simWS Plugin API reference

WebSocket plugin.

simWS.send
simWS.setCloseHandler
simWS.setFailHandler
simWS.setHTTPHandler
simWS.setMessageHandler
simWS.setOpenHandler
simWS.start
simWS.stop

simWS.send

Description Send data over the socket.
Lua synopsis simWS.send(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle, buffer data, int opcode=simws_opcode_text)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
connectionHandle (string)
data (buffer)
opcode (int, default: simws_opcode_text)
Lua return values
Python synopsis simWS.send(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle, buffer data, int opcode=simws_opcode_text)

simWS.setCloseHandler

Description The close handler is called once for every successfully established connection after it is no longer capable of sending or receiving new messages.
Lua synopsis simWS.setCloseHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
callbackFn (string)
Lua return values
Python synopsis simWS.setCloseHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)

simWS.setFailHandler

Description The fail handler is called once for every unsuccessful WebSocket connection attempt. Either the fail handler or the open handler will be called for each WebSocket connection attempt. HTTP Connections that did not attempt to upgrade the connection to the WebSocket protocol will trigger the http handler instead of fail/open.
Lua synopsis simWS.setFailHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
callbackFn (string)
Lua return values
Python synopsis simWS.setFailHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)

simWS.setHTTPHandler

Description The http handler is called when an HTTP connection is made that does not attempt to upgrade the connection to the WebSocket protocol. This allows to deliver error pages and static files such as the base HTML and JavaScript for an otherwise single page WebSocket application. Note: The HTTP handler is appropriate only for low volume HTTP traffic. If you expect to serve high volumes of HTTP traffic a dedicated HTTP web server is strongly recommended.
Lua synopsis simWS.setHTTPHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
callbackFn (string)
Lua return values
Python synopsis simWS.setHTTPHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)

simWS.setMessageHandler

Description The message handler is called after a new message has been received.
Lua synopsis simWS.setMessageHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
callbackFn (string)
Lua return values
Python synopsis simWS.setMessageHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)

simWS.setOpenHandler

Description The open handler is called once for every successful WebSocket connection attempt. Either the fail handler or the open handler will be called for each WebSocket connection attempt. HTTP Connections that did not attempt to upgrade the connection to the WebSocket protocol will trigger the http handler instead of fail/open.
Lua synopsis simWS.setOpenHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
callbackFn (string)
Lua return values
Python synopsis simWS.setOpenHandler(string serverHandle, string callbackFn)

simWS.start

Description Set up endpoint for listening on a port, and starts the server's async connection acceptance loop.
Lua synopsis string serverHandle=simWS.start(int listenPort)
Lua parameters
listenPort (int)
Lua return values
serverHandle (string)
Python synopsis string serverHandle=simWS.start(int listenPort)

simWS.stop

Description Stop and destroy the server.
Lua synopsis simWS.stop(string serverHandle)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
Lua return values
Python synopsis simWS.stop(string serverHandle)



Constants

Constants used in the various functions. Refer to each constant using enumName.constantName, i.e. simUI.curve_type.xy for xy constant in simUI.curve_type enum.

simWS.opcode

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Script functions

Script functions are used to call some lua code from the plugin side (tipically used for event handlers).

openCallback

Description
Lua synopsis simWS.openCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
connectionHandle (string)
Lua return values -
Python synopsis simWS.openCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle)
See also

failCallback

Description
Lua synopsis simWS.failCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
connectionHandle (string)
Lua return values -
Python synopsis simWS.failCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle)
See also

closeCallback

Description
Lua synopsis simWS.closeCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
connectionHandle (string)
Lua return values -
Python synopsis simWS.closeCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle)
See also

messageCallback

Description
Lua synopsis simWS.messageCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle, buffer data)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
connectionHandle (string)
data (buffer)
Lua return values -
Python synopsis simWS.messageCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle, buffer data)
See also

httpCallback

Description
Lua synopsis int status, buffer data=simWS.httpCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle, string resource, buffer data)
Lua parameters
serverHandle (string)
connectionHandle (string)
resource (string)
data (buffer)
Lua return values
status (int)
data (buffer)
Python synopsis int status, buffer data=simWS.httpCallback(string serverHandle, string connectionHandle, string resource, buffer data)
See also