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demitter

Distributed Node.js event emitter (pub/sub)

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Distributed Node.js event emitter (pub/sub)

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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HN mentions by week3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-07-31 22:38:40 UTC to 2025-11-26 13:24:50 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

0122025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 2 submissions, 0 commentsJul 282025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-08-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-09-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsSep 222025-09-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-10-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsNov 24

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Jul 282025-07-28 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC220
Aug 42025-08-04 00:00:00 UTC2025-08-11 00:00:00 UTC000
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Nov 242025-11-24 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC110

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pmbanugo·Jul 31, 2025Submission

Show HN: Demitter – Distributed Node.js Event Emitter (Pub/Sub)

WHat if you could take Node.js event emitter and turn it into a distributed pub-sub system? I built Demitter to solve a problem I kept thinking about recently: how to easily share events between Node.js processes without the complexity of setting up Redis, RabbitMQ, or other heavyweight message brokers? It uses ZeroMQ for messaging and MessagePack for serialization, ensuring high performance even at high event frequencies. What it does: - Takes the familiar `emitter.on()` and `emitter.emit()` API you may already know in Node.js - Makes it work seamlessly across multiple processes/machines - Zero configuration required: just `npm install demitter` and go Don't take my word for it, see it in action: I created a live auction demo where multiple bidders run in separate terminal windows, all bidding in real-time on the same auctions. Watch it
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in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqQShQ9-dsk – it's pretty satisfying to see ~7 processes staying perfectly synchronized in real-time. Where I you might use it: - Worker processes needed coordination without complexity - You want to scale Socket.IO or WebSocket servers without heavy message brokers - any other need for pub/sub across Node.js processes. I built this because I wanted a lightweight solution that didn't compromise on the familiar Node.js event API. Existing solutions felt too heavy for simple pub/sub, and I wanted to keep the Node.js event API developers already know. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this approach. Is it something you would find useful? What other use cases do you think it could solve for you? I'm in EU and it's very late here, so I'll catch up on comments tomorrow.
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