The is an advanced technology that makes it possible to open a two-way interactive communication session between the user's browser and a server. With this API, you can send messages to a server and receive event-driven responses without having to poll the server for a reply. WebSocket API While a WebSocket connection is functionally somewhat similar to standard Unix-style sockets, they are not related. Note: Interfaces WebSocket The primary interface for connecting to a WebSocket server and then sending and receiving data on the connection. CloseEvent The event sent by the WebSocket object when the connection closes. MessageEvent The event sent by the WebSocket object when a message is received from the server. Guides Writing WebSocket client applications Writing WebSocket servers Writing a WebSocket server in C# Writing a WebSocket server in Java Tools : A cross-platform networking library that works in the browser. It consists of a C wrapper around WebSockets and WebRTC that abstracts awaycross-browser differences, facilitating the creation of multi-user networking functionality for games and other apps. HumbleNet : Highly scalable WebSocket server and client implementation for and . µWebSockets C++11 Node.js :  Lightweight, fast and powerful framework for building scalable WebSocket applications in . ClusterWS Node.js : Fast C++ WebSocket implementation for Node.js (uWebSockets v0.14 fork) CWS : A long polling/WebSocket based third party transfer protocol for . Socket.IO Node.js : A pub/sub WebSocket framework for with a focus on scalability. SocketCluster Node.js : A WebSocket server API implementation for . WebSocket-Node Node.js : Web application framework for (Example: ) Total.js Node.js WebSocket chat : A (two-ways connections) and (one-way connections) for Server and Client. Faye WebSocket EventSource Node.js : SignalR will use WebSockets under the covers when it's available, and gracefully fallback to other techniques and technologies when it isn't, while your application code stays the same. SignalR : A web server capable of proxying arbitrary commands (stdin/stdout) as a websocket. Caddy : a popular WebSocket client & server library for . ws Node.js : Asynchronous RPC which, on a single connection, may have functions exported on the server and, and the same time, on the client (client may call server, server may also call client). jsonrpc-bidirectional : Cowboy is a small, fast and modern HTTP server for Erlang/OTP with WebSocket support. cowboy Related Topics AJAX JavaScript Specifications Browser compatibility See also RFC 6455 — The WebSocket Protocol WebSocket API Specification Server-Sent Events Credits Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Websockets_API Published under licence Open CC Attribution ShareAlike 3.0

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