Websockets vs sse

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Usage with Spring
Websockets vs SSE

|      Websockets     |  Server Sent Event  |
+---------------------+---------------------+
|        2008         |        2006         |
| bi-dirrectionnal    | uni-directionnel    |
| text + binary       | text only           |
| tcp based protocol  | plain HTTP 1.1      |
| proxy config !      | just HTTP :-)       |
| payload             | typed message…      |
| manual reconnection | reconnect timeout   |

Websockets

Chrome 51
FireFox 46
Safari 9.1
Opera 37
IE 11
Edge 13

SSE

Chrome 51
FireFox 46
Safari 9.1
Opera 37
IE 11 with polyfil
Edge under consideration :-(

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