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Official Go API client for Stream Feeds, a service for building applications with activity feeds.
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stream-go2 is a Go client for Stream Feeds API.
You can sign up for a Stream account at our Get Started page.
You can use this library to access chat API endpoints server-side.
For the client-side integrations (web and mobile) have a look at the JavaScript, iOS and Android SDK libraries (docs).
💡 Note: this is a library for the Feeds product. The Chat SDKs can be found here.
- About Stream
- Contents
- Installation
- Creating a Client
- Rate Limits
- Creating a Feed
- Retrieving activities
- Adding activities
- Updating activities
- Partially updating activities
- Removing activities
- Following another feed
- Retrieving followers and followings
- Unfollowing a feed
- Updating an activity's
to
targets - Batch adding activities
- Batch creating follows
- Realtime tokens
- Analytics
- Personalization
- Collections
- Users
- Reactions
- Enrichment
- License
- We are hiring!
Get the client:
$ go get github.com/GetStream/stream-go2/v8
For
v4
, usegithub.com/GetStream/stream-go2/v4
but updating to the last version is highly recommended.
import stream "github.com/GetStream/stream-go2/v8"
key := "YOUR_API_KEY"
secret := "YOUR_API_SECRET"
client, err := stream.New(key, secret)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
You can pass additional options when creating a client using the available ClientOption
functions:
client, err := stream.NewClient(key, secret,
stream.WithAPIRegion("us-east"),
stream.WithAPIVersion("1.0"),
stream.WithTimeout(5 * time.Second),
...,
)
You can also create a client using environment variables:
client, err := stream.NewFromEnv()
Available environment variables:
STREAM_API_KEY
STREAM_API_SECRET
STREAM_API_REGION
STREAM_API_VERSION
API has different rate limits for each distinct endpoint and this information is returned to the client in response headers and SDK parses headers into Rate
type.
This info is provided to the user in 2 ways:
- in responses;
resp, _ := feed.GetActivities; resp.Rate
. - in errors; if request doesn't succeed then error is a type of
APIError
and headers are accessible viaerr.(APIError).Rate
.
Create a flat feed from slug and user ID:
flat, err := client.FlatFeed("user", "123")
Create an aggregated feed from slug and user ID:
aggr, err := client.AggregatedFeed("aggregated", "123")
Create a notification feed from slug and user ID:
notif, err := client.NotificationFeed("notification", "123")
Flat, aggregated, and notification feeds implement the Feed
interface methods.
In the snippets below, feed
indicates any kind of feed, while flat
, aggregated
, and notification
are used
to indicate that only that kind of feed has certain methods or can perform certain operations.
resp, err := flat.GetActivities()
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println("Duration:", resp.Duration)
fmt.Println("Rate:", resp.Rate)
fmt.Println("Next:", resp.Next)
fmt.Println("Activities:")
for _, activity := range resp.Results {
fmt.Println(activity)
}
You can retrieve flat feeds with custom ranking, using the dedicated method:
resp, err := flat.GetActivitiesWithRanking(ctx, "popularity")
if err != nil {
// ...
}
resp, err := aggregated.GetActivities(ctx)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println("Duration:", resp.Duration)
fmt.Println("Rate:", resp.Rate)
fmt.Println("Next:", resp.Next)
fmt.Println("Groups:")
for _, group := range resp.Results {
fmt.Println("Group:", group.Name, "ID:", group.ID, "Verb:", group.Verb)
fmt.Println("Activities:", group.ActivityCount, "Actors:", group.ActorCount)
for _, activity := range group.Activities {
// ...
}
}
resp, err := notification.GetActivities(ctx)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println("Duration:", resp.Duration)
fmt.Println("Rate:", resp.Rate)
fmt.Println("Next:", resp.Next)
fmt.Println("Unseen:", resp.Unseen, "Unread:", resp.Unread)
fmt.Println("Groups:")
for _, group := range resp.Results {
fmt.Println("Group:", group.Group, "ID:", group.ID, "Verb:", group.Verb)
fmt.Println("Seen:", group.IsSeen, "Read:", group.IsRead)
fmt.Println("Activities:", group.ActivityCount, "Actors:", group.ActorCount)
for _, activity := range group.Activities {
// ...
