Top 23 JavaScript WebSocket Projects
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With over 17.5k stars on GitHub and about 35 million weekly downloads on npm, ws is one of the most popular Node.js WebSocket libraries available.
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Laverna
Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.
Project mention: Algun buen software para tomar notas de clase? | reddit.com/r/preguntaleareddit | 2021-10-14 -
Scout APM
Less time debugging, more time building. Scout APM allows you to find and fix performance issues with no hassle. Now with error monitoring and external services monitoring, Scout is a developer's best friend when it comes to application development.
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SockJS is a JavaScript library that provides communication between the client and the server in a way similar to the native WebSockets API. SockJS functions with a server counterpart in the form of sockjs-node and SockJS-client, a JavaScript client library.
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At the time of writing, SocketCluster has almost 6k stars on GitHub and 7k downloads on npm weekly,
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Project mention: We Improved Reliability of Our WebSocket Connections | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-10-28
Ah, yep, that explains it.
They do solve this problem as documented: https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/blob/64d57545116c7a7d9...
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Primus
:zap: Primus, the creator god of the transformers & an abstraction layer for real-time to prevent module lock-in.
Project mention: We Improved Reliability of Our WebSocket Connections | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-10-28Indeed it does! https://github.com/primus/primus/blob/a7ba7249cb0205a01629da...
I do wish we didn't all have to reinvent this wheel though…
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OPS
OPS - Build and Run Open Source Unikernels. Quickly and easily build and deploy open source unikernels in tens of seconds. Deploy in any language to any cloud.
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Project mention: We are the SpaceX software team, ask us anything! | reddit.com/r/spacex | 2021-05-15
Hello SpaceX software team! I'm the author of the open-source JavaScript platform called Total.js Platform, and it would be a pity if our open-source server-side framework or client-side library (with more than 250 UI components) weren't part of the space program. Please look into it: www.totaljs.com ...
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Project mention: I made a WhatsApp scraper to help people export/backup their chat history | reddit.com/r/Python | 2021-03-01
A better approach to this than simply scrolling through chats, is to directly use whatsapp web's api. Obviously writing this yourself takes a long time, so I tested this using this javascript whatsapp web api: https://github.com/adiwajshing/Baileys
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crypto-trading-bot
Cryptocurrency trading bot in javascript for Bitfinex, Bitmex, Binance, FTX, Bybit ... (public edition)
Project mention: It has come to my attention 29% of all ADA isn't staked. Stake now people! | reddit.com/r/cardano | 2021-05-30Exactly! 71% of Ada is staked. The more ada leaves the exchanges the more stable ada becomes. The exchanges use trade bots to sell ada and compensate losses of BTC and ETH. https://github.com/Haehnchen/crypto-trading-bot
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SockJS is a JavaScript library that provides communication between the client and the server in a way similar to the native WebSockets API. SockJS functions with a server counterpart in the form of sockjs-node and SockJS-client, a JavaScript client library.
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good point, what do you think of stimulus reflex - https://docs.stimulusreflex.com/
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Project mention: Taro - a lightweight 3D game engine for the web | reddit.com/r/javascript | 2021-03-07
I would suggest a different name since a Google search of "taro github" does not bring up the repo, and in fact brings up another game platform with the same name.
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Project mention: Realtime syncing of data across multiple users | reddit.com/r/sveltejs | 2022-01-03
Maybe check https://github.com/arlac77/svelte-websocket-store.
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sec-api
sec.gov EDGAR API | search & filter SEC filings | over 150 form types supported | 10-Q, 10-K, 8, 4, 13, S-11, ... | insider trading
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speedtest
A self-hosted, lightweight HTML5 speed test implemented in JavaScript, based on Web Workers and XMLHttpRequest. (by e7d)
Project mention: Directory Traversal Bypass on e7d Speedtest | reddit.com/r/HackingTechniques | 2021-09-14The application is hosted here: GitHub - e7d/speedtest: A self-hosted, lightweight HTML5 speed test implemented in JavaScript, based on Web Workers and XMLHttpRequest.
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FileDrop
An encrypted file sharing application that leverages web sockets to allow users to send and receive files.
Project mention: I made an encrypted file-sharing application that is self-hosted, open source, and cross-platform. | reddit.com/r/opensource | 2021-12-01GitHub (pretty pictures at the bottom of the README): https://github.com/Xtrendence/FileDrop
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Index
What are some of the best open-source WebSocket projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
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| 1 | ws | 17,552 |
| 2 | Laverna | 8,775 |
| 3 | sockjs-client | 7,838 |
| 4 | SocketCluster | 5,885 |
| 5 | Faye | 4,360 |
| 6 | engine.io | 4,343 |
| 7 | Primus | 4,312 |
| 8 | Node.js framework | 4,144 |
| 9 | Baileys | 2,161 |
| 10 | crypto-trading-bot | 2,151 |
| 11 | SockJS | 2,004 |
| 12 | stimulus_reflex | 1,937 |
| 13 | Glowing Bear | 873 |
| 14 | Node-Chat | 697 |
| 15 | aria2.js | 509 |
| 16 | cookbook | 430 |
| 17 | react-websocket | 344 |
| 18 | taro | 153 |
| 19 | svelte-websocket-store | 152 |
| 20 | Rails Realtime | 112 |
| 21 | sec-api | 107 |
| 22 | speedtest | 107 |
| 23 | FileDrop | 103 |
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