Java WebSocket Programming

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Java WebSocket Fundamentals

This chapter introduces the Java WebSocket API and gives a high-level tour of its functions. The chapter will dive right into the sample application, an application whose server side simply echoes any messages sent to it by its client. We will use it to illustrate the major features of the Java WebSocket API. In so doing, this chapter will establish a foundation for the major features covered in the rest of the book. If you need a refresher on the main concepts of the WebSocket protocol, please take a look at the Introduction before reading on.

Creating Your First WebSocket Application

Since the core of the ...