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WebSocket Publisher

The WebSocket publisher receives messages over TCP from a WebSocket-supported client and publishes them to FME Server topics. Supported clients can include the WebSocketSender transformer, as well as the following Java or HTML5 web browsers:

  • Internet Explorer 10+
  • Firefox 11+
  • Chrome 16+
  • Safari 6+
  • Opera 12.10+

WebSocket Communication Channels

The WebSocket server is located on the FME Server Core. By default, FME Server uses the following channels for WebSocket communication:

  • Port: 7078
  • URI: ws://<hostname>:7078/websocket

To configure the WebSocket server for SSL communication, see Configuring for HTTPS.

Configuring the Publisher

  1. In the FME Server Web User Interface, select Manage > Notifications. Select the Publications tab and click New.
  2. Provide a name for the Publication
  3. In the Protocol drop down menu, select WebSocket.
  4. Target URL: This field is pre-populated with the URL of the WebSocket server on the FME Server Core (included with your FME Server installation). However, you can choose to connect to a different WebSocket server.
  5. Stream ID: Specify the Stream ID for the publication. The Stream ID allows the WebSocket server to identify messages and connect them to requesting applications. In this case, the requesting application is the Notification Service Publisher.
  6. Specify the topics you want to publish to using the drop-down selector, or click Select All if you want to publish to all topics.
  7. Click OK.

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Messaging Protocol

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