About Websockets
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You can establish and maintain connections with WebSockets. As a request-response protocol, HTTP typically ends the connection after each data packet that is transmitted. In other words, they HTTP requests have a brief lifespan. A socket connection opened from your browser sends an HTTP request to the server you wish to contact normally when you use it to access a website. After the server replies, the socket connection is cut off.
With WebSockets, you may maintain an ongoing connection without having to terminate it at the end of each data packet transmission. This enables real-time functionality in applications and other software. Through a websocket, both the server and the browser may receive fresh information.
Why does this matter?
You could wish to develop a chat online application, for instance. How will browsers be informed when fresh chat messages are available to display? Well, it would have to conduct some polling without websockets (constantly hitting the server to check for new messages). The browsers must continually query the server since there is no way for the server to "push" data to them.
With websockets, a permanent connection is established between the browser and the server. Websockets may be used by the server to push fresh data to the browsers, and the other way around.
Why Choose WebSockets?
Here are three possible ideas that you may want to consider when deciding whether or not to utilize websockets or not. If you have other ideas, we would love to hear your thoughts!
Event Notifications
Push notifications are useful messages that websites send to visitors' devices using browsers. These messages may be utilied to engage and retain visitors.
Status Changes
Due to the real-time information updating capabilities, you can use websockets with other applications and services to obtain accurate data.
Instant Messages
Providing a chat service on your website is a great way to communicate with your clients. Answer questions and better sell your product or service to them.
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