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								# ws: a Node.js WebSocket library
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								[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ws)
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								[](https://github.com/websockets/ws/actions?query=workflow%3ACI+branch%3Amaster)
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								[](https://coveralls.io/github/websockets/ws)
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								ws is a simple to use, blazing fast, and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and
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								server implementation.
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								Passes the quite extensive Autobahn test suite: [server][server-report],
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								[client][client-report].
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								**Note**: This module does not work in the browser. The client in the docs is a
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								reference to a backend with the role of a client in the WebSocket communication.
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								Browser clients must use the native
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								[`WebSocket`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSocket)
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								object. To make the same code work seamlessly on Node.js and the browser, you
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								can use one of the many wrappers available on npm, like
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								[isomorphic-ws](https://github.com/heineiuo/isomorphic-ws).
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								## Table of Contents
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								- [Protocol support](#protocol-support)
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								- [Installing](#installing)
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								  - [Opt-in for performance](#opt-in-for-performance)
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								    - [Legacy opt-in for performance](#legacy-opt-in-for-performance)
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								- [API docs](#api-docs)
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								- [WebSocket compression](#websocket-compression)
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								- [Usage examples](#usage-examples)
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								  - [Sending and receiving text data](#sending-and-receiving-text-data)
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								  - [Sending binary data](#sending-binary-data)
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								  - [Simple server](#simple-server)
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								  - [External HTTP/S server](#external-https-server)
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								  - [Multiple servers sharing a single HTTP/S server](#multiple-servers-sharing-a-single-https-server)
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								  - [Client authentication](#client-authentication)
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								  - [Server broadcast](#server-broadcast)
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								  - [Round-trip time](#round-trip-time)
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								  - [Use the Node.js streams API](#use-the-nodejs-streams-api)
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								  - [Other examples](#other-examples)
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								- [FAQ](#faq)
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								  - [How to get the IP address of the client?](#how-to-get-the-ip-address-of-the-client)
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								  - [How to detect and close broken connections?](#how-to-detect-and-close-broken-connections)
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								  - [How to connect via a proxy?](#how-to-connect-via-a-proxy)
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								- [Changelog](#changelog)
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								- [License](#license)
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								## Protocol support
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								- **HyBi drafts 07-12** (Use the option `protocolVersion: 8`)
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								- **HyBi drafts 13-17** (Current default, alternatively option
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								  `protocolVersion: 13`)
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								## Installing
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								```
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								npm install ws
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								```
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								### Opt-in for performance
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								[bufferutil][] is an optional module that can be installed alongside the ws
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								module:
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								```
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								npm install --save-optional bufferutil
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								```
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								This is a binary addon that improves the performance of certain operations such
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								as masking and unmasking the data payload of the WebSocket frames. Prebuilt
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								binaries are available for the most popular platforms, so you don't necessarily
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								need to have a C++ compiler installed on your machine.
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								To force ws to not use bufferutil, use the
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								[`WS_NO_BUFFER_UTIL`](./doc/ws.md#ws_no_buffer_util) environment variable. This
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								can be useful to enhance security in systems where a user can put a package in
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								the package search path of an application of another user, due to how the
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								Node.js resolver algorithm works.
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								#### Legacy opt-in for performance
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								If you are running on an old version of Node.js (prior to v18.14.0), ws also
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								supports the [utf-8-validate][] module:
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								```
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								npm install --save-optional utf-8-validate
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								```
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								This contains a binary polyfill for [`buffer.isUtf8()`][].
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								To force ws not to use utf-8-validate, use the
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								[`WS_NO_UTF_8_VALIDATE`](./doc/ws.md#ws_no_utf_8_validate) environment variable.
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								## API docs
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								See [`/doc/ws.md`](./doc/ws.md) for Node.js-like documentation of ws classes and
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								utility functions.
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								## WebSocket compression
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								ws supports the [permessage-deflate extension][permessage-deflate] which enables
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								the client and server to negotiate a compression algorithm and its parameters,
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								and then selectively apply it to the data payloads of each WebSocket message.
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								The extension is disabled by default on the server and enabled by default on the
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								client. It adds a significant overhead in terms of performance and memory
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								consumption so we suggest to enable it only if it is really needed.
