Web Sockets
WebSocket is an API built on top of TCP sockets and a protocol for bi-directional, full-duplex communication between client and server without the overhead of HTTP.
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WebSockets ping/pong, why not TCP keepalive?
WebSockets have the option of sending pings to the other end, where the other end is supposed to respond with
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What is difference between grpc and websocket? Which one is more suitable for bidirectional streaming connection?
I want to develop a client-server application in a bi-directional streaming manner. what is more suitable tec
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differences between webhook and websocket
I've always wanted to do a real-time chat. I've done that years ago in PHP+Ajax+Mysql and broke my
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Faye vs. Socket.IO (and Juggernaut)
Socket.IO seems to be the most popular and active WebSocket emulation library. Juggernaut uses it to create a
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How to construct a WebSocket URI relative to the page URI?
I want to construct a WebSocket URI relative to the page URI at the browser side. Say, in my case convert HTTP
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Differences between websockets and long polling for turn based game server
I am writing a server for an iOS game. The game is turn-based and the only time the server needs to push infor
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Loadbalancing web sockets
I have a question about how to load balance web sockets. I have a server which supports web sockets. Browsers
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What is the difference between WebSocket and STOMP protocols?
What are the major differences between WebSocket and STOMP protocols?
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WebSocket with SSL
Is it possible to have WebSockets with HTTPS? When switching to HTTPS, my WebSocket returns a security error
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Maximum concurrent Socket.IO connections
This question has been asked previously but not recently and not with a clear answer. Using Socket.io, is the
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What is the fundamental difference between WebSockets and pure TCP?
I've read about WebSockets and I wonder why browser couldn't simply open trivial TCP connection and
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Debugging WebSocket in Google Chrome
Is there a way, or an extension, that lets me watch the "traffic" going through a WebSocket? For debugging pur
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Difference between socket and websocket?
I'm building web app that needs to communicate with another application using socket connections. This is
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Does HTTP/2 make websockets obsolete?
I'm learning about HTTP/2 protocol. It's a binary protocol with small message frames. It allows stre