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WebSocket

WebSocket provides full-duplex, bidirectional communication over a single TCP connection. Unlike HTTP's request-response model, WebSocket allows both client and server to send messages at any time after the initial handshake. This makes it ideal for real-time applications where low latency and continuous data flow are critical.

Use Cases

  • •Building real-time chat applications where messages appear instantly
  • •Streaming live financial data like stock prices or crypto trades
  • •Implementing multiplayer game servers with low-latency state updates
  • •Creating collaborative editing tools where multiple users see changes in real time

Visualization

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Implementation

Output

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