Socks
🔌 Non-blocking TCP socket layer, with event-driven server and client. (by vapor-community)
Starscream
Websockets in swift for iOS and OSX (by daltoniam)

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Socks | Starscream | |
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- | 4 | |
572 | 8,450 | |
-0.5% | 0.5% | |
0.0 | 6.1 | |
almost 7 years ago | 10 months ago | |
Swift | Swift | |
MIT License | Apache License 2.0 |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
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.
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.
Socks
Posts with mentions or reviews of Socks.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects.
We haven't tracked posts mentioning Socks yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.
Starscream
Posts with mentions or reviews of Starscream.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-04.
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WalletConnect Auth: how to connect a crypto wallet to iOS Swift DApp
The easiest way is to use Starscream SDK of 3.1.2 version which completley complies with their WebSocketConnecting protocol. (yep, it’s not new and may have some issues but it works)
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is it possible for Push Notifications to update sqlite on a notification outside the app?
I am trying to create a function of an app where the app will update outside the app / even when the app is closed on the background once a notification has been received. Im also looking into https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream
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I want to make a one-way messaging app but have no idea how to.
[1] Use Starscreamfor Swift or check out a tutorial on Apple's built-in stuff. Check out this tutorial too, so you understand WebSocketsmore in-depth before you take the plunge.
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Swift WebSockets: Starscream or URLSession in 2021?
For Swift programmers targeting iOS, macOS, and other Apple platforms in 2021, there are two main libraries that can be used to connect to a WebSocket server: Starscream and URLSession. While both are capable libraries, they also have advantages and disadvantages which are important to consider before choosing one over the other.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Socks and Starscream you can also consider the following projects:
WebSocket - WebSocket implementation for use by Client and Server
Socket.IO
SwiftWebSocket
SwiftSocket - The easy way to use sockets on Apple platforms
SocketRocket

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Other PDF SDKs promise a lot - then break. Laggy scrolling, poor mobile UX, tons of bugs, and lack of support cost you endless frustrations. Nutrient’s SDK handles billion-page workloads - so you don’t have to debug PDFs. Used by ~1 billion end users in more than 150 different countries.
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