This question already has answers here: What is the fundamental difference between WebSockets and pure TCP? (4 answers) Closed 3 years ago. Trying to understand as best as I can the differences between TCP socket and websocket, I’ve already found a lot of useful information within these questions: fundamental difference between websockets and pure TCP … Read more
I’ve read about WebSockets and I wonder why browser couldn’t simply open trivial TCP connection and communicate with server like any other desktop application. And why this communication is possible via websockets? 4 Answers 4
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I’ve been using WebSockets for a while now, I have chosen to create an Agile project management tool for my final year project at University utilizing Node server and WebSockets. I found using WebSockets provided a 624% increase in the number of requests per second my application could process. However since starting the project I’ve … Read more
I’m working with socket.io and node.js and until now it seems pretty good, but I don’t know how to send a message from the server to an specific client, something like this: client.send(message, receiverSessionId) But neither the .send() nor the .broadcast() methods seem to supply my need. What I have found as a possible solution, … Read more
Is there a way, or an extension, that lets me watch the “traffic” going through a WebSocket? For debugging purposes I’d like to see the client and server requests/responses. 12 Answers 12
I’m building web app that needs to communicate with another application using socket connections. This is new territory for me, so want to be sure that sockets are different than websockets. It seems like they’re only conceptually similar. Asking because initially I’d planned on using Django as the foundation for my project, but in the … Read more
This question’s answers are a community effort. Edit existing answers to improve this post. It is not currently accepting new answers or interactions. I am going to develop an instant messaging application that runs in the browser. What browsers support the WebSocket API? 1 Answer 1
Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 3 years ago. Improve this question So I’m looking to build a chat app that will allow video, audio, and text. … Read more
Looks like it’s easy to add custom HTTP headers to your websocket client with any HTTP header client which supports this, but I can’t find how to do it with the web platform’s WebSocket API. Anyone has a clue on how to achieve it? var ws = new WebSocket(“ws://example.com/service”); Specifically, I need to be able … Read more