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  • @phenomlab said in NodeBB Global Tchat : Forum with many users performance issues:

    I’d say that this was still relevant, and would solve the short term issue (in most cases) but if anything, you’ll still experience slowness if you have say 600 users online.
    The right way to handle this in my view would be to pass the notification stream to a message queuing service (like RabbitMQ or Redis) and let that process in the back end rather than cause locking on the forum itself. I’m surprised that this is in fact the case as standard emails are being queued and aren’t sent in real time.
    I personally don’t use this plugin as you know, so I’d need to review the code first in order to understand it’s structure.

    Thank you for your analyse 👍

    I would have liked to try the thing all the same, just to see the result

    600 users is better than 4000 😉

    Here is the content of the /src/messsagin/notification.js file

    I put it here because I don’t see where to integrate the given code for test :

    'use strict';
    
    const winston = require('winston');
    
    const user = require('../user');
    const notifications = require('../notifications');
    const sockets = require('../socket.io');
    const plugins = require('../plugins');
    const meta = require('../meta');
    
    module.exports = function (Messaging) {
    	Messaging.notifyQueue = {}; // Only used to notify a user of a new chat message, see Messaging.notifyUser
    
    	Messaging.notifyUsersInRoom = async (fromUid, roomId, messageObj) => {
    		let uids = await Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1);
    		uids = await user.blocks.filterUids(fromUid, uids);
    
    		let data = {
    			roomId: roomId,
    			fromUid: fromUid,
    			message: messageObj,
    			uids: uids,
    		};
    		data = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:messaging.notify', data);
    		if (!data || !data.uids || !data.uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    
    		uids = data.uids;
    		uids.forEach((uid) => {
    			data.self = parseInt(uid, 10) === parseInt(fromUid, 10) ? 1 : 0;
    			Messaging.pushUnreadCount(uid);
    			sockets.in(`uid_${uid}`).emit('event:chats.receive', data);
    		});
    		if (messageObj.system) {
    			return;
    		}
    		// Delayed notifications
    		let queueObj = Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`];
    		if (queueObj) {
    			queueObj.message.content += `\n${messageObj.content}`;
    			clearTimeout(queueObj.timeout);
    		} else {
    			queueObj = {
    				message: messageObj,
    			};
    			Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`] = queueObj;
    		}
    
    		queueObj.timeout = setTimeout(async () => {
    			try {
    				await sendNotifications(fromUid, uids, roomId, queueObj.message);
    			} catch (err) {
    				winston.error(`[messaging/notifications] Unabled to send notification\n${err.stack}`);
    			}
    		}, meta.config.notificationSendDelay * 1000);
    	};
    
    	async function sendNotifications(fromuid, uids, roomId, messageObj) {
    		const isOnline = await user.isOnline(uids);
    		uids = uids.filter((uid, index) => !isOnline[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10));
    		if (!uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    
    		const { displayname } = messageObj.fromUser;
    
    		const isGroupChat = await Messaging.isGroupChat(roomId);
    		const notification = await notifications.create({
    			type: isGroupChat ? 'new-group-chat' : 'new-chat',
    			subject: `[[email:notif.chat.subject, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyShort: `[[notifications:new_message_from, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyLong: messageObj.content,
    			nid: `chat_${fromuid}_${roomId}`,
    			from: fromuid,
    			path: `/chats/${messageObj.roomId}`,
    		});
    
    		delete Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromuid}:${roomId}`];
    		notifications.push(notification, uids);
    	}
    };
    

    @phenomlab

    An idea for where to put this code before I open a thread an NodeBB communauty ?

  • @phenomlab

    An idea for where to put this code before I open a thread an NodeBB communauty ?

    @DownPW not specifically, no, as there is an existing function with the same name. The comma at the end of the revised function would indicate part of an existing array but I’m not entirely sure of where it should be placed - or if it should override the existing function altogether (which I don’t think is the case).

  • @DownPW not specifically, no, as there is an existing function with the same name. The comma at the end of the revised function would indicate part of an existing array but I’m not entirely sure of where it should be placed - or if it should override the existing function altogether (which I don’t think is the case).

    @phenomlab arf I hope i have an answers in nodeBB 😞

    But it’s an async function maybe here :

    345a9b2c-26cf-491d-8ffe-047afa529d61-image.png

  • @phenomlab arf I hope i have an answers in nodeBB 😞

    But it’s an async function maybe here :

    345a9b2c-26cf-491d-8ffe-047afa529d61-image.png

    @DownPW you can always experiment 👍

  • @DownPW you can always experiment 👍

    @phenomlab no luck 😞

  • @DownPW what have you tried?

  • @DownPW what have you tried?

