Pro Spring 5: An In-Depth Guide to the Spring Framework and Its Tools

© Iuliana Cosmina, Rob Harrop, Chris Schaefer, and Clarence Ho 2017

Iuliana Cosmina, Rob Harrop, Chris Schaefer and Clarence HoPro Spring 5https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2808-1_17

17. WebSocket

Iuliana Cosmina¹ , Rob Harrop², Chris Schaefer³ and Clarence Ho⁴

(1)

Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania

(2)

Reddish, UK

(3)

Venice, Florida, USA

(4)

Hong Kong, China

 

Traditionally, web applications have utilized the standard request/response HTTP functionality to provide communication between the client and server. As the Web has evolved, more interactive abilities have been required, some of which demand push/pull or real-time updates from the server. Over time, various methods have been implemented, such as continuous polling, long polling, and Comet. Each has its pros ...