README.md

Websocket - A header only websocket client library for C++

A simple header only library that implements a websocket client in c++

Usage:

See examples in the ./examples directory.

#include <iostream>
#include "websocket.hpp"

void listen(char* data, int length)
{
    printf("testing:%s\n",data);
    std::cout << length << std::endl;
}

int main()
{
    websocket test;
    void (*listener)(char*, int) = listen;
    test.connectSocket("127.0.0.1", 8081, listen);
    test.sendMessage("testing:whatthebif");
    std::cout << "Sent message" << std::endl;
    test.exit();
}

Compiling

When compiling with websocket.hpp, make sure to link pthread and OpenSSL as this library uses these libraries to allow for sending and receiving of data at the same time, and for secure websockets. Using g++ for example:

g++ yourFile.cpp -lpthread -lssl -o yourOutput