}
}
You can pass supported options and filters when retrieving activities:
resp, err := flat.GetActivities(
ctx,
stream.WithActivitiesIDGTE("f505b3fb-a212-11e7-..."),
stream.WithActivitiesLimit(5),
...,
)
Add a single activity:
resp, err := feed.AddActivity(ctx, stream.Activity{Actor: "bob", ...})
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println("Duration:", resp.Duration)
fmt.Println("Rate:", resp.Rate)
fmt.Println("Activity:", resp.Activity) // resp wraps the stream.Activity type
Add multiple activities:
a1 := stream.Activity{Actor: "bob", ...}
a2 := stream.Activity{Actor: "john", ...}
a3 := stream.Activity{Actor: "alice", ...}
resp, err := feed.AddActivities(ctx, a1, a2, a3)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println("Duration:", resp.Duration)
fmt.Println("Rate:", resp.Rate)
fmt.Println("Activities:")
for _, activity := range resp.Activities {
fmt.Println(activity)
}
_, err := feed.UpdateActivities(ctx, a1, a2, ...)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
You can partial update activities identified either by ID:
changesetA := stream.NewUpdateActivityRequestByID("f505b3fb-a212-11e7-...", map[string]any{"key": "new-value"}, []string{"removed", "keys"})
changesetB := stream.NewUpdateActivityRequestByID("f707b3fb-a212-11e7-...", map[string]any{"key": "new-value"}, []string{"removed", "keys"})
resp, err := client.PartialUpdateActivities(ctx, changesetA, changesetB)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
or by a ForeignID and timestamp pair:
changesetA := stream.NewUpdateActivityRequestByForeignID("dothings:1", stream.Time{...}, map[string]any{"key": "new-value"}, []string{"removed", "keys"})
changesetB := stream.NewUpdateActivityRequestByForeignID("dothings:2", stream.Time{...}, map[string]any{"key": "new-value"}, []string{"removed", "keys"})
resp, err := client.PartialUpdateActivities(ctx, changesetA, changesetB)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
You can either remove activities by ID or ForeignID:
_, err := feed.RemoveActivityByID(ctx, "f505b3fb-a212-11e7-...")
if err != nil {
// ...
}
_, err := feed.RemoveActivityByForeignID(ctx, "bob:123")
if err != nil {
// ...
}
_, err := feed.Follow(ctx, anotherFeed)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
Beware that it's possible to follow only flat feeds.
You can pass options to the Follow
method. For example:
_, err := feed.Follow(ctx,
anotherFeed,
stream.WithFollowFeedActivityCopyLimit(15),
...,
)
Get the feeds that a feed is following:
resp, err := feed.GetFollowing(ctx)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println("Duration:", resp.Duration)
for _, followed := range resp.Results {
fmt.Println(followed.FeedID, followed.TargetID)
}
You can pass options to GetFollowing
:
resp, err := feed.GetFollowing(
ctx,
stream.WithFollowingLimit(5),
...,
)
resp, err := flat.GetFollowers(ctx)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println("Duration:", resp.Duration)
fmt.Println("Rate:", resp.Rate)
for _, follower := range resp.Results {
fmt.Println(follower.FeedID, follower.TargetID)
}
Note: this is only possible for FlatFeed
types.
You can pass options to GetFollowers
:
resp, err := feed.GetFollowing(
ctx,
stream.WithFollowersLimit(5),
...,
)
_, err := flat.Unfollow(ctx, anotherFeed)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
You can pass options to Unfollow
:
_, err := flat.Unfollow(ctx,
anotherFeed,
stream.WithUnfollowKeepHistory(true),
...,
)
Remove all old targets and set new ones (replace):
newTargets := []stream.Feed{f1, f2}
_, err := feed.UpdateToTargets(ctx, activity, stream.WithToTargetsNew(newTargets...))
if err != nil {
// ...
}
Add some targets and remove some others:
add := []stream.Feed{target1, target2}
remove := []stream.Feed{oldTarget1, oldTarget2}
_, err := feed.UpdateToTargets(
ctx,
activity,
stream.WithToTargetsAdd(add),
stream.WithToTargetsRemove(remove),
)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
Note: you can't mix stream.WithToTargetsNew
with stream.WithToTargetsAdd
or stream.WithToTargetsRemove
.
