websockets-with-nodejs-from-scratch
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A complete application tutorial to show how to implement the Web Socket protocol using only Node.js builtin modules
Web Socket application using only Node.js built-in modules
About
Welcome, this repo is part of my youtube video about Building a complete application implementing the Web Socket protocol using only Node.js built-in modules.
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Complete source code
- Access them in nodejs-raw-websocket/
Features Checklist + Challenges
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Web Socket Server
- Receiving data
- [x] Establishes handshake connections according to the Web Socket protocol
- [x] Receives masked data payloads
- [x] Decodes 7-bits long data payloads
- [x] Decodes 16-bits long data payloads
- [ ] Decodes 64-bits long data payloads
- Replying
- [x] Builds data frames according to the Web Socket protocol
- [x] Sends 7-bits long unmasked data payloads
- [x] Sends 16-bits long unmasked data payloads
- [ ] Sends 64-bits long unmasked data payloads
- Receiving data
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Web Socket Client
- [x] Establishes handshake connections according to the Web Socket protocol
- [x] Sends masked data payloads
- [x] Receives masked and unmasked data payloads
- [ ] Tries reconnecting to the server after a disconnection
Notes
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Should you have some difficulties solving the problems, please comment on the Youtube video
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As soon as you've been finishing the tasks, comment on the Youtube video so all other students can be pushed forward by your efforts
Running
- Server - Use the Node.js v18 and execute the server.mjs file as
node nodejs-raw-websocket/server.mjs - Client - You just need to open the index.html file on a browser. (I use Firefox for the examples)