Thanks — I’m responding to your question about reading text chunks as they stream in React Native (using

for/await

on a

TextStreamReader

rather than

readAll()

). You can process each chunk as it arrives by iterating the

TextStreamReader

with an asynchronous for/await loop. This keeps latency low and lets you update UI or state incrementally (good for chat, transcriptions, or live feedback). Example implementation:

room.registerTextStreamHandler('lk.chat', async (reader, participantIdentity) => {
  try {
    // Process each chunk as it arrives
    for await (const chunk of reader) {
      console.log('Received chunk:', chunk);
      // Update UI or state with this chunk (append to buffer / render partial text)
    }
    console.log('Stream completed.');
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error reading text stream:', error);
  }
});

Notes and suggestions: • Handle partial chunks: append each chunk to a buffer or update your UI incrementally so text appears smoothly. • Error handling: catch stream errors and show a user-friendly message or retry logic if needed. • Backpressure/flow: if UI updates are expensive, consider batching small chunks or debouncing renders to avoid jank. • Cleanup: if your component unmounts, ensure any related resources or listeners are cleaned up so you don’t attempt to update unmounted components. If you want, tell me: • Which UI pattern you’re using (functional components with hooks or class components). • Whether chunks should be appended continuously or only displayed after reaching sentence/paragraph boundaries. I can then show a small React Native component example that integrates this loop and updates state safely. Sources: Text and transcriptions | LiveKit Documentation | LiveKit coming to React Native!