    @phenomlab lot of things 😉

  • @phenomlab lot of things 😉

    @DownPW can you provide some brief examples?

  • @DownPW can you provide some brief examples?

    @phenomlab .

    'use strict';
    
    const winston = require('winston');
    
    const user = require('../user');
    const notifications = require('../notifications');
    const sockets = require('../socket.io');
    const plugins = require('../plugins');
    const meta = require('../meta');
    
    module.exports = function (Messaging) {
    	Messaging.notifyQueue = {}; // Only used to notify a user of a new chat message, see Messaging.notifyUser
    	
    	Messaging.notifyUsersInRoom = async (fromUid, roomId, messageObj) => {
    		let uids = await Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1);
    		uids = await user.blocks.filterUids(fromUid, uids);
    
    		let data = {
    			roomId: roomId,
    			fromUid: fromUid,
    			message: messageObj,
    			uids: uids,
    		};
    		data = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:messaging.notify', data);
    		if (!data || !data.uids || !data.uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    
    		uids = data.uids;
    		uids.forEach((uid) => {
    			data.self = parseInt(uid, 10) === parseInt(fromUid, 10) ? 1 : 0;
    			Messaging.pushUnreadCount(uid);
    			sockets.in(`uid_${uid}`).emit('event:chats.receive', data);
    		});
    		if (messageObj.system) {
    			return;
    		}
    		// Delayed notifications
    		let queueObj = Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`];
    		if (queueObj) {
    			queueObj.message.content += `\n${messageObj.content}`;
    			clearTimeout(queueObj.timeout);
    		} else {
    			queueObj = {
    				message: messageObj,
    			};
    			Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`] = queueObj;
    		}
    
    		queueObj.timeout = setTimeout(async () => {
    			try {
    				await sendNotifications(fromUid, uids, roomId, queueObj.message);
    			} catch (err) {
    				winston.error(`[messaging/notifications] Unabled to send notification\n${err.stack}`);
    			}
    		}, meta.config.notificationSendDelay * 1000);
    		
    		
               if (roomId != 11) { // 5 Is the ID of the ID of the global chat room.
                   Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1); // Proceed as normal.
                } else {
                    user.getUidsFromSet('users:online', 0, -1); // Only notify online users.
                }
    	};
    
    	async function sendNotifications(fromuid, uids, roomId, messageObj) {
    		const isOnline = await user.isOnline(uids);
    		uids = uids.filter((uid, index) => !isOnline[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10));
    		if (!uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    
    
    		const { displayname } = messageObj.fromUser;
    
    		const isGroupChat = await Messaging.isGroupChat(roomId);
    		const notification = await notifications.create({
    			type: isGroupChat ? 'new-group-chat' : 'new-chat',
    			subject: `[[email:notif.chat.subject, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyShort: `[[notifications:new_message_from, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyLong: messageObj.content,
    			nid: `chat_${fromuid}_${roomId}`,
    			from: fromuid,
    			path: `/chats/${messageObj.roomId}`,
    		});
    
    		delete Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromuid}:${roomId}`];
    		notifications.push(notification, uids);
    	}
    	
    
    		
    };
    

    nodebb build is ok with this code but I don’t see any diiference of latencies

  • @phenomlab .

    'use strict';
    
    const winston = require('winston');
    
    const user = require('../user');
    const notifications = require('../notifications');
    const sockets = require('../socket.io');
    const plugins = require('../plugins');
    const meta = require('../meta');
    
    module.exports = function (Messaging) {
    	Messaging.notifyQueue = {}; // Only used to notify a user of a new chat message, see Messaging.notifyUser
    	
    	Messaging.notifyUsersInRoom = async (fromUid, roomId, messageObj) => {
    		let uids = await Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1);
    		uids = await user.blocks.filterUids(fromUid, uids);
    
    		let data = {
    			roomId: roomId,
    			fromUid: fromUid,
    			message: messageObj,
    			uids: uids,
    		};
    		data = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:messaging.notify', data);
    		if (!data || !data.uids || !data.uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    
    		uids = data.uids;
    		uids.forEach((uid) => {
    			data.self = parseInt(uid, 10) === parseInt(fromUid, 10) ? 1 : 0;
    			Messaging.pushUnreadCount(uid);
    			sockets.in(`uid_${uid}`).emit('event:chats.receive', data);
    		});
    		if (messageObj.system) {
    			return;
    		}
    		// Delayed notifications
    		let queueObj = Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`];
    		if (queueObj) {
    			queueObj.message.content += `\n${messageObj.content}`;
    			clearTimeout(queueObj.timeout);
    		} else {
    			queueObj = {
    				message: messageObj,
    			};
    			Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`] = queueObj;
    		}
    
