Dashboard Example

This example demonstrates how to create a real-time dashboard that displays live metrics, charts, and data updates using WSX.

Basic Dashboard Setup

HTML Structure

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>WSX Real-Time Dashboard</title>
    <script src="/wsx.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js"></script>
    <style>
      body {
        font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto,
          sans-serif;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 20px;
        background-color: #f5f5f5;
      }

      .dashboard {
        max-width: 1200px;
        margin: 0 auto;
      }

      .dashboard-header {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: between;
        align-items: center;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .stats-grid {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
        gap: 20px;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .stat-card {
        background: white;
        padding: 20px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        text-align: center;
      }

      .stat-value {
        font-size: 2.5em;
        font-weight: bold;
        color: #2563eb;
        margin: 10px 0;
      }

      .stat-label {
        color: #6b7280;
        font-size: 0.9em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        letter-spacing: 0.5px;
      }

      .stat-change {
        font-size: 0.8em;
        margin-top: 5px;
      }

      .stat-change.positive {
        color: #10b981;
      }

      .stat-change.negative {
        color: #ef4444;
      }

      .chart-container {
        background: white;
        padding: 20px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        margin-bottom: 20px;
      }

      .chart-container h3 {
        margin-top: 0;
        color: #374151;
      }

      .recent-activity {
        background: white;
        padding: 20px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      }

      .activity-item {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 10px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #f3f4f6;
      }

      .activity-item:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
      }

      .activity-time {
        color: #6b7280;
        font-size: 0.8em;
        margin-left: auto;
      }

      .status-indicator {
        width: 8px;
        height: 8px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        margin-right: 10px;
      }

      .status-online {
        background-color: #10b981;
      }

      .status-offline {
        background-color: #ef4444;
      }

      .refresh-btn {
        background: #2563eb;
        color: white;
        border: none;
        padding: 10px 20px;
        border-radius: 6px;
        cursor: pointer;
        font-size: 14px;
      }

      .refresh-btn:hover {
        background: #1d4ed8;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div wx-config='{"url": "ws://localhost:3000/ws"}'>
      <div class="dashboard">
        <div class="dashboard-header">
          <h1>Real-Time Dashboard</h1>
          <div>
            <button
              class="refresh-btn"
              wx-send="refresh-dashboard"
              wx-target="#dashboard-content"
            >
              Refresh Data
            </button>
          </div>
        </div>

        <div id="dashboard-content">
          <div id="stats-grid" class="stats-grid">
            <!-- Stats will be populated by WSX -->
          </div>

          <div class="chart-container">
            <h3>Real-Time Metrics</h3>
            <canvas id="metricsChart" width="400" height="200"></canvas>
          </div>

          <div class="recent-activity">
            <h3>Recent Activity</h3>
            <div id="activity-feed">
              <!-- Activity will be populated by WSX -->
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <script>
      // Initialize chart
      const ctx = document.getElementById("metricsChart").getContext("2d");
      const metricsChart = new Chart(ctx, {
        type: "line",
        data: {
          labels: [],
          datasets: [
            {
              label: "Active Users",
              data: [],
              borderColor: "#2563eb",
              backgroundColor: "rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.1)",
              tension: 0.4,
            },
            {
              label: "Requests/min",
              data: [],
              borderColor: "#10b981",
              backgroundColor: "rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.1)",
              tension: 0.4,
            },
          ],
        },
        options: {
          responsive: true,
          scales: {
            y: {
              beginAtZero: true,
            },
          },
        },
      });

      // Auto-load dashboard on page load
      window.addEventListener("load", () => {
        // Trigger initial load
        window.wsx.send("load-dashboard", "#dashboard-content");
      });
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

Server Implementation

import { createExpressWSXServer } from "@wsx-sh/express";
import express from "express";

const wsx = createExpressWSXServer();
const app = wsx.getApp();

// Mock data storage
let dashboardData = {
  stats: {
    activeUsers: 1247,
    totalRevenue: 45320.5,
    conversionRate: 3.2,
    serverLoad: 68,
  },
  metrics: {
    labels: [],
    activeUsers: [],
    requestsPerMinute: [],
  },
  activities: [],
};

