Pro Spring 6 with Kotlin: An In-depth Guide to Using Kotlin APIs in Spring Framework 6

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19. Spring WebSocket Support

Peter Späth¹  , Iuliana Cosmina², Rob Harrop³ and Chris Schaefer⁴

(1)

Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

(2)

Edinburgh, UK

(3)

Reddish, UK

(4)

Venice, FL, USA

 

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 ...