RSocket

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RSocket
Initial release26 October 2015;9 years ago (2015-10-26)
Repository github.com/rsocket
Written in Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, C#, Go, C++, Python
Type Reactive Streams networking
License Apache License
Website rsocket.io

RSocket is an application protocol initially developed by Netflix, [1] that supports Reactive Streams. The motivation behind its development was to replace HTTP, which is inefficient for many tasks such as microservices communication, with a protocol that has less overhead. [2]

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Protocol

RSocket is a binary protocol for use on byte stream transports such as TCP and WebSocket. It enables the following symmetric interaction models via async message passing over a single connection:

It supports session resumption, to allow resuming long-lived streams across different transport connections. This is particularly useful for mobile‹–›server communication when network connections drop, switch, and reconnect frequently.

References

  1. ↑ Monkiewicz, Łukasz (June 4, 2017). "A summary of Code Europe 2017 in Warsaw". lmonkiewicz.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Christensen, Ben (Apr 3, 2017). "Motivations". github.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.


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