C#

WebSocket Send/Receive Binary Data

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Demonstrates how to send and receive binary data on a websocket. This example uses Chilkat's websocket test echo server at ws://websockets.chilkat.io/wsChilkatEcho.ashx

Note: The websockets.chilkat.io server imposes the following limitations:
Messages must be 16K or less, and each connection is limited to a max of 16 echoed messages.

C#

bool success = false;

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.WebSocket ws = new Chilkat.WebSocket();

//  For brevity, this example does not check for errors when etablishing the WebSocket connection.
//  See Establish WebSocket Connection for more complete sample code for making the connection.

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
//  Connect to websockets.chilkat.io
//  IMPORTANT: websockets.chilkat.io accepts frames of up to 16K in size and echoes them back.
//  IMPORTANT: The websockets.chilkat.io server imposes the following limitations: 
//  ---------- Messages must be 16K or less, and each connection is limited to a max of 16 echoed messages.
success = rest.Connect("websockets.chilkat.io",80,false,false);
ws.UseConnection(rest);
ws.AddClientHeaders();
string responseBodyIgnored = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/wsChilkatEcho.ashx");
success = ws.ValidateServerHandshake();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  This example sends a small JPG file (about 7KB) in a websocket frame.
Chilkat.BinData jpgData = new Chilkat.BinData();
success = jpgData.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");

Debug.WriteLine("Number of bytes to send = " + Convert.ToString(jpgData.NumBytes));

//  Send a frame containing the JPG image data.
//  This will be the first and final frame, and therefore this constitutes the entire message.
bool finalFrame = true;
success = ws.SendFrameBd(jpgData,finalFrame);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Read the echoed binary frame(s).
//  (We sent the JPG file in a single frame, but we may receive the echo in multiple frames, but it will be one message.)
//  Read an incoming frames until we receive the final frame.
bool receivedFinalFrame = false;
while (receivedFinalFrame == false) {

    //  The ws object is accumulating the received data internally.  Once we get the final frame, we'll get the 
    //  accumulated data which should constitute the entire JPG.
    success = ws.ReadFrame();
    if (success != true) {
        Debug.WriteLine("Failed to receive a frame");
        Debug.WriteLine("ReadFrame fail reason = " + Convert.ToString(ws.ReadFrameFailReason));
        Debug.WriteLine(ws.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    receivedFinalFrame = ws.FinalFrame;

    //  Show the opcode and final frame bit for the frame just received:
    Debug.WriteLine("Frame opcode: " + ws.FrameOpcode);
    Debug.WriteLine("Final frame: " + Convert.ToString(receivedFinalFrame));
}

//  Get the accumulated received data.
Chilkat.BinData jpgReceivedData = new Chilkat.BinData();
ws.GetFrameDataBd(jpgReceivedData);
Debug.WriteLine("Received " + Convert.ToString(jpgReceivedData.NumBytes) + " bytes");

//  Save the received JPG to a file so we can check it..
jpgReceivedData.WriteFile("qa_output/starfish_ws.jpg");

//  Close the websocket connection.
success = ws.SendClose(true,1000,"Closing this websocket.");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Read the Close response.
success = ws.ReadFrame();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("ReadFrame fail reason = " + Convert.ToString(ws.ReadFrameFailReason));
    Debug.WriteLine(ws.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Should receive the "Close" opcode.
Debug.WriteLine("Received opcode: " + ws.FrameOpcode);
//  Should be the same status code we sent (1000)
Debug.WriteLine("Received close status code: " + Convert.ToString(ws.CloseStatusCode));
//  The server may echo the close reason.  If not, this will be empty.
Debug.WriteLine("Echoed close reason: " + ws.CloseReason);

Debug.WriteLine("Success.");