Why Does Turbo::StreamsChannel Broadcast Duplicate Actions in Rails?

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I'm encountering a strange issue where a broadcast meant to be sent once is arriving multiple times on the client side. From my controller, I trigger a job as follows:

RUBY
CreateMassBalanceJob.set(wait: 1.seconds).perform_later(
      excel_file_path: path_to_tmp_file,
      mass_balance_id: @mass_balance.id
)

The CreateMassBalanceJob executes this method:

RUBY
def stream_notification_message(message, type: 'success')
    notification_stream = notification_message_helper_stream(message,
                                                             to_string: true,
                                                             type:)

    puts 'ENTRA EN stream_notification_message'
    Turbo::StreamsChannel.broadcast_prepend_to(
      'global_notifications',
      target: 'notifications_',
      html: notification_stream
    )

    puts 'SALE EN stream_notification_message'
end

This method logs its execution, confirming that it runs only once, and that broadcast_prepend_to is called a single time. However, the backend ends up sending the same action multiple times at random (sometimes three or more).

On the client side, using the following in application.html.erb ensures subscription:

ERB
<%= turbo_stream_from :global_notifications %>

Your view ends up showing the same notification message several times, as evidenced by the screenshots provided.

I have verified that the job is called only once, so I'm wondering what could be causing multiple subscriptions or duplicate broadcasts. Has anyone encountered this issue? My environment is:

OS: Windows 11
Ruby 3.2.6
Rails 8.0.1

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

It sounds like you're experiencing duplicate subscriptions to your global_notifications Turbo Stream. Even though your job is only broadcasting once (as verified by your debug output), the browser ends up receiving multiple identical stream actions. Here are a few things to check and consider:

Duplicate Subscriptions in Layout or Partials:
Ensure that the line
```
ERB
<%= turbo_stream_from :global_notifications %>
```
appears only once in your layout. If it’s embedded inside a partial or appears on pages that get rendered multiple times (for example, via Turbo Frames or updates that might reinsert it into the DOM), the subscription could be established more than once.
Multiple Open WebSocket Connections:
Verify that the browser is not creating multiple connections for the same channel. Check your browser’s developer tools (in the Network → WebSocket section) to see if there are extra connections. If you’re using Turbo or Stimulus controllers that might reinitialize subscriptions (for instance, when navigating or dynamically updating parts of the page), you might inadvertently be setting up duplicate subscriptions.
Page Caching or Turbo Drive Effects:
With Rails 8 and Turbo, sometimes page caching or Turbo Drive optimizations may reinstate subscriptions when the page is restored from cache. Make sure you’re not unintentionally duplicating the subscription when navigating within your application.
Investigate Turbo Streams Setup:
Since the broadcast itself is executed only once on the backend, the triple (or multiple) presentation of the same notification in the client indicates that the Turbo Stream channel on the client side is receiving the same broadcast on several subscription instances.

You may want to add some debugging on the client side as well (for example, logging when a subscription is opened/closed) to track how many times the subscription to :global_notifications is active.

By carefully checking that your layout only includes a single subscription and verifying the state of your WebSocket connections, you should be able to pinpoint why the message appears several times on the client.

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