You can add the same activities to multiple feeds at once with the (*Client).AddToMany
method (docs):
_, err := client.AddToMany(ctx,
activity, feed1, feed2, ...,
)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
You can create multiple follow relationships at once with the (*Client).FollowMany
method (docs):
relationships := []stream.FollowRelationship{
stream.NewFollowRelationship(source, target),
...,
}
_, err := client.FollowMany(ctx, relationships)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
You can get a token suitable for client-side real-time feed updates as:
// Read+Write token
token := feed.RealtimeToken(false)
// Read-only token
readonlyToken := feed.RealtimeToken(true)
If your app is enabled for analytics collection you can use the Go client to track events. The main documentation for the analytics features is available in our Docs page.
You can obtain a specialized Analytics client (*stream.AnalyticsClient
) from a regular client, which you can use to track events:
// Create the client
analytics := client.Analytics()
Engagement events can be tracked with the TrackEngagement
method of AnalyticsClient
. It accepts any number of EngagementEvent
s.
Events' syntax is not checked by the client, so be sure to follow our documentation about it.
Events are simple maps, but the stream
package offers handy helpers to populate such events easily.
// Create the event
event := stream.EngagementEvent{}.
WithLabel("click").
WithForeignID("event:1234").
WithUserData(stream.NewUserData().String("john")).
WithFeatures(
stream.NewEventFeature("color", "blue"),
stream.NewEventFeature("shape", "rectangle"),
).
WithLocation("homepage")
// Track the event(s)
_, err := analytics.TrackEngagement(ctx, event)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
Impression events can be tracked with the TrackImpression
method of AnalyticsClient
(syntax docs):
// Create the impression events
imp := stream.ImpressionEventData{}.
WithForeignIDs("product:1", "product:2", "product:3").
WithUserData(stream.NewUserData().String("john")).
WithLocation("storepage")
// Track the events
_, err := analytics.TrackImpression(ctx, imp)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
You can generate URLs to track events and redirect to a specific URL with the RedirectAndTrack
method of AnalyticsClient
(syntax docs). It accepts any number of engagement and impression events:
// Create the events
engagement := stream.EngagementEvent{}.
WithLabel("click").
WithForeignID("event:1234").
WithUserData(stream.NewUserData().String("john")).
WithFeatures(
stream.NewEventFeature("color", "blue"),
stream.NewEventFeature("shape", "rectangle"),
).
WithLocation("homepage")
impressions := stream.ImpressionEventData{}.
WithForeignIDs("product:1", "product:2", "product:3").
WithUserData(stream.NewUserData().String("john")).
WithLocation("storepage")
// Generate the tracking and redirect URL, which once followed
// will redirect the user to the targetURL.
targetURL := "https://google.com"
url, err := analytics.RedirectAndTrack(targetURL, engagement, impression)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// Display the obtained url where needed.
Personalization endpoints for enabled apps can be reached using a PersonalizationClient
, a specialized client obtained with the Personalization()
function of a regular Client
.
personalization := client.Personalization()
The PersonalizationClient
exposes three functions that you can use to retrieve and manipulate data: Get
, Post
, and Delete
.
For example, to retrieve follow recommendations:
// Get follow recommendations
data := map[string]any{
"user_id": 123,
"source_feed_slug": "timeline",
"target_feed_slug": "user",
}
resp, err = personalization.Get(ctx, "follow_recommendations", data)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println(resp)
See the complete docs and examples about personalization features on Stream's documentation pages.
Collections endpoints can be reached using a specialized CollectionsClient
which, like PersonalizationClient
, can be obtained from a regular Client
:
collections := client.Collections()
CollectionsClient
exposes three batch functions, Upsert
, Select
, and DeleteMany
as well as CRUD functions: Add
, Get
, Update
, Delete
:
// Upsert the "picture" collection
object := stream.CollectionObject{
ID: "123",
Data: map[string]any{
"name": "Rocky Mountains",
"location": "North America",
},
}
_, err = collections.Upsert(ctx, "picture", object)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// Get the data from the "picture" collection for ID "123" and "456"
objects, err := collections.Select(ctx, "picture", "123", "456")
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// Delete the data from the "picture" collection for picture with ID "123"
_, err = collections.Delete(ctx, "picture", "123")
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// Get a single collection object from the "pictures" collection with ID "123"
_, err = collections.Get(ctx, "pictures", "123")
if err != nil {
// ...
