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SSE

Server-Sent Events

Definition

SSE is a simple HTTP-based protocol for servers to push a unidirectional stream of events to browser clients over a persistent connection. Unlike WebSockets, SSE is unidirectional (server to client only) and automatically reconnects on connection loss.

SSE is ideal for live feeds, progress notifications, and LLM token streaming — use cases that don't need client-to-server real-time communication.


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