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# Storage and Broadcast

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The RealtimeKit Stores API allows you to create multiple key-value pair realtime stores. Users can subscribe to changes in a store and receive real-time updates. Data is stored until a [session](https://4f1c5cd2.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/concepts/meeting/#session) is active.

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### Create a Store

You can create a realtime store (changes are synced with other users):

| Param | Type   | Description       | Required |
| ----- | ------ | ----------------- | -------- |
| name  | string | Name of the store | true     |

To create a store:

```ts
const stores = useRealtimeKitSelector((m) => m.stores);
const store = stores.create('myStore');
```

```ts
const store = meeting.stores.create('myStore');
```

```ts
const store = meeting.stores.create('myStore');
```

```kotlin
val meeting = RealtimeKitMeetingBuilder.build(activity)
val store = meeting.stores.create("myStore")
```

```swift
let meeting = RealtimeKitiOSClientBuilder().build()
let store = meeting.stores.create(name: "myStore")
```

Note

This method must be executed for every user.

### Update a Store

You can add, update or delete entries in a store:

| Param | Type       | Description                                                 | Required |
| ----- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| key   | string     | Unique identifier used to store/update a value in the store | Yes      |
| value | StoreValue | Value that can be stored against a key                      | Yes      |

```ts
type StoreValue = string | number | object | array;
```

```ts
const stores = useRealtimeKitSelector((m) => m.stores.stores);
const store = stores.get("myStore");

await store.set("user", { name: "John Doe" });

await store.update("user", { age: 34 }); // { name: 'John Doe', age: 34 }

await store.delete("user");
```

```ts
type StoreValue = string | number | object | array;
```

```ts
const { stores } = meeting.stores;
const store = stores.get("myStore");

await store.set("user", { name: "John Doe" });

await store.update("user", { age: 34 }); // { name: 'John Doe', age: 34 }

await store.delete("user");
```

```ts
type StoreValue = string | number | object | array;
```

```ts
const { stores } = meeting.stores;
const store = stores.get("myStore");

await store.set("user", { name: "John Doe" });

await store.update("user", { age: 34 }); // { name: 'John Doe', age: 34 }

await store.delete("user");
```

```kotlin
val store = meeting.stores.get("myStore")

store.set("user", mapOf("name" to "John Doe"))
```

```swift
let store = meeting.stores.get(name: "myStore")
store.set("user", ["name": "John Doe"])
```

Note

The `set` method overwrites the existing value, while the `update` method updates the existing value.

For example, if the stored value is `['a', 'b']` and you call `update` with `['c']`, the final value will be `['a', 'b', 'c']`.

### Subscribe to a Store

You can attach event listeners on a store's key, which fire when the value changes.

```ts
const stores = useRealtimeKitSelector((m) => m.stores.stores);
const store = stores.get('myStore');
store.subscribe('key', (data) => {
    console.log(data);
});

// subscribe to all keys of a store
store.subscribe('\*', (data) => {
console.log(data);
});

store.unsubscribe('key');
```

```ts
const { stores } = meeting.stores;
const store = stores.get('myStore');
store.subscribe('key', (data) => {
    console.log(data);
});

// subscribe to all keys of a store
store.subscribe('\*', (data) => {
console.log(data);
});

store.unsubscribe('key');
```

```ts
const { stores } = meeting.stores;
const store = stores.get('myStore');
store.subscribe('key', (data) => {
    console.log(data);
});

// subscribe to all keys of a store
store.subscribe('\*', (data) => {
console.log(data);
});

store.unsubscribe('key');
```

```kotlin
val store = meeting.stores.create("myStore")
val keyChangeCallback = { key: String, value: Any? ->
  println(value)
}
store.subscribe("key", keyChangeCallback)

// Subscribe to all keys
store.subscribe(RtkStore.WILDCARD_KEY) { key, value ->
  println(value)
}

store.unsubscribe("key", keyChangeCallback)
```

```swift
let store = meeting.stores.create(name: "myStore")
let keyChangeCallback: ((String, (Any?)) -> Void) = { key, value in
    print(value ?? "null")
}
store.subscribe(key: "key", onChange: keyChangeCallback)

// Subscribe to all keys
store.subscribe(key: RtkStore.Companion().WILDCARD_KEY) { key, value in
    print(value ?? "null")
}

store.unsubscribe(key: "key", onChange: keyChangeCallback)
```

### Fetch Store Data

You can fetch the data stored in the store:

```ts
const stores = useRealtimeKitSelector((m) => m.stores.stores);
const store = stores.get('myStore');

// fetch value for a specific key
const data = store.get('key');

// fetch all the data in the store
const data = store.getAll();
```

```ts
const { stores } = meeting.stores;
const store = stores.get('myStore');

// fetch value for a specific key
const data = store.get('key');

// fetch all the data in the store
const data = store.getAll();
```

```ts
const { stores } = meeting.stores;
const store = stores.get('myStore');

// fetch value for a specific key
const data = store.get('key');

// fetch all the data in the store
const data = store.getAll();
```

```kotlin
val store = meeting.stores.create("myStore")

// fetch value for a specific key
val data = store.get("key")

// fetch all the data in the store
val data = store.getAll()
```

```swift
let store = meeting.stores.create(name: "myStore")

// fetch value for a specific key
store.get(key: "key")

// fetch all the data in the store
store.getAll()
```

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