Description:

Acts as a WebSocket server endpoint to accept client connections. FlowFiles are transferred to downstream relationships according to received message types as the WebSocket server configured with this processor receives client requests

Tags:

subscribe, WebSocket, consume, listen

Properties:
In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values.

Name Default Value Allowable Values Description
WebSocket Server ControllerService Controller Service API: WebSocketServerService Implementation: JettyWebSocketServer A WebSocket SERVER Controller Service which can accept WebSocket requests.
Server URL Path The WetSocket URL Path on which this processor listens to. Must starts with '/', e.g. '/example'.

Relationships:

Name Description
text message The WebSocket text message output
binary message The WebSocket binary message output
connected The WebSocket session is established

Reads Attributes:

None specified.

Writes Attributes:

Name Description
websocket.controller.service.id WebSocket Controller Service id.
websocket.session.id Established WebSocket session id.
websocket.endpoint.id WebSocket endpoint id.
websocket.local.address WebSocket server address.
websocket.remote.address WebSocket client address.
websocket.message.type TEXT or BINARY.

State management:

This component does not store state.

Restricted:

This component is not restricted.

How to configure?:

Step 1: Drag and drop the ListenWebSocket processor to canvas.

Step 2: Double click the processor to configure,the configuration dialog will be opened as follows:

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Step 3: Check the usage of each property and update those values.

Properties and Usage:

WebSocket Server ControllerService: Used to specify the WebSocket server controller service which can accept WebSocket requests.

Server URL Path: Used to specify the WebSocket URL path which the processor listens to. Eg: /example

For example, if you want to listen WebSocket server which listens 60028 port number and the URL path is /echo.

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WebSocket SERVER controller service:

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