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= gun_ws(3)

== Name

gun_ws - Websocket frame

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
{gun_ws, ConnPid, StreamRef, Frame}

ConnPid   :: pid()
StreamRef :: reference()
Frame     :: close | ping | pong
           | {text | binary | close, binary()}
           | {close, non_neg_integer(), binary()}
           | {ping | pong, binary()}
----

Websocket frame.

This message informs the relevant process that the server
sent the enclosed frame.

This message can only be sent on streams that were upgraded
to the Websocket protocol.

== Elements

ConnPid::

The pid of the Gun connection process.

StreamRef::

Identifier of the stream that was upgraded to Websocket.

Frame::

The Websocket frame in question.

== Changelog

* *2.0*: Depending on the option `silence_pings`, ping and
         pong frames may be sent as well.
* *1.0*: Message introduced.

== Examples

.Receive a gun_ws message in a gen_server
[source,erlang]
----
handle_info({gun_ws, ConnPid, _StreamRef, _Frame},
            State=#state{conn_pid=ConnPid}) ->
    %% Do something.
    {noreply, State}.
----

== See also

link:man:gun(3)[gun(3)],
link:man:gun:ws_upgrade(3)[gun:ws_upgrade(3)],
link:man:gun:ws_send(3)[gun:ws_send(3)],
link:man:gun_upgrade(3)[gun_upgrade(3)]