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Re:Websocketd – It's like CGI, twenty years later, for WebSo... by lf-non on Thursday December 23, 2021 @04:24AM (#29660149)
> Does it reconnect when the connection breaks? Does it keep track of missing packets?

Isn't this something tcp itself does? So any protocol on top of tcp would inherit the same.

If the client goes offline for longer durations, they should attempt to reconnect after coming online.

Re:Websocketd – It's like CGI, twenty years later, for WebSo... by amelius on Thursday December 23, 2021 @04:27AM (#29660168)
The fact is that WebSocket connections tend to break. Keeping a stable connection requires programmer effort.

See this comment that someone posted here today:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29653600