# added [WSocket](https://github.com/Ksengine/wsocket) to list
## Simple WSGI HTTP + Websocket Server, Framework, Middleware And App.
## Includes
- Server(WSGI) included - works with any WSGI framework
- Middleware - adds Websocket support for any WSGI framework
- Framework - simple Websocket WSGI web application framework
- App - Event based app for Websocket communication
**When external server used some clients like Firefox requires `http 1.1` Server. Middleware, Framework, App**
- Handler - adds Websocket support to [wsgiref](https://docs.python.org/3/library/wsgiref.html "python builtin WSGI server")(python builtin WSGI server)
- Client -Coming soon...
## Common Features
- only single file less than 1000 lines
- websocket sub protocol supported
- websocket message compression supported (works if client asks)
- receive and send pong and ping messages(with automatic pong sender)
- receive and send binary or text messages
- works for messages with or without mask
- closing messages supported
- auto and manual close
## Alternatives
### Non WSGI
- [Autobahn](http://crossbar.io/autobahn/) - huge with extras
- [websocket-client](https://github.com/websocket-client/websocket-client) - client only no server
-[websockets](https://pypi.org/project/websockets/) - python2 not supported
### WSGI
- [Django Channels](https://channels.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) - only for Django. but WSocket middleware can add support for any WSGI framework.
- [Flask-SocketIO](https://flask-socketio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - only for Flask.
- [gevent-websocket](https://pypi.org/project/gevent-websocket/) - only for Gevent Server
- [ws4py](https://github.com/Lawouach/WebSocket-for-Python) - works with few servers. but WSocket works with many servers
