µWebSockets™ (it's "micro") is simple, secure^[1] & standards compliant^[2] web I/O for the most demanding^[3] of applications.

• User manual • uSockets • For Python • For Node.js

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Express yourself briefly.

uWS::SSLApp({

    /* There are tons of SSL options */
    .cert_file_name = "cert.pem",
    .key_file_name = "key.pem"
    
}).get("/hello", [](auto *res, auto *req) {

    /* You can efficiently stream huge files too */
    res->writeHeader("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")->end("Hello HTTP!");
    
}).ws<UserData>("/*", {

    /* Just a few of the available handlers */
    .open = [](auto *ws, auto *req) {
        ws->subscribe("buzzword weekly");
    },
    .message = [](auto *ws, std::string_view message, uWS::OpCode opCode) {
        ws->send(message, opCode);
    }
    
}).listen(9001, [](auto *token) {

    if (token) {
        std::cout << "Listening on port " << 9001 << std::endl;
    }
    
}).run();

Don't miss the user manual, the C++ examples or the JavaScript examples. JavaScript examples are very applicable to C++ developers, so go through them as well.

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Code is provided as-is, do not expect or demand free consulting services, personal tutoring, advice or debugging.

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