What are WebSockets for?

The WebSocket API 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.

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What is a WebSocket example?

WebSocket Example A WebSocket is a standard bidirectional TCP socket between the client and the server . The socket starts out as a HTTP connection and then “Upgrades” to a TCP socket after a HTTP handshake. After the handshake, either side can send data.

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