Unix Domain Socket with Websocket

[Michael McMahon]

Yes, it does seem that for local RPC a regular (unix domain) socket 
should suffice
rather than a websocket.

Also, just to point out that Unix domain socket (channels) have been in 
the JDK
since Java 16.

- Michael.

On 11/06/2021 10:22, Daniel Fuchs wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>
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