Unix Domain Socket with Websocket

[Daniel Fuchs]

Hi Christos,

The HttpClient doesn't support Unix Domain Socket - only regular
TCP / TLS.


You could of course open a connection with your client using
a plain Unix Domain SocketChannel [1] using the UNIX
ProtocolFamilly [2].

best regard,

-- daniel
[1] 
https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/nio/channels/SocketChannel.html#open(java.net.ProtocolFamily)
[2] 
https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/16/docs/api/java.base/java/net/StandardProtocolFamily.html

On 11/06/2021 09:57, Christos Vasilakis wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> we've a native application (in C) that exposes a json-rpc interface 
> over a Unix Domain Socket  using websocket. I know that the upcoming 
> Java 17 release will include support for unix domain sockets and I'm 
> wondering if the included websocket client  (since Java 11) will also 
> support this mechanism ?
> 
> If not planned,  any advice on how you can achieve this today ?
> 
> * me hopes that I don't need to touch C code and continue with Java :-)
> 
> Kind regards,
> -Christos
> 
> 
>