DeepaMehta 4 WebSockets

A DeepaMehta 4 plugin which provides the basis for handling WebSockets.

• Launches a WebSocket server on port 8081.
• Provides a service to let plugins broadcast messages to WebSocket clients (server push).
• Defines server-side events to let plugins react upon incoming WebSocket messages.

A simple WebSockets demo application:
https://github.com/jri/dm4-websockets-demo

DeepaMehta 4 is a platform for collaboration and knowledge management.
https://github.com/jri/deepamehta

Version History

0.4 -- Nov 17, 2016

• 2 config options: dm4.websockets.port and dm4.websockets.url
• Client-side support for auto-reconnecting dropped connections
• Extended service API: send message over a particular client connection

0.3 -- Apr 18, 2016

• New service call: broadcast to all but origin client.
• More informative error reporting when server-side message processing fails.
• Compatible with DeepaMehta 4.8

0.2.3 -- Mar 22, 2016

• Compatible with DeepaMehta 4.7

0.2.2 -- Dec 3, 2014

• Tiny bundle size (makes use of the Jetty 8 server included in DeepaMehta 4.4)
• Compatible with DeepaMehta 4.4

0.2.1 -- Jun 8, 2014

• Compatible with DeepaMehta 4.3

0.2 -- Feb 18, 2014

• Extensibility:
  • Broadcast service (server push)
  • Server-side events for reacting upon incoming messages
• Compatible with DeepaMehta 4.2

0.1 -- Jan 8, 2014

• Pure tech demo, functional, performs no useful task, not extensible
• Includes a Jetty 7 server
• Compatible with DeepaMehta 4.2-SNAPSHOT

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Jörg Richter
Nov 17, 2016