| ### Introduction |
| `QtWebSockets` is a pure Qt implementation of WebSockets - both client and server. |
| It is implemented as a Qt add-on module, that can easily be embedded into existing Qt projects. It has no other dependencies than Qt. |
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| ### Features |
| * Client and server capable |
| * Text and binary sockets |
| * Frame-based and message-based signals |
| * Strict Unicode checking |
| * WSS and proxy support |
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| ### Requirements |
| Qt 5.x |
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| ### Build And Usage |
| Checkout the source code from code.qt.io |
| Go into the source directory and execute: |
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| qmake |
| make |
| make install |
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| The last command will install `QtWebSockets` as a Qt module. |
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| To use, add `websockets` to the QT variable. |
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| `QT += websockets` |
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| ### Compliance |
| `QtWebSockets` is compliant with [RFC6455](http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc6455/?include_text=1) and has been tested with the [Autobahn Testsuite](http://autobahn.ws/testsuite). |
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| ### Missing Features |
| * Extensions and sub-protocols |
