How should I handle search when data keeps updating via websockets?

1. Do WebSockets use alot of data?
2. How to keep WebSocket connection alive in angular?
3. How do I listen to WebSocket?

Do WebSockets use alot of data?

Once established, a websocket connection does not have to send headers with its messages so we can expect the total data transfer per message to be less than an equivalent HTTP request. Establishing a Socket.io connection takes 1 HTTP request (~230 bytes) and one 86 byte websocket frame.

How to keep WebSocket connection alive in angular?

You can use wss for secure websocket connection. import webSocket from "rxjs/"webSocket; const subject = webSocket("ws://localhost:8081"); This way you have a ready to use subject that you should subscribe to in order to establish the connection with your endpoint and start receiving and sending some data.

How do I listen to WebSocket?

In order to communicate using the WebSocket protocol, you need to create a WebSocket object; this will automatically attempt to open the connection to the server. The URL to which to connect; this should be the URL to which the WebSocket server will respond.