// Generate initial mock data
function generateMockData() {
  const now = new Date();

  // Generate last 20 data points
  for (let i = 19; i >= 0; i--) {
    const time = new Date(now - i * 60000); // Each point is 1 minute apart
    dashboardData.metrics.labels.push(time.toLocaleTimeString());
    dashboardData.metrics.activeUsers.push(
      Math.floor(Math.random() * 500) + 800
    );
    dashboardData.metrics.requestsPerMinute.push(
      Math.floor(Math.random() * 200) + 100
    );
  }

  // Generate recent activities
  const activities = [
    "User registered",
    "Order completed",
    "Payment processed",
    "User logged in",
    "Product viewed",
    "Cart abandoned",
    "Support ticket created",
    "Review submitted",
  ];

  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    dashboardData.activities.push({
      id: i,
      message: activities[Math.floor(Math.random() * activities.length)],
      time: new Date(now - Math.random() * 3600000).toLocaleTimeString(),
      type: Math.random() > 0.5 ? "positive" : "neutral",
    });
  }
}

generateMockData();

// Load dashboard data
wsx.on("load-dashboard", async (request, connection) => {
  const statsHtml = `
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Active Users</div>
      <div class="stat-value">${dashboardData.stats.activeUsers.toLocaleString()}</div>
      <div class="stat-change positive">+5.2% from yesterday</div>
    </div>
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Total Revenue</div>
      <div class="stat-value">$${dashboardData.stats.totalRevenue.toLocaleString()}</div>
      <div class="stat-change positive">+12.3% from yesterday</div>
    </div>
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Conversion Rate</div>
      <div class="stat-value">${dashboardData.stats.conversionRate}%</div>
      <div class="stat-change negative">-0.5% from yesterday</div>
    </div>
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Server Load</div>
      <div class="stat-value">${dashboardData.stats.serverLoad}%</div>
      <div class="stat-change neutral">No change</div>
    </div>
  `;

  const activitiesHtml = dashboardData.activities
    .map(
      (activity) => `
    <div class="activity-item">
      <div class="status-indicator ${
        activity.type === "positive" ? "status-online" : "status-offline"
      }"></div>
      <div>${activity.message}</div>
      <div class="activity-time">${activity.time}</div>
    </div>
  `
    )
    .join("");

  return [
    {
      id: request.id,
      target: "#stats-grid",
      html: statsHtml,
    },
    {
      id: request.id,
      target: "#activity-feed",
      html: activitiesHtml,
    },
  ];
});

// Refresh dashboard
wsx.on("refresh-dashboard", async (request, connection) => {
  // Update stats with slight variations
  dashboardData.stats.activeUsers += Math.floor(Math.random() * 20) - 10;
  dashboardData.stats.totalRevenue += Math.random() * 1000 - 500;
  dashboardData.stats.conversionRate += (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.1;
  dashboardData.stats.serverLoad += Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) - 5;

  // Ensure realistic bounds
  dashboardData.stats.activeUsers = Math.max(
    800,
    Math.min(2000, dashboardData.stats.activeUsers)
  );
  dashboardData.stats.totalRevenue = Math.max(
    0,
    dashboardData.stats.totalRevenue
  );
  dashboardData.stats.conversionRate = Math.max(
    0,
    Math.min(10, dashboardData.stats.conversionRate)
  );
  dashboardData.stats.serverLoad = Math.max(
    0,
    Math.min(100, dashboardData.stats.serverLoad)
  );

  // Add new metric data point
  const now = new Date();
  dashboardData.metrics.labels.push(now.toLocaleTimeString());
  dashboardData.metrics.activeUsers.push(dashboardData.stats.activeUsers);
  dashboardData.metrics.requestsPerMinute.push(
    Math.floor(Math.random() * 200) + 100
  );

  // Keep only last 20 data points
  if (dashboardData.metrics.labels.length > 20) {
    dashboardData.metrics.labels.shift();
    dashboardData.metrics.activeUsers.shift();
    dashboardData.metrics.requestsPerMinute.shift();
  }

