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NOTE: This documentation is for version 0.6-beta of nanomsg, but the latest released version is 1.1.5. Please see the documentation for 1.1.5 for the most up-to-date information.
nn_ws(7)

SYNOPSIS

#include <nanomsg/nn.h>

#include <nanomsg/ws.h>

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE. DO NOT USE. THE FUNCTIONALITY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

When calling either nn_bind() or nn_connect(), omitting the port defaults to the RFC 6455 default port 80 for HTTP. Example:

ws://127.0.0.1 is equivalent to ws://127.0.0.1:80

Connecting to an Arbitrary WebSocket Service

When calling nn_connect(), the URI may also optionally include the path to a resource and/or query parameters.

_Example_
s1 = nn_socket (AF_SP, NN_PAIR);
nn_connect (s1, "ws://example.com/path?query=value");

This extended URI may help in situations with service protocol requirements, or routing through existing HTTP infrastructure such as reverse proxies. The URI is effectively only useful for routing and establishing the connection with non-nanomsg services. Once established, this additional information is not available via the nanomsg API.

The spirit of these extended URIs is to enable interoperability with existing services and infrastructure, and not necessarily to give nanomsg connections a new means of controlling the opening handshake.

A nanomsg socket accepting connections after calling nn_bind() does not use this additional path or query parameters, except for incidentally satisfying any intermediate HTTP infrastructure used to route the connection to the nanomsg socket accepting connections.

Socket Options

TODO: NN_TCP_NODELAY

This option, when set to 1, disables Nagle’s algorithm. It also disables delaying of TCP acknowledgments. Using this option improves latency at the expense of throughput. Type of this option is int. Default value is 0.

EXAMPLE

nn_bind (s1, "ws://*:5555");
nn_connect (s2, "ws://myserver:5555");

SEE ALSO

AUTHORS

Martin Sustrik <sustrik@250bpm.com> Jack R. Dunaway <jack@wirebirdlabs.com>


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