Spring in Action, Sixth Edition

14 Working with RSocket

This chapter covers

• Reactive network communication with RSocket
• Working with each of RSocket’s four communication models
• Transporting RSocket over WebSocket

There was a time, before telephones and modern electronics, when the best way to communicate with friends and family that live far away involved writing a letter and dropping it in the mail. It wasn’t a quick form of communication, taking several days or even weeks before you’d receive a response, but it was effective and truly the only option available.

Thanks to Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone offered a new way to talk with distant friends and family, giving near-real-time, synchronous communication The telephone has evolved quite a bit since Mr. Bell’s first ...