  // Generate new activity
  const activities = [
    "User registered",
    "Order completed",
    "Payment processed",
    "User logged in",
    "Product viewed",
  ];

  dashboardData.activities.unshift({
    id: Date.now(),
    message: activities[Math.floor(Math.random() * activities.length)],
    time: now.toLocaleTimeString(),
    type: Math.random() > 0.5 ? "positive" : "neutral",
  });

  // Keep only last 10 activities
  dashboardData.activities = dashboardData.activities.slice(0, 10);

  // Return updated data
  const statsHtml = `
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Active Users</div>
      <div class="stat-value">${dashboardData.stats.activeUsers.toLocaleString()}</div>
      <div class="stat-change positive">+5.2% from yesterday</div>
    </div>
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Total Revenue</div>
      <div class="stat-value">$${dashboardData.stats.totalRevenue.toLocaleString()}</div>
      <div class="stat-change positive">+12.3% from yesterday</div>
    </div>
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Conversion Rate</div>
      <div class="stat-value">${dashboardData.stats.conversionRate.toFixed(
        1
      )}%</div>
      <div class="stat-change negative">-0.5% from yesterday</div>
    </div>
    <div class="stat-card">
      <div class="stat-label">Server Load</div>
      <div class="stat-value">${dashboardData.stats.serverLoad}%</div>
      <div class="stat-change neutral">No change</div>
    </div>
  `;

  const activitiesHtml = dashboardData.activities
    .map(
      (activity) => `
    <div class="activity-item">
      <div class="status-indicator ${
        activity.type === "positive" ? "status-online" : "status-offline"
      }"></div>
      <div>${activity.message}</div>
      <div class="activity-time">${activity.time}</div>
    </div>
  `
    )
    .join("");

  return [
    {
      id: request.id,
      target: "#stats-grid",
      html: statsHtml,
    },
    {
      id: request.id,
      target: "#activity-feed",
      html: activitiesHtml,
    },
  ];
});

// Auto-update dashboard every 30 seconds
setInterval(() => {
  const connections = wsx.getConnections();

  connections.forEach((connection) => {
    // Update metrics data
    const now = new Date();
    dashboardData.metrics.labels.push(now.toLocaleTimeString());
    dashboardData.metrics.activeUsers.push(
      Math.floor(Math.random() * 500) + 800
    );
    dashboardData.metrics.requestsPerMinute.push(
      Math.floor(Math.random() * 200) + 100
    );

    // Keep only last 20 data points
    if (dashboardData.metrics.labels.length > 20) {
      dashboardData.metrics.labels.shift();
      dashboardData.metrics.activeUsers.shift();
      dashboardData.metrics.requestsPerMinute.shift();
    }

    // Send chart update
    const chartUpdate = {
      type: "chart-update",
      data: {
        labels: dashboardData.metrics.labels,
        datasets: [
          {
            label: "Active Users",
            data: dashboardData.metrics.activeUsers,
          },
          {
            label: "Requests/min",
            data: dashboardData.metrics.requestsPerMinute,
          },
        ],
      },
    };

    connection.send(JSON.stringify(chartUpdate));
  });
}, 30000);

// Get specific metric data
wsx.on("get-metric-data", async (request, connection) => {
  return {
    id: request.id,
    target: request.target,
    html: JSON.stringify({
      labels: dashboardData.metrics.labels,
      datasets: [
        {
          label: "Active Users",
          data: dashboardData.metrics.activeUsers,
          borderColor: "#2563eb",
          backgroundColor: "rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.1)",
        },
        {
          label: "Requests/min",
          data: dashboardData.metrics.requestsPerMinute,
          borderColor: "#10b981",
          backgroundColor: "rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.1)",
        },
      ],
    }),
  };
});

app.use(express.static("public"));
app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log("Dashboard server running on http://localhost:3000");
});

Advanced Dashboard Features

User-Specific Dashboards

// User dashboard customization
wsx.on("load-user-dashboard", async (request, connection) => {
  const user = connection.sessionData?.user;

  if (!user) {
    return {
      id: request.id,
      target: request.target,
      html: `<div class="error">Please log in to view your dashboard</div>`,
    };
  }

  // Get user-specific data
  const userStats = await getUserStats(user.id);
  const userActivities = await getUserActivities(user.id);

  const dashboardHtml = `
    <div class="user-dashboard">
      <h2>Welcome back, ${user.name}!</h2>
      
