WebSockets

• is an application protocol/network-level API protocol for full-duplex communication between server and client
• distinguishing features:
  • full-duplex
  • uses HTTP for initializing and a single TCP connection for communication
  • allows unsolicited communication from server to client (after HTTP initialize)

WebSockets - Tutorial

WebSockets - Implementations

• Java - Spring Framework - Web - WebSockets
• JavaScript’s Node.js - Socket.IO