import type { Response as ServerResponse } from 'express';
import type { ServerSentEvent } from '~/types';

/**
 * Sends message data in Server Sent Events format.
 * @param res - The server response.
 * @param event - The message event.
 * @param event.event - The type of event.
 * @param event.data - The message to be sent.
 */
export function sendEvent(res: ServerResponse, event: ServerSentEvent): void {
  if (typeof event.data === 'string' && event.data.length === 0) {
    return;
  }
  res.write(`event: message\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(event)}\n\n`);
}