Company
Date Published
Author
Jeff Everhart
Word count
1036
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The blog post provides a detailed tutorial on implementing real-time toast notifications in a Next.js application using Knock's feed API. It guides readers through installing and setting up the toast component from shadcn/ui, integrating it with Knock's real-time feed events, and conditionally displaying toasts based on message payloads. The process involves importing necessary components and hooks, extracting functions to trigger toasts, and adding event handlers to respond to real-time events. Additionally, it addresses handling multiple items and customizing toast messages using the data available on each item object, such as timestamps. The tutorial emphasizes the flexibility and customization potential offered by Knock's API for creating responsive and engaging user interfaces, with the option for users to explore further by signing up for Knock's services.