What is a backend channel?

The channel backend, which is a combination of pluggable Python code and a datastore (e.g. Redis, or a shared memory segment) responsible for transporting messages . The workers, that listen on all relevant channels and run consumer code when a message is ready.

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What is WebSockets Django?

WebSockets is a technology that allows for opening an interactive communications session between a user’s browser and a server . With this technology, a user can send messages to a server and receive event-driven responses without requiring long-polling, i.e. without having to constantly check the server for a reply.

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How do Django channels work?

With WebSockets (via Django Channels) managing the communication between the client and the server, whenever a user is authenticated, an event will be broadcasted to every other connected user . Each user’s screen will change automatically, without them having to reload their browsers.

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