      <div class="stats-grid">
        <div class="stat-card">
          <div class="stat-label">Your Orders</div>
          <div class="stat-value">${userStats.orders}</div>
        </div>
        <div class="stat-card">
          <div class="stat-label">Total Spent</div>
          <div class="stat-value">$${userStats.totalSpent.toFixed(2)}</div>
        </div>
        <div class="stat-card">
          <div class="stat-label">Loyalty Points</div>
          <div class="stat-value">${userStats.loyaltyPoints}</div>
        </div>
      </div>
      
      <div class="recent-activity">
        <h3>Your Recent Activity</h3>
        ${userActivities
          .map(
            (activity) => `
          <div class="activity-item">
            <div>${activity.description}</div>
            <div class="activity-time">${activity.timestamp}</div>
          </div>
        `
          )
          .join("")}
      </div>
    </div>
  `;

  return {
    id: request.id,
    target: request.target,
    html: dashboardHtml,
  };
});

Real-Time Alerts

// Alert system
const alertThresholds = {
  serverLoad: 80,
  errorRate: 5,
  responseTime: 1000,
};

function checkAlerts() {
  const alerts = [];

  if (dashboardData.stats.serverLoad > alertThresholds.serverLoad) {
    alerts.push({
      type: "warning",
      message: `Server load is high: ${dashboardData.stats.serverLoad}%`,
      timestamp: new Date(),
    });
  }

  return alerts;
}

wsx.on("get-alerts", async (request, connection) => {
  const alerts = checkAlerts();

  const alertsHtml = alerts
    .map(
      (alert) => `
    <div class="alert alert-${alert.type}">
      <strong>${alert.type.toUpperCase()}</strong>
      <span>${alert.message}</span>
      <small>${alert.timestamp.toLocaleTimeString()}</small>
    </div>
  `
    )
    .join("");

  return {
    id: request.id,
    target: request.target,
    html: alertsHtml || '<div class="no-alerts">No active alerts</div>',
  };
});

// Send alerts to admins
setInterval(() => {
  const alerts = checkAlerts();

  if (alerts.length > 0) {
    const adminConnections = wsx
      .getConnections()
      .filter((conn) => conn.sessionData?.user?.role === "admin");

    adminConnections.forEach((conn) => {
      alerts.forEach((alert) => {
        const alertHtml = `
          <div class="alert alert-${alert.type}">
            ${alert.message}
          </div>
        `;

        wsx.sendToConnection(
          conn.id,
          "#alerts-container",
          alertHtml,
          "afterbegin"
        );
      });
    });
  }
}, 60000); // Check every minute

Interactive Widgets

// Interactive widget system
wsx.on("add-widget", async (request, connection) => {
  const { widgetType, position } = request.data;

  let widgetHtml = "";

  switch (widgetType) {
    case "sales-chart":
      widgetHtml = `
        <div class="widget sales-chart-widget" data-widget-id="${Date.now()}">
          <div class="widget-header">
            <h3>Sales Chart</h3>
            <button class="remove-widget" wx-send="remove-widget">×</button>
          </div>
          <div class="widget-content">
            <canvas id="sales-chart-${Date.now()}"></canvas>
          </div>
        </div>
      `;
      break;

    case "top-products":
      widgetHtml = `
        <div class="widget top-products-widget" data-widget-id="${Date.now()}">
          <div class="widget-header">
            <h3>Top Products</h3>
            <button class="remove-widget" wx-send="remove-widget">×</button>
          </div>
          <div class="widget-content">
            <div class="product-list">
              <!-- Top products will be loaded here -->
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      `;
      break;

    case "user-analytics":
      widgetHtml = `
        <div class="widget user-analytics-widget" data-widget-id="${Date.now()}">
          <div class="widget-header">
            <h3>User Analytics</h3>
            <button class="remove-widget" wx-send="remove-widget">×</button>
          </div>
          <div class="widget-content">
            <div class="analytics-grid">
              <div class="metric">
                <span class="label">New Users</span>
                <span class="value">234</span>
              </div>
              <div class="metric">
                <span class="label">Returning Users</span>
                <span class="value">1,013</span>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      `;
      break;
  }

  return {
    id: request.id,
    target: `#dashboard-grid`,
    html: widgetHtml,
    swap: "beforeend",
  };
});

wsx.on("remove-widget", async (request, connection) => {
  const widgetId = request.data.widgetId;

  return {
    id: request.id,
    target: `[data-widget-id="${widgetId}"]`,
    html: "",
    swap: "outerHTML",
  };
});

