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Nikolay Kim 0865071dd7 use threads for websocket example

2017-10-21 02:08:07 -07:00

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Websocket chat example

This is extension of the actix chat example

Added features:

Browser WebSocket client
Chat server runs in separate thread
Tcp listener runs in separate thread

Server

Chat server listens for incoming tcp connections. Server can access several types of message:

\list - list all available rooms
\join name - join room, if room does not exist, create new one
\name name - set session name
some message - just string, send messsage to all peers in same room
client has to send heartbeat Ping messages, if server does not receive a heartbeat message for 10 seconds connection gets droppped

To start server use command: cargo run --bin server

Client

Client connects to server. Reads input from stdin and sends to server.

To run client use command: cargo run --bin client

WebSocket Browser Client

Open url: http://localhost:8080/