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author | Loïc Hoguin <[email protected]> | 2014-07-06 13:10:35 +0200 |
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committer | Loïc Hoguin <[email protected]> | 2014-07-06 13:10:35 +0200 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/manual/cowboy_websocket_handler.ezdoc b/doc/src/manual/cowboy_websocket_handler.ezdoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0d31a54 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/manual/cowboy_websocket_handler.ezdoc @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@ +::: cowboy_websocket_handler + +The `cowboy_websocket_handler` behaviour defines the interface used +by Websocket handlers. + +The `init/3` and `websocket_init/3` callbacks will always be called, +followed by zero or more calls to `websocket_handle/3` and +`websocket_info/3`. The `websocket_terminate/3` will always +be called last. + +:: Types + +None. + +:: Callbacks + +: init({TransportName, ProtocolName}, Req, Opts) + -> {upgrade, protocol, cowboy_websocket} + | {upgrade, protocol, cowboy_websocket, Req, Opts} + +Types: + +* TransportName = tcp | ssl | atom() +* ProtocolName = http | atom() +* Req = cowboy_req:req() +* Opts = any() + +Upgrade the protocol to `cowboy_websocket`. + +: websocket_init(TransportName, Req, Opts) + -> {ok, Req, State} + | {ok, Req, State, hibernate} + | {ok, Req, State, Timeout} + | {ok, Req, State, Timeout, hibernate} + | {shutdown, Req} + +Types: + +* TransportName = tcp | ssl | atom() +* Req = cowboy_req:req() +* Opts = any() +* State = any() +* Timeout = timeout() + +Initialize the state for this session. + +This function is called before the upgrade to Websocket occurs. +It can be used to negotiate Websocket protocol extensions +with the client. It will typically be used to register this process +to an event manager or a message queue in order to receive +the messages the handler wants to process. + +The connection will stay up for a duration of up to `Timeout` +milliseconds after it last received data from the socket, +at which point it will stop and close the connection. +By default this value is set to `infinity`. It is recommended +to either set this value or ensure by any other mechanism +that the handler will be closed after a certain period of +inactivity. + +The `hibernate` option will hibernate the process until it +starts receiving either data from the Websocket connection +or Erlang messages. + +The `shutdown` return value can be used to close the connection +before upgrading to Websocket. + +: websocket_handle(InFrame, Req, State) + -> {ok, Req, State} + | {ok, Req, State, hibernate} + | {reply, OutFrame | [OutFrame], Req, State} + | {reply, OutFrame | [OutFrame], Req, State, hibernate} + | {shutdown, Req, State} + +Types: + +* InFrame = {text | binary | ping | pong, binary()} +* Req = cowboy_req:req() +* State = any() +* OutFrame = cowboy_websocket:frame() + +Handle the data received from the Websocket connection. + +This function will be called every time data is received +from the Websocket connection. + +The `shutdown` return value can be used to close the +connection. A close reply will also result in the connection +being closed. + +The `hibernate` option will hibernate the process until +it receives new data from the Websocket connection or an +Erlang message. + +: websocket_info(Info, Req, State) + -> {ok, Req, State} + | {ok, Req, State, hibernate} + | {reply, OutFrame | [OutFrame], Req, State} + | {reply, OutFrame | [OutFrame], Req, State, hibernate} + | {shutdown, Req, State} + +Types: + +* Info = any() +* Req = cowboy_req:req() +* State = any() +* OutFrame = cowboy_websocket:frame() + +Handle the Erlang message received. + +This function will be called every time an Erlang message +has been received. The message can be any Erlang term. + +The `shutdown` return value can be used to close the +connection. A close reply will also result in the connection +being closed. + +The `hibernate` option will hibernate the process until +it receives another message or new data from the Websocket +connection. + +: websocket_terminate(Reason, Req, State) -> ok + +Types: + +* Reason = {normal, shutdown | timeout} | {remote, closed} | {remote, cowboy_websocket:close_code(), binary()} | {error, badencoding | badframe | closed | atom()} +* Req = cowboy_req:req() +* State = any() + +Perform any necessary cleanup of the state. + +The connection will be closed and the process stopped right +after this call. |