* How to run sample - Run sample Web Socket server (echo server) with: $ ruby web_socket.rb server ws://localhost:10081 - Run sample Web Socket client and type something: $ ruby web_socket.rb client ws://localhost:10081 Ready hoge Sent: "hoge" Received: "hoge" * Usage example Server: # Runs the server at port 10081. It allows connections whose origin is example.com. server = WebSocketServer.new("ws://example.com:10081", :accepted_domains => ["example.com"]) server.run() do |ws| # The block is called for each connection. # Checks requested path. if ws.path == "/" # Call ws.handshake() without argument first. ws.handshake() # Receives one message from the client as String. while data = ws.receive() puts(data) # Sends the message to the client. ws.send(data) end else # You can call ws.handshake() with argument to return error status. ws.handshake("404 Not Found") end end Client: # Connects to Web Socket server at host example.com port 10081. client = WebSocket.new("ws://example.com:10081/") # Sends a message to the server. client.send("Hello") # Receives a message from the server. data = client.receive() puts(data) * Tips: JavaScript client implementation No browser natively supports Web Socket so far as far as I know. For now, you can use an implementation using Flash: http://github.com/gimite/web-socket-js/tree/master * License New BSD License.