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WebSocket

Category

Network / Connectivity

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 4)

Intent stage

None

Summary

The WebSocket JavaScript API provides a simple API for bi-directional communication with web servers. The WebSocket network protocol enables low overhead bi-directional communication with web servers over a persistent TCP connection.

Standards & signals

• Specification: http://dev.w3.org/html5/websockets/
• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Safari: Shipped/Shipping
• Web developers: Strongly positive
• Tracking bug: http://crbug.com/12497

Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSocket

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