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Asked: 2026-06-03T15:37:32+00:00

I want to stream real-time data from a server into a JavaScript webpage. For

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I want to stream real-time data from a server into a JavaScript webpage. For example, if the server receives meteorological data measurements every second, I want to visualize them as a moving graph on the webpage.

Naturally, Ajax can be used for this. However, this is not what the HTTP protocol was built for. It would help to have a faster, more lightweight protocol. Ideally, a persistent TCP connection. Are there any such possibilites in modern browsers, without using additional plugins and applets? Or can this be only done with Flash, Java, etc…?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I would check out Socket.IO. It tries to make use of WebSockets, but can fall back on standard AJAX.

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