opcode:OpCode

OpCode of the message. This is an atom for known opcodes and an integer for unknown ones. If the peer closed the stream, OpCode is bound to close and data to the atom end_of_file.

data:String

The data, represented as a string. This field is always present. String is the empty string if there is no data in the message.

rsv:RSV

Present if the WebSocket RSV header is not 0. RSV is an integer in the range [1..7].

If ping message is received and WebSocket is a stream pair, ws_receive/1 replies with a pong and waits for the next message.

The predicate ws_receive/3 processes the following options:

format(+Format)

Defines how text messages are parsed. Format is one of

string

Data is returned as a Prolog string (default)

json

Data is parsed using json_read_dict/3, which also receives Options.

prolog

Data is parsed using read_term/3, which also receives Options.

To be done

- Add a hook to allow for more data formats?