WebSocket API

What’s WebSocket?

The REST API works on the HTTP protocol, which is unidirectional. The client sends a request to the server and gets a response. However, the server can’t go back to the client.

We need reverse communication in several business scenarios, like a chat application. When one user types the message, it must show on the other client. Therefore, the server can’t wait for the client to make an API call to fetch any pending notifications. Instead, the server must initiate ...