided in this repository.

How hard is examples-next-sse-chat to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is examples-next-sse-chat for?

Mainly developer.

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