Feb 9, 2025 · The WebSocket API 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 responses without having to poll the server for a reply.

Apr 4, 2025 · WebSocket is a bidirectional communication protocol that can send the data from the client to the server or from the server to the client by reusing the established connection channel. The connection is kept alive until terminated by either the client or the server.

Mar 13, 2025 · WebSocket client applications use the WebSocket API to communicate with WebSocket servers using the WebSocket protocol. Note: The example snippets in this article are taken from our WebSocket chat client/server sample. See the code.

Chrome now has support for raw TCP and UDP sockets in its ‘experimental’ APIs. These features are only available for chrome apps and, although documented, are hidden for the moment. Having said that, some developers are already creating interesting projects using it, …

Mar 21, 2024 · WebSocket is a powerful communication protocol enabling real-time data exchange between clients and servers. In this guide, we'll explore how to establish a WebSocket connection using JavaScript. Below are the steps outlined for implementation:

Mar 18, 2025 · WebSocket is a protocol that enables two-way, real-time communication between a web browser (or client) and a server. Unlike HTTP, which is unidirectional, WebSocket allows both the client and server to send and receive data at any time, making it ideal for applications like live chat, real-time gaming, collaborative editing, and live updates.

Feb 24, 2023 · WebSockets create a TCP socket connection between multiple devices or processes. As will be discussed later, similar functionality can be implemented using HTTP Long Polling or a hosted pub/sub service, but let’s build a simple example first …

WHAT IS A SOCKET? A socket is an endpoint for communication between two machines. It is a key concept in network programming, allowing processes to send and receive data over a network. Introduced in Berkeley UNIX in the 1980s, later adopted widely. Used for communication in client-server models.

Oct 14, 2022 · The WebSocket protocol, described in the specification RFC 6455, provides a way to exchange data between browser and server via a persistent connection. The data can be passed in both directions as “packets”, without breaking the …

Feb 1, 2018 · In web-applications, we use web-sockets (ws protocol) to establish a connection between a browser (consider it as a socket here) and a TCP Server or any other Socket.