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Qt WebSockets

Package Brief

QtWebSockets is a pure Qt implementation of WebSockets - both client and server. It is implemented as a Qt add-on module that can easily be embedded into existing Qt projects. Its only dependency is Qt.

Documentation

The documentation can be found in the following places:

• The online Qt documentation:
  • Qt WebSockets documentation
• Build from source:
  • Building Qt Documentation

Note that the documentation links in this document will always be for the latest Qt 6 version. If you need to browse the documentation for a specific version, you can browse the archives.

Features

• Client and server capable
• Text and binary sockets
• Frame-based and message-based signals
• Strict Unicode checking
• WSS and proxy support

Compliance

QtWebSockets is compliant with RFC6455 and has been tested with the Autobahn Testsuite.

Missing Features

• Extensions

Build Process

Building the package/repository does depend on the Qt packages listed in dependencies.yaml. Further dependencies to system packages are listed in the configure output.

See the documentation for general advice on building the Qt framework and its modules from sources. Further information on how to build from source is also available in the wiki.

Report an Issue

If you spot a bug, follow these steps to report it.

Contribute to Qt

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Licensing

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