Ask HN: What tool do you suggest for Websocket development?

4 pointssazary9y ago5 comments

I'm implementing a Webscoket server using go, and I need to have an interactive way to send messages to it and debug it. For REST APIs, I use Postman, and it had simplified my workflow hugely. Is there something like that for Websockets? Currently I'm using Dark Websocket Terminal, and it leaves much to desire for.

Thanks a lot.

5 comments

arms9y ago

Good question, I'm interested in hearing other people's suggestions.

I don't use go, but I've worked with websockets in Elixir + Phoenix, and one thing that's been really helpful is being able to open up the REPL and broadcast directly to the websocket. Would you be able to do something like this in go?

sazaryOP9y ago

I dont think so, I haven't seen anything like that

JimmyAustin9y ago

Charlie proxy has great support for viewing web sockets traffic live, which has been a great help for me. Not sure if it can inject traffic though.

BrandonBradley9y ago

You can run a Websocket client in a test suite that tests your server. Have you considered this strategy?

samblr9y ago

"Currently I'm using Dark Websocket Terminal, and it leaves much to desire for"

What are things you recommend exist in this type of application ?

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