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The Definitive Guide to HTML5 WebSocket is the ultimate insider's WebSocket resource. This revolutionary new web technology enables you to harness the power of true real-time connectivity and build responsive, modern web applications. This book contains everything web developers and architects need to know about WebSocket. It discusses how WebSocket-based architectures provide a dramatic reduction in unnecessary network overhead and latency compared to older HTTP (Ajax) architectures, how to layer widely used protocols such as XMPP and STOMP on top of WebSocket, and how to secure WebSocket connections and deploy WebSocket-based applications to the enterprise. Build real-time web applications with HTML5.
This book:
- Introduces you to the WebSocket API and protocol
- Describes and provides real-world examples of protocol communication over WebSocket
- Explains WebSocket security and enterprise deployment
List of contents
- Introduction to HTML5 WebSocket
- The WebSocket API
- The WebSocket Protocol
- Building Instant Messaging and Chat over WebSocket with XMPP
- Using Messaging over WebSocket with STOMP
- VNC with the Remote Framebuffer Protocol
- WebSocket Security
- Deployment Considerations
- Appendix A: Inspecting WebSocket Traffic
- Appendix B: WebSocket Resources
About the author
Peter Moskovits is a senior principal product manager for Oracle WebCenter, and leads the product management efforts for Web 2.0 and social networking application development.
Summary
The Definitive Guide to HTML5 WebSocket is the ultimate insider’s WebSocket resource. This revolutionary new web technology enables you to harness the power of true real-time connectivity and build responsive, modern web applications. This book contains everything web developers and architects need to know about WebSocket. It discusses how WebSocket-based architectures provide a dramatic reduction in unnecessary network overhead and latency compared to older HTTP (Ajax) architectures, how to layer widely used protocols such as XMPP and STOMP on top of WebSocket, and how to secure WebSocket connections and deploy WebSocket-based applications to the enterprise. Build real-time web applications with HTML5. This book:
- Introduces you to the WebSocket API and protocol
- Describes and provides real-world examples of protocol communication over WebSocket
- Explains WebSocket security and enterprise deployment
