compression
Node.js compression middleware (by expressjs)
ws
Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and server for Node.js (by websockets)
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| compression | ws | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 27 | |
| 2,726 | 21,060 | |
| 0.1% | 0.5% | |
| 0.0 | 7.9 | |
| about 2 months ago | 4 days ago | |
| JavaScript | JavaScript | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
compression
Posts with mentions or reviews of compression.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-18.
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Need little help on lossless compression.
Node.js compression middleware
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5 enhancements that will boost your Node.js app
Use the Node.js Deflate and Gzip compression middleware to compress server requests and responses.
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Supercharge your API with Compression
Express is extensible and has a large number of middleware libraries that can be bolted on. One such library is compression.
ws
Posts with mentions or reviews of ws.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-26.
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Setting up a WebSocket server in Node.js
Before setting up a WebSocket server in Node.js, we need to install the necessary dependencies. Fortunately, Node.js has a vibrant ecosystem with various WebSocket libraries available. In this article, we will focus on using the popular ws library, which provides a simple and efficient WebSocket implementation for Node.js.
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8 Best WebSocket Libraries For Node
WS has a user base of 17.7 million people and over 20,000 forks. It also has clear and concise documentation, with examples and API references, to help developers understand how to integrate it into their projects.
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WebSockets 101
In order to implement websockets, you can use a nodejs library named ws. It provides a fast and simple way to establish a websocket connection.
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Is there anyway to auto reload the browser page when using express?
Next, you can use a library like chokidar to listen for changes in your source directory. Create a ws server, and whenever a file changes, send a message.
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Is my health check endpoint good enough?
I use redis, sequelize and PG Listen/Notify via Robust Listeners with a websocket server coded in ws
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7 Useful JavaScript Libraries To Build a Real-Time Web App
With over 19k stars on GitHub and about 60 million weekly downloads on npm, ws is one of the most popular open-source libraries for real-time web application development
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Nest JS Websockets - Basics
Nest supports 2 websocket platforms - socket.io and ws. We're going to be using socket.io.
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Render.com and Websocket: Connection randomly being closed after 5-ish minutes?
I'm trying out Render.com as a potential replacement for Heroku to host and run my code, which uses Node, Express, and the ws package to connect a game made on Godot Engine and the webapp, using a Websocket connection. However, when I migrated the code over, I've noticed that the game lasts barely a quarter of the way before the server aborts the Websocket connection for literally no reason. I'm serious, it's what the log says:
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Quick introduction to WebSockets with Node.js
If you want to learn more about WebSockets, check out the official documentation.
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5 enhancements that will boost your Node.js app
Making use of Web Sockets to improve server communication.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing compression and ws you can also consider the following projects:
compress-create-react-app - An NPM package which allows easily adding post build compression to a create-react-app with minimal configuration
fastify-websocket - basic websocket support for fastify
nodejs-js-compress-benchmark - Benchmark NodeJS/JS compression libraries
uWebSockets.js - μWebSockets for Node.js back-ends :metal:
lz4-napi - Fastest lz4 compression library in Node.js, powered by napi-rs and lz4-flex.
Socket.io - Realtime application framework (Node.JS server)
cors - Node.js CORS middleware
redux-toolkit - The official, opinionated, batteries-included toolset for efficient Redux development
solaris - A HTML5 game of strategy, intrigue and galactic conquest.
graphql-ws - Coherent, zero-dependency, lazy, simple, GraphQL over WebSocket Protocol compliant server and client.
memphis - Memphis.dev is a highly scalable and effortless data streaming platform
Passport - Simple, unobtrusive authentication for Node.js.