Socket-ping--.md

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Socket.ping()	Send a ping. Ping messages can be used to verify that the remote endpoint is responsive.

Send a ping. Ping messages can be used to verify that the remote endpoint is responsive.

Example

import ws from 'k6/ws';

export default function () {
  const url = 'ws://echo.websocket.org';
  const response = ws.connect(url, null, function (socket) {
    socket.on('open', function () {
      socket.on('pong', function () {
        // As required by the spec, when the ping is received, the recipient must send back a pong.
        console.log('connection is alive');
      });

      socket.ping();
    });
  });
}