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# Gorilla WebSocket
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Gorilla WebSocket is a [Go](http://golang.org/) implementation of the
[WebSocket](http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455.txt) protocol.
### Documentation
* [API Reference](http://godoc.org/github.com/gorilla/websocket)
* [Chat example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/chat)
* [Command example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/command)
* [Client and server example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/echo)
* [File watch example](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/filewatch)
### Status
The Gorilla WebSocket package provides a complete and tested implementation of
the [WebSocket](http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455.txt) protocol. The
package API is stable.
### Installation
go get github.com/gorilla/websocket
### Protocol Compliance
The Gorilla WebSocket package passes the server tests in the [Autobahn Test
Suite](https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-testsuite) using the application in the [examples/autobahn
subdirectory](https://github.com/gorilla/websocket/tree/master/examples/autobahn).
### Gorilla WebSocket compared with other packages
github.com/gorilla
golang.org/x/net
RFC 6455 Features Passes Autobahn Test Suite Yes No Receive fragmented message Yes No, see note 1 Send close message Yes No Send pings and receive pongs Yes No Get the type of a received data message Yes Yes, see note 2 Other Features Compression Extensions Experimental No Read message using io.Reader Yes No, see note 3 Write message using io.WriteCloser Yes No, see note 3
Notes:
1. Large messages are fragmented in [Chrome's new WebSocket implementation](http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/hybi/current/msg10503.html).
2. The application can get the type of a received data message by implementing
a [Codec marshal](http://godoc.org/golang.org/x/net/websocket#Codec.Marshal)
function.
3. The go.net io.Reader and io.Writer operate across WebSocket frame boundaries.
Read returns when the input buffer is full or a frame boundary is
encountered. Each call to Write sends a single frame message. The Gorilla
io.Reader and io.WriteCloser operate on a single WebSocket message.