Will there be a update for the new uWebSockets?

[Spejik]

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• [ ] report a bug
• [x] request a feature

Current behavior

What is actually happening?

When I tried to use the original uws package, I got a compilation error. When I used the new uWebSockets, some of the methods were missing.

Expected behavior

What is expected?

Setup

• OS: Windows 10
• browser: -
• socket.io version: latest

Other information (e.g. stack traces, related issues, suggestions on how to fix)

I'm not using socket.io for a web app, I'm creating a game in ue4 with the ue4-client. I was just thinking if you guys could implement it somehow? So that it works with the new uWebSockets? I found that the UDP protocol which uWebSockets uses is much better for games than TCP, so that'd be great. Thanks for your time

[dkMorlok]

uws is dead, you can use alternative https://www.npmjs.com/package/eiows just configure socket.io server with wsEngine: 'eiows'

[darrachequesne]

I found that the UDP protocol which uWebSockets uses is much better for games than TCP

I'm not sure uWebSockets uses UDP under the hood. More info here: https://gafferongames.com/post/why_cant_i_send_udp_packets_from_a_browser/

The uWebSockets.js package does not implement the API of ws, so it can't be used as is. A wrapper could be added though.

As noted by @dkMorlok, a fork of the original uws package is available:

// $ npm install eiows
const io = require('socket.io')(3000, {
  wsEngine: 'eiows'
});

Source here: https://github.com/mmdevries/eiows