Using the WebSocket Package
The /whisk.system/websocket package offers a convenient way post messages to a WebSocket.
The package includes the following action:
| Entity | Type | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
/whisk.system/websocket | package | uri | Utilities for communicating with WebSockets |
/whisk.system/websocket/send | action | uri, payload | Send the payload to the WebSocket URI |
If you plan to send many messages to the same WebSocket URI, creating a package binding with the uri value is suggested. With binding, you don't need to specify the value each time that you use the send action.
Sending a message to a WebSocket​
The /whisk.system/websocket/send action will send a payload to a WebSocket URI. The parameters are as follows:
uri: The URI of the websocket server (e.g. ws://mywebsockethost:80)payload: The message you wish to send to the WebSocket
note
Large portions of this page is copied from the Apache OpenWhisk documentation on August 5th 2021 - where there have been customisations to match Hypi's deployment this has been noted. Apache OpenWhisk and the Apache name are the property of the Apache Foundation and licensed under the Apache V2 license .