}
See the complete docs and examples about collections on Stream's documentation pages.
Users endpoints can be reached using a specialized UsersClient
which, like CollectionsClient
, can be obtained from a regular Client
:
users := client.Users()
UsersClient
exposes CRUD functions: Add
, Get
, Update
, Delete
:
user := stream.User{
ID: "123",
Data: map[string]any{
"name": "Bobby Tables",
},
}
insertedUser, err := users.Add(ctx, user, false)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
newUserData :=map[string]any{
"name": "Bobby Tables",
"age": 7,
}
updatedUser, err := users.Update(ctx, "123", newUserData)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
_, err = users.Delete(ctx, "123")
if err != nil {
// ...
}
See the complete docs and examples about users on Stream's documentation pages.
Reactions endpoints can be reached using a specialized Reactions
which, like CollectionsClient
, can be obtained from a regular Client
:
reactions := client.Reactions()
Reactions
exposes CRUD functions: Add
, Get
, Update
, Delete
, as well as two specialized functions AddChild
and Filter
:
r := stream.AddReactionRequestObject{
Kind: "comment",
UserID: "123",
ActivityID: "87a9eec0-fd5f-11e8-8080-80013fed2f5b",
Data: map[string]any{
"text": "Nice post!!",
},
TargetFeeds: []string{"user:bob", "timeline:alice"},
}
comment, err := reactions.Add(ctx, r)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
like := stream.AddReactionRequestObject{
Kind: "like",
UserID: "456",
}
childReaction, err := reactions.AddChild(ctx, comment.ID, like)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// If we fetch the "comment" reaction now, it will have the child reaction(s) present.
parent, err := reactions.Get(ctx, comment.ID)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
for kind, children := range parent.ChildrenReactions {
// child reactions are grouped by kind
}
// update the target feeds for the `comment` reaction
updatedReaction, err := reactions.Update(ctx, comment.ID, nil, []string{"timeline:jeff"})
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// get all reactions for the activity "87a9eec0-fd5f-11e8-8080-80013fed2f5b",
// paginated 5 at a time, including the activity data
response, err := reactions.Filter(ctx,
stream.ByActivityID("87a9eec0-fd5f-11e8-8080-80013fed2f5b"),
stream.WithLimit(5),
stream.WithActivityData())
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// since we requested the activity, it will be present in the response
fmt.Println(response.Activity)
for _, reaction := range response.Results{
// do something for each reaction
}
//get the next page of reactions
response, err = reactions.GetNextPageFilteredReactions(ctx, response)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
// get all likes by user "123"
response, err = reactions.Filter(ctx, stream.ByUserID("123").ByKind("like"))
if err != nil {
// ...
}
See the complete docs and examples about reactions on Stream's documentation pages.
Enrichment is a way of retrieving activities from feeds in which references to Users
and Collections
will be replaced with the corresponding objects
FlatFeed
, AggregatedFeed
and NotificationFeed
each have a GetEnrichedActivities
function to retrieve enriched activities.
u := stream.User{
ID: "123",
Data: map[string]any{
"name": "Bobby Tables",
},
}
// We add a user
user, err := client.Users().Add(ctx, u, true)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
c := stream.CollectionObject{
ID: "123",
Data: map[string]any{
"name": "Rocky Mountains",
"location": "North America",
},
}
// We add a collection object
collectionObject, err := client.Collections().Add(ctx, "picture", c)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
act := stream.Activity{
Time: stream.Time{Time: time.Now()},
Actor: client.Users().CreateReference(user.ID),
Verb: "post",
Object: client.Collections().CreateReference("picture", collectionObject.ID),
ForeignID: "picture:1",
}
// We add the activity to the user's feed
feed, _ := client.FlatFeed("user", "123")
_, err = feed.AddActivity(ctx, act)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
result, err := feed.GetActivities(ctx)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println(result.Results[0].Actor) // Will output the user reference
fmt.Println(result.Results[0].Object) // Will output the collection reference
enrichedResult, err := feed.GetEnrichedActivities(ctx)
if err != nil {
// ...
}
fmt.Println(enrichedResult.Results[0]["actor"].(map[string]any)) // Will output the user object
fmt.Println(enrichedResult.Results[0]["object"].(map[string]any)) // Will output the collection object
See the complete docs and examples about enrichment on Stream's documentation pages.
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