httplib_connect_websocket_client( host, port, use_ssl, error_buffer, error_buffer_size, path, origin, data_func, close_func, user-data);
Parameters
| Parameter |
Type |
Description |
host |
const char * |
The hostname or IP address of the server |
port |
int |
The port on the server |
use_ssl |
int |
Use SSL if this parameter is not equal to zero |
error_buffer |
char * |
Buffer to store an error message |
error_buffer_size |
size_t |
Size of the error message buffer including the NUL terminator |
path |
const char * |
The server path to connect to, for example /app if you want to connect to localhost/app
|
origin |
const char * |
The value of the Origin HTTP header |
data_func |
httplib_websocket_data_handler |
Callback which is used to process data coming back from the server |
close_func |
httplib_websocket_close_handler |
Callback which is called when the connection is to be closed |
user_data |
void * |
User supplied argument |
Return Value
| Type |
Description |
struct httplib_connection * |
A pointer to the connection structure, or NULL if connecting failed |
Description
The function httplib_connect_websocket_client() connects to a websocket on a server as a client. Data and close events are processed with callback functions which must be provided in the call.
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