CHAPTER6
Adding Sparkle: Java WebSockets
Java WebSockets are unlike other Java EE web components because can they push data out to web clients without clients having to ask for it.
Java WebSockets are a departure from the HTTP-based interaction model, providing a way for Java EE applications to update browser and non-browser clients asynchronously. The interaction model for web sites has long been the HTTP request/response interaction model, which is rich and allows for many sophisticated browser-based applications. Each interaction, however, always starts from the browser with some action on the part of the user: loading a page, refreshing a ...
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