sample-websocket

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SAMPLE WEBSOCKET

A sample websocket app built using gofr.

RUN

To run the app follow the below steps:

1. go run main.go

This will start the server at port 9101.

DOCKER BUILD

To Build a docker image, follow the below steps:

On non linux machines :

1. GOOS=linux go build main.go This will build a go binary
2. docker build -t sample-websocket:$(date +%s) .

On linux machines(Ubuntu/Mac):

1. go build main.go This will build a go binary
2. docker build -t sample-websockt:$(date +%s) .

WebSocket Message Example

The request must contain the following header value pairs for the web-socket connection to be intialized:

Header	Value
Connection	upgrade
Upgrade	websocket
Sec-Websocket-Version	13
Sec-Websocket-Key	'base64 encoded random bytes'

Sec-Websocket-Key is meant to prevent proxies from caching the request, by sending a random key. It does not provide any authentication.

####Follow the steps below to run the example:

1. Run the example using the command: go run main.go.
2. In browser, go to http://localhost:9101.
3. Send a message using the textbox and the send button which appears in the browser.
4. Messages sent from the browser appear on the terminal console.