= gun:ws_send(3)

== Name

gun:ws_send - Send Websocket frames

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
ws_send(ConnPid, Frames) -> ok

ConnPid :: pid()
Frames  :: Frame | [Frame]
Frame   :: close | ping | pong
         | {text | binary | close | ping | pong, iodata()}
         | {close, non_neg_integer(), iodata()}
----

Send Websocket frames.

The connection must first be upgraded to Websocket using
the function link:man:gun:ws_upgrade(3)[gun:ws_upgrade(3)].

== Arguments

ConnPid::

The pid of the Gun connection process.

Frames::

A Websocket frame.
// @todo One or more Websocket frame(s).

== Return value

The atom `ok` is returned.

== Changelog

* *1.0*: Function introduced.

== Examples

.Send a single frame
[source,erlang]
----
gun:ws_send(ConnPid, {text, <<"Hello world!">>}).
----

//.Send many frames including a close frame
//[source,erlang]
//----
//gun:ws_send(ConnPid, [
//    {text, <<"See you later, world!">>},
//    close
//]).
//----

== See also

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