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Connect to websocket from Windows command line
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To connect to a WebSocket from the Windows command line, you can use tools like wscat
or websocketd
. Here's how you can use these tools:
wscat
:- Install Node.js if you haven't already: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
- Open the command prompt.
- Install
wscat
globally by running the following command:npm install -g wscat
- Once installed, you can connect to a WebSocket server by running the following command:php
wscat -c <websocket_url>
- Replace
<websocket_url>
with the actual URL of the WebSocket server.
websocketd
:- Download
websocketd
from the official GitHub repository: https://github.com/joewalnes/websocketd/releases - Extract the downloaded archive and navigate to the extracted directory.
- Open the command prompt in that directory.
- To connect to a WebSocket server, run the following command:php
websocketd --connect=<websocket_url> <command>
- Replace
<websocket_url>
with the actual URL of the WebSocket server, and<command>
with the command you want to execute whenever a WebSocket message is received. For example, you can useecho
to simply print the messages received:arduinowebsocketd --connect=<websocket_url> echo
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These tools provide a convenient way to connect to WebSocket servers and interact with them directly from the command line in Windows. Choose the tool that suits your needs and follow the instructions provided to connect to the WebSocket server.