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Modern Web Development with ASP.NET Core 3 - Second Edition
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Modern Web Development with ASP.NET Core 3 - Second Edition

by Ricardo Peres
June 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
802 pages
16h 11m
English
Packt Publishing
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Real-Time Communication

In this chapter, we will learn about MicrosoftSignalR, which is a library fordoingreal-time communication between the client and the server. It allows the server to call the client of its own initiative, not as a result of a request. It builds on well-known technologies such as AJAX, WebSockets, and server-sent events, but in a transparent manner. You do not need to know what it's using—it basically just works, regardless of the browser you have. It also supports quite a lot of browsers, including mobile phones. Let's explore this technology and see what it has to offer—essentially, the following:

  • Setting up SignalR
  • Sending messages from the client to the server
  • Broadcasting messages from the server to all/some clients ...
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