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								Note that Node.js has a variety of issues with high-performance compression,
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								where increased concurrency, especially on Linux, can lead to [catastrophic
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								memory fragmentation][node-zlib-bug] and slow performance. If you intend to use
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								permessage-deflate in production, it is worthwhile to set up a test
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								representative of your workload and ensure Node.js/zlib will handle it with
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								acceptable performance and memory usage.
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								Tuning of permessage-deflate can be done via the options defined below. You can
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								also use `zlibDeflateOptions` and `zlibInflateOptions`, which is passed directly
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								into the creation of [raw deflate/inflate streams][node-zlib-deflaterawdocs].
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								See [the docs][ws-server-options] for more options.
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								```js
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								import WebSocket, { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
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								const wss = new WebSocketServer({
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								  port: 8080,
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								  perMessageDeflate: {
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								    zlibDeflateOptions: {
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								      // See zlib defaults.
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								      chunkSize: 1024,
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								      memLevel: 7,
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								      level: 3
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								    },
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								    zlibInflateOptions: {
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								      chunkSize: 10 * 1024
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								    },
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								    // Other options settable:
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								    clientNoContextTakeover: true, // Defaults to negotiated value.
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								    serverNoContextTakeover: true, // Defaults to negotiated value.
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								    serverMaxWindowBits: 10, // Defaults to negotiated value.
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								    // Below options specified as default values.
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								    concurrencyLimit: 10, // Limits zlib concurrency for perf.
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								    threshold: 1024 // Size (in bytes) below which messages
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								    // should not be compressed if context takeover is disabled.
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								```
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								The client will only use the extension if it is supported and enabled on the
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								server. To always disable the extension on the client, set the
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								`perMessageDeflate` option to `false`.
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								```js
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								  perMessageDeflate: false
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								});
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								```
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								## Usage examples
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								### Sending and receiving text data
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								```js
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								const ws = new WebSocket('ws://www.host.com/path');
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								```
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								### Sending binary data
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								```js
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								### Simple server
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								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  if (pathname === '/foo') {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    wss1.handleUpgrade(request, socket, head, function done(ws) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      wss1.emit('connection', ws, request);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  } else if (pathname === '/bar') {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    wss2.handleUpgrade(request, socket, head, function done(ws) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      wss2.emit('connection', ws, request);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  } else {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    socket.destroy();
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  }
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								server.listen(8080);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### Client authentication
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import { createServer } from 'http';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								function onSocketError(err) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  console.error(err);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								}
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const server = createServer();
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const wss = new WebSocketServer({ noServer: true });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								wss.on('connection', function connection(ws, request, client) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('message', function message(data) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    console.log(`Received message ${data} from user ${client}`);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								server.on('upgrade', function upgrade(request, socket, head) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  socket.on('error', onSocketError);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  // This function is not defined on purpose. Implement it with your own logic.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  authenticate(request, function next(err, client) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    if (err || !client) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      socket.write('HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized\r\n\r\n');
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      socket.destroy();
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      return;
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    }
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    socket.removeListener('error', onSocketError);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    wss.handleUpgrade(request, socket, head, function done(ws) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      wss.emit('connection', ws, request, client);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								server.listen(8080);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								Also see the provided [example][session-parse-example] using `express-session`.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### Server broadcast
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								A client WebSocket broadcasting to all connected WebSocket clients, including
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								itself.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import WebSocket, { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const wss = new WebSocketServer({ port: 8080 });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('message', function message(data, isBinary) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    wss.clients.forEach(function each(client) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      if (client.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								        client.send(data, { binary: isBinary });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      }
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								A client WebSocket broadcasting to every other connected WebSocket clients,
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								excluding itself.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import WebSocket, { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const wss = new WebSocketServer({ port: 8080 });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('message', function message(data, isBinary) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    wss.clients.forEach(function each(client) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      if (client !== ws && client.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								        client.send(data, { binary: isBinary });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								      }
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### Round-trip time
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import WebSocket from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const ws = new WebSocket('wss://websocket-echo.com/');
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								ws.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								ws.on('open', function open() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  console.log('connected');
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.send(Date.now());
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								ws.on('close', function close() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  console.log('disconnected');
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								ws.on('message', function message(data) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  console.log(`Round-trip time: ${Date.now() - data} ms`);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  setTimeout(function timeout() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    ws.send(Date.now());
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  }, 500);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### Use the Node.js streams API
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import WebSocket, { createWebSocketStream } from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const ws = new WebSocket('wss://websocket-echo.com/');
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const duplex = createWebSocketStream(ws, { encoding: 'utf8' });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								duplex.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								duplex.pipe(process.stdout);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								process.stdin.pipe(duplex);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### Other examples
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								For a full example with a browser client communicating with a ws server, see the
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								examples folder.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								Otherwise, see the test cases.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								## FAQ
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### How to get the IP address of the client?
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								The remote IP address can be obtained from the raw socket.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const wss = new WebSocketServer({ port: 8080 });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								wss.on('connection', function connection(ws, req) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  const ip = req.socket.remoteAddress;
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								When the server runs behind a proxy like NGINX, the de-facto standard is to use
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								the `X-Forwarded-For` header.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								wss.on('connection', function connection(ws, req) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  const ip = req.headers['x-forwarded-for'].split(',')[0].trim();
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### How to detect and close broken connections?
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								Sometimes, the link between the server and the client can be interrupted in a
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								way that keeps both the server and the client unaware of the broken state of the
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								connection (e.g. when pulling the cord).
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								In these cases, ping messages can be used as a means to verify that the remote
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								endpoint is still responsive.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								function heartbeat() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  this.isAlive = true;
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								}
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const wss = new WebSocketServer({ port: 8080 });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.isAlive = true;
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  ws.on('pong', heartbeat);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const interval = setInterval(function ping() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  wss.clients.forEach(function each(ws) {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    if (ws.isAlive === false) return ws.terminate();
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    ws.isAlive = false;
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    ws.ping();
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  });
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								}, 30000);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								wss.on('close', function close() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  clearInterval(interval);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								Pong messages are automatically sent in response to ping messages as required by
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								the spec.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								Just like the server example above, your clients might as well lose connection
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								without knowing it. You might want to add a ping listener on your clients to
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								prevent that. A simple implementation would be:
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```js
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								import WebSocket from 'ws';
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								function heartbeat() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  clearTimeout(this.pingTimeout);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  // Use `WebSocket#terminate()`, which immediately destroys the connection,
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  // instead of `WebSocket#close()`, which waits for the close timer.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  // Delay should be equal to the interval at which your server
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  // sends out pings plus a conservative assumption of the latency.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  this.pingTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								    this.terminate();
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  }, 30000 + 1000);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								}
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								const client = new WebSocket('wss://websocket-echo.com/');
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								client.on('error', console.error);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								client.on('open', heartbeat);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								client.on('ping', heartbeat);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								client.on('close', function clear() {
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  clearTimeout(this.pingTimeout);
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								});
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								```
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								### How to connect via a proxy?
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								Use a custom `http.Agent` implementation like [https-proxy-agent][] or
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[socks-proxy-agent][].
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								## Changelog
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								We're using the GitHub [releases][changelog] for changelog entries.
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								## License
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[MIT](LICENSE)
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[`buffer.isutf8()`]: https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#bufferisutf8input
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[bufferutil]: https://github.com/websockets/bufferutil
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[changelog]: https://github.com/websockets/ws/releases
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[client-report]: http://websockets.github.io/ws/autobahn/clients/
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[https-proxy-agent]: https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-https-proxy-agent
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[node-zlib-bug]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/8871
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[node-zlib-deflaterawdocs]:
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								  https://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html#zlib_zlib_createdeflateraw_options
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[permessage-deflate]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7692
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[server-report]: http://websockets.github.io/ws/autobahn/servers/
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[session-parse-example]: ./examples/express-session-parse
							 | 
						||
| 
								 | 
							
								[socks-proxy-agent]: https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-socks-proxy-agent
							 | 
						||
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								[utf-8-validate]: https://github.com/websockets/utf-8-validate
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								[ws-server-options]: ./doc/ws.md#new-websocketserveroptions-callback
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