Does the primus web client work with a non-primus websocket server? about primus HOT 4 CLOSED

It is technically possible but it's not trivial because the Primus client is designed to talk to a Primus server. You basically have to rebuild:

• The message protocol
• The serialization format
• The plugin system
• Something I can't think of at the moment

on the server.

I think it will be easier to use a pure WebSocket client.

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Thanks, even though I don't like the answer :-) I was hoping to avoid writing my own persistent session code. I don't need any message protocol, serialization, or plugins. I just want the equivalent of a websocket that lasts forever like I had with Primus.. Unfortunately when I google "persistent websocket" I get a ton of hits telling me how websockets are persistent.

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The WebSocket connection is persistent, you just need a reconnection mechanism (and maybe a heartbeat system). There are some wrappers that do this automatically like https://github.com/lukeed/sockette.

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I'm closing this as answered. Discussion can continue if needed.

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