    		queueObj.timeout = setTimeout(async () => {
    			try {
    				await sendNotifications(fromUid, uids, roomId, queueObj.message);
    			} catch (err) {
    				winston.error(`[messaging/notifications] Unabled to send notification\n${err.stack}`);
    			}
    		}, meta.config.notificationSendDelay * 1000);
    		
    		
               if (roomId != 11) { // 5 Is the ID of the ID of the global chat room.
                   Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1); // Proceed as normal.
                } else {
                    user.getUidsFromSet('users:online', 0, -1); // Only notify online users.
                }
    	};
    
    	async function sendNotifications(fromuid, uids, roomId, messageObj) {
    		const isOnline = await user.isOnline(uids);
    		uids = uids.filter((uid, index) => !isOnline[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10));
    		if (!uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    
    
    		const { displayname } = messageObj.fromUser;
    
    		const isGroupChat = await Messaging.isGroupChat(roomId);
    		const notification = await notifications.create({
    			type: isGroupChat ? 'new-group-chat' : 'new-chat',
    			subject: `[[email:notif.chat.subject, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyShort: `[[notifications:new_message_from, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyLong: messageObj.content,
    			nid: `chat_${fromuid}_${roomId}`,
    			from: fromuid,
    			path: `/chats/${messageObj.roomId}`,
    		});
    
    		delete Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromuid}:${roomId}`];
    		notifications.push(notification, uids);
    	}
    	
    
    		
    };
    

    nodebb build is ok with this code but I don’t see any diiference of latencies

    'use strict';
    
    const winston = require('winston');
    
    const user = require('../user');
    const notifications = require('../notifications');
    const sockets = require('../socket.io');
    const plugins = require('../plugins');
    const meta = require('../meta');
    
    module.exports = function (Messaging) {
    	Messaging.notifyQueue = {}; // Only used to notify a user of a new chat message, see Messaging.notifyUser
    	
    	Messaging.notifyUsersInRoom = async (fromUid, roomId, messageObj) => {
    		let uids = await Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1);
    		uids = await user.blocks.filterUids(fromUid, uids);
    
    		let data = {
    			roomId: roomId,
    			fromUid: fromUid,
    			message: messageObj,
    			uids: uids,
    		};
    		data = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:messaging.notify', data);
    		if (!data || !data.uids || !data.uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    
    		uids = data.uids;
    		uids.forEach((uid) => {
    			data.self = parseInt(uid, 10) === parseInt(fromUid, 10) ? 1 : 0;
    			Messaging.pushUnreadCount(uid);
    			sockets.in(`uid_${uid}`).emit('event:chats.receive', data);
    		});
    		if (messageObj.system) {
    			return;
    		}
    		// Delayed notifications
    		let queueObj = Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`];
    		if (queueObj) {
    			queueObj.message.content += `\n${messageObj.content}`;
    			clearTimeout(queueObj.timeout);
    		} else {
    			queueObj = {
    				message: messageObj,
    			};
    			Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromUid}:${roomId}`] = queueObj;
    		}
    
    		queueObj.timeout = setTimeout(async () => {
    			try {
    				await sendNotifications(fromUid, uids, roomId, queueObj.message);
    			} catch (err) {
    				winston.error(`[messaging/notifications] Unabled to send notification\n${err.stack}`);
    			}
    		}, meta.config.notificationSendDelay * 1000);
    		
    	};
    
    	async function sendNotifications(fromuid, uids, roomId, messageObj) {
    		const isOnline = await user.isOnline(uids);
    		uids = uids.filter((uid, index) => !isOnline[index] && parseInt(fromuid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10));
    		if (!uids.length) {
    			return;
    		}
    		
    		if (roomId != 11) { // 5 Is the ID of the ID of the global chat room.
            Messaging.getUidsInRoom(roomId, 0, -1); // Proceed as normal.
            } else {
            user.getUidsFromSet('users:online', 0, -1); // Only notify online users.
            }
    
    
    		const { displayname } = messageObj.fromUser;
    
    		const isGroupChat = await Messaging.isGroupChat(roomId);
    		const notification = await notifications.create({
    			type: isGroupChat ? 'new-group-chat' : 'new-chat',
    			subject: `[[email:notif.chat.subject, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyShort: `[[notifications:new_message_from, ${displayname}]]`,
    			bodyLong: messageObj.content,
    			nid: `chat_${fromuid}_${roomId}`,
    			from: fromuid,
    			path: `/chats/${messageObj.roomId}`,
    		});
    
    		delete Messaging.notifyQueue[`${fromuid}:${roomId}`];
    		notifications.push(notification, uids);
    	}
    	
    
    		
    };
    
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