Performance Monitoring Dashboard

System Metrics

// System performance monitoring
const systemMetrics = {
  cpu: [],
  memory: [],
  network: [],
  disk: [],
};

function collectSystemMetrics() {
  // Simulate collecting real system metrics
  const now = Date.now();

  systemMetrics.cpu.push({
    timestamp: now,
    value: Math.random() * 100,
  });

  systemMetrics.memory.push({
    timestamp: now,
    value: Math.random() * 100,
  });

  systemMetrics.network.push({
    timestamp: now,
    value: Math.random() * 1000,
  });

  systemMetrics.disk.push({
    timestamp: now,
    value: Math.random() * 100,
  });

  // Keep only last 100 data points
  Object.keys(systemMetrics).forEach((key) => {
    if (systemMetrics[key].length > 100) {
      systemMetrics[key].shift();
    }
  });
}

// Collect metrics every 5 seconds
setInterval(collectSystemMetrics, 5000);

wsx.on("get-system-metrics", async (request, connection) => {
  const user = connection.sessionData?.user;

  if (!user?.isAdmin) {
    return {
      id: request.id,
      target: request.target,
      html: `<div class="error">Admin access required</div>`,
    };
  }

  const latest = {
    cpu: systemMetrics.cpu[systemMetrics.cpu.length - 1]?.value || 0,
    memory: systemMetrics.memory[systemMetrics.memory.length - 1]?.value || 0,
    network:
      systemMetrics.network[systemMetrics.network.length - 1]?.value || 0,
    disk: systemMetrics.disk[systemMetrics.disk.length - 1]?.value || 0,
  };

  const metricsHtml = `
    <div class="system-metrics">
      <div class="metric-card">
        <div class="metric-label">CPU Usage</div>
        <div class="metric-value">${latest.cpu.toFixed(1)}%</div>
        <div class="metric-bar">
          <div class="metric-fill" style="width: ${latest.cpu}%"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
      
      <div class="metric-card">
        <div class="metric-label">Memory Usage</div>
        <div class="metric-value">${latest.memory.toFixed(1)}%</div>
        <div class="metric-bar">
          <div class="metric-fill" style="width: ${latest.memory}%"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
      
      <div class="metric-card">
        <div class="metric-label">Network I/O</div>
        <div class="metric-value">${latest.network.toFixed(0)} KB/s</div>
        <div class="metric-bar">
          <div class="metric-fill" style="width: ${Math.min(
            latest.network / 10,
            100
          )}%"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
      
      <div class="metric-card">
        <div class="metric-label">Disk Usage</div>
        <div class="metric-value">${latest.disk.toFixed(1)}%</div>
        <div class="metric-bar">
          <div class="metric-fill" style="width: ${latest.disk}%"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  `;

  return {
    id: request.id,
    target: request.target,
    html: metricsHtml,
  };
});

This comprehensive dashboard example demonstrates how to build a full-featured real-time dashboard with WSX, including live metrics, charts, user-specific data, alerts, and interactive widgets.

Best Practices

Efficient Updates: Only update changed data, not entire dashboard
Rate Limiting: Prevent too frequent updates
Error Handling: Gracefully handle connection issues
Performance: Use efficient data structures and caching
User Experience: Provide loading states and smooth transitions
Security: Validate user permissions for sensitive data
Scalability: Design for multiple concurrent users

Next Steps

Learn about Form Examples for interactive forms
Explore Notification Examples for real-time alerts
Understand Performance Optimization for scaling dashboards

Examples

​Dashboard Example

​Basic Dashboard Setup

​HTML Structure

​Server Implementation

​Advanced Dashboard Features

​User-Specific Dashboards

​Real-Time Alerts

​Interactive Widgets

​Performance Monitoring Dashboard

​System Metrics

​Best Practices

​Next Steps