lukeed / lukeed/fetch-event-stream

Fields without colon gets ignored

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Description

According to [WHATWG](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/server-sent-events.html#dispatchMessage),

The following stream fires two events:
```
data

data
data

data:
```

The first block fires events with the data set to the empty string, as would the last block if it was followed by a blank line. The middle block fires an event with the data set to a single newline character. The last block is discarded because it is not followed by a blank line.

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But when using the library, no events are fired.
Also what is `ServerSentEventMessage.comment` since comments are not processed and ignored by the library?

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Research direction

Start with the library's Server-Sent Events parsing entry point and compare its handling of fields without colons against the linked WHATWG dispatchMessage specification. Reproduce the supplied event stream, then verify whether empty-data events are emitted and clarify the intended behavior of ServerSentEventMessage.comment.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api, stream-processing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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