minihaha/websocket-test repository overview

⁠WebSocket Test Service

A comprehensive WebSocket testing service with health checks, message echo, and broadcast functionality. Perfect for WebSocket development, testing, and debugging.

⁠Features

• ✅ Dual WebSocket endpoints (standalone + HTTP)
• 🔧 Smart message handling (JSON objects + plain text)
• 📊 Built-in health check endpoint
• 📢 Broadcast messaging to all connected clients
• 🐛 Fixed numeric input handling (no more disconnections)
• 📝 Comprehensive logging

⁠Quick Start

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -p 8765:8765 --name websocket-service minihaha/websocket-test:latest

⁠Endpoints

• Health Check: http://localhost:8080/
• HTTP WebSocket: ws://localhost:8080/ws
• Standalone WebSocket: ws://localhost:8765/

⁠Test with wscat

# Install wscat
npm install -g wscat

# Connect and test
wscat --connect ws://localhost:8765
> hello world
> {"type": "ping", "data": "test"}
> 123

⁠Message Types

• Plain text: Echoed with metadata
• JSON ping: Returns pong response
• JSON echo: Returns original message
• JSON broadcast: Sends to all connected