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Are there any plans for a Websockets listen function?
Allowing peer to peer applications in the browser could be revolutionary.
I found this answer: Will HTML5 allow web apps to make peer-to-peer HTTP connections? but it is rather old. I think the specification it refers to (the Connection api) has now been replaced with Websockets, which does not mention any listen facility.
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Most browsers support the protocol, including Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari and Opera. Unlike HTTP, WebSocket provides full-duplex communication.
To open a websocket connection, we need to create new WebSocket using the special protocol ws in the url: let socket = new WebSocket("ws://javascript.info"); There's also encrypted wss:// protocol. It's like HTTPS for websockets.
Closing a connection is possible with the help of onclose event. After marking the end of communication with the help of onclose event, no messages can be further transferred between the server and the client. Closing the event can occur due to poor connectivity as well. The close() method stands for goodbye handshake.
You might be using WebSockets incorrectly if: The connection is used only for a very small number of events, or a very small amount of time, and the client does not need to quickly react to the events. Your feature requires multiple WebSockets to be open to the same service at once.
The WebSockets API does not provide a way to listen for connections; it is client only.
You might be interested in Opera Unite.
Update:
Also check out pusherapp. It's a WebSockets service online. They charge for over 5 clients, but it's super simple to setup and use. Depending on what your p2p application requirements are, it might suffice.
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Old question, but I was wondering the same thing, and came across peer-server, which might be worth having a look at. It uses WebRTC, and looks like it does what you're thinking:
https://github.com/PeerServer/peer-server
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