fix: Stop sending messages after receiving complete

src/client.ts

@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ export function createClient(options: ClientOptions): Client {
     on: emitter.on,
     subscribe(payload, sink) {
       const id = generateID();
+      let completed = false;
       const cancellerRef: CancellerRef = { current: null };
 
       const messageListener = ({ data }: MessageEvent) => {
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ export function createClient(options: ClientOptions): Client {
           }
           case MessageType.Complete: {
             if (message.id === id) {
+              completed = true;
               // the canceller must be set at this point
               // because you cannot receive a message
               // if there is no existing connection
@@ -495,13 +497,15 @@ export function createClient(options: ClientOptions): Client {
             // either the canceller will be called and the promise resolved
             // or the socket closed and the promise rejected
             await throwOnCloseOrWaitForCancel(() => {
-              // send complete message to server on cancel
-              socket.send(
-                stringifyMessage<MessageType.Complete>({
-                  id: id,
-                  type: MessageType.Complete,
-                }),
-              );
+              // if not completed already, send complete message to server on cancel
+              if (!completed) {
+                socket.send(
+                  stringifyMessage<MessageType.Complete>({
+                    id: id,
+                    type: MessageType.Complete,
+                  }),
+                );
+              }
             });
 
             socket.removeEventListener('message', messageListener);

src/server.ts

@@ -571,13 +571,15 @@ export function createServer(
                 }
                 await sendMessage<MessageType.Error>(ctx, errorMessage);
               },
-              complete: async () => {
+              complete: async (notifyClient: boolean) => {
                 const completeMessage: CompleteMessage = {
                   id: message.id,
                   type: MessageType.Complete,
                 };
                 await onComplete?.(ctx, completeMessage);
-                await sendMessage<MessageType.Complete>(ctx, completeMessage);
+                if (notifyClient) {
+                  await sendMessage<MessageType.Complete>(ctx, completeMessage);
+                }
               },
             };
 
@@ -680,18 +682,22 @@ export function createServer(
               for await (const result of operationResult) {
                 await emit.next(result, execArgs);
               }
-              await emit.complete();
+
+              // lack of subscription at this point indicates that the client
+              // completed the stream, he doesnt need to be reminded
+              await emit.complete(Boolean(ctx.subscriptions[message.id]));
               delete ctx.subscriptions[message.id];
             } else {
               /** single emitted result */
 
               await emit.next(operationResult, execArgs);
-              await emit.complete();
+              await emit.complete(true);
             }
             break;
           }
           case MessageType.Complete: {
             await ctx.subscriptions[message.id]?.return?.();
+            delete ctx.subscriptions[message.id]; // deleting the subscription means no further action
             break;
           }
           default:

src/tests/client.ts

@@ -380,6 +380,30 @@ describe('subscription operation', () => {
 
     expect(server.clients.size).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  it('should stop dispatching messages after completing a subscription', async () => {
+    const {
+      url,
+      server,
+      waitForOperation,
+      waitForComplete,
+    } = await startTServer();
+
+    const sub = tsubscribe(createClient({ url }), {
+      query: 'subscription { greetings }',
+    });
+    await waitForOperation();
+
+    for (const client of server.webSocketServer.clients) {
+      client.once('message', () => {
+        // no more messages from the client
+        fail("Shouldn't have dispatched a message");
+      });
+    }
+
+    await waitForComplete();
+    await sub.waitForComplete();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('"concurrency"', () => {

src/tests/fixtures/simple.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export interface TServer {
     expire?: number,
   ) => Promise<void>;
   waitForOperation: (test?: () => void, expire?: number) => Promise<void>;
+  waitForComplete: (test?: () => void, expire?: number) => Promise<void>;
   waitForClientClose: (test?: () => void, expire?: number) => Promise<void>;
   dispose: Dispose;
 }
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ export async function startTServer(
   });
 
   // create server and hook up for tracking operations
-  let pendingOperations = 0;
+  let pendingOperations = 0,
+    pendingCompletes = 0;
   const server = await createServer(
     {
       schema,
@@ -155,6 +157,11 @@ export async function startTServer(
         emitter.emit('operation');
         return maybeResult;
       },
+      onComplete: async (...args) => {
+        pendingCompletes++;
+        await options?.onComplete?.(...args);
+        emitter.emit('compl');
+      },
     },
     {
       server: httpServer,
@@ -263,6 +270,25 @@ export async function startTServer(
         }
       });
     },
+    waitForComplete(test, expire) {
+      return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        function done() {
+          pendingCompletes--;
+          test?.();
+          resolve();
+        }
+        if (pendingCompletes > 0) {
+          return done();
+        }
+        emitter.once('compl', done);
+        if (expire) {
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            emitter.off('compl', done); // expired
+            resolve();
+          }, expire);
+        }
+      });
+    },
     waitForClientClose(test, expire) {
       return new Promise((resolve) => {
         function done() {

src/tests/server.ts

@@ -1446,28 +1446,22 @@ describe('Subscribe', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    // complete
+    // send complete
     client.ws.send(
       stringifyMessage<MessageType.Complete>({
         id: '1',
         type: MessageType.Complete,
       }),
     );
 
-    // confirm complete
-    await client.waitForMessage(({ data }) => {
-      expect(parseMessage(data)).toEqual({
-        id: '1',
-        type: MessageType.Complete,
-      });
-    });
+    await server.waitForComplete();
 
     server.pong();
     server.pong();
     server.pong();
 
     await client.waitForMessage(() => {
-      fail('Shouldnt have received a message');
+      fail("Shouldn't have received a message");
     }, 30);
   });