RSocket Protocol

RSocket is an application protocol providing Reactive Streams semantics over an asynchronous, binary boundary.

It enables the following symmetric interaction models via async message passing over a single connection:

• request/response (stream of 1)
• request/stream (finite/infinite stream of many)
• fire-and-forget (no response)
• channel (bi-directional streams)

It also supports connection resumption to allow resuming long-lived streams across different transport connections. This is particularly useful for mobile<->server communication when network connections drop, switch, and reconnect frequently.

Artifacts include:

• RSocket Protocol
• Protocol Extensions
  • Well-known MIME Types
  • Stream Data MIME Types Definition
  • Composite Metadata
  • Routing
  • Tracing (Zipkin)
  • Authentication
• Motivation for creating this protocol
• Frequently Asked Questions

More information and links to various implementations can be found at http://rsocket.io

Bugs and Feedback

For bugs, questions and discussions please use the Github Issues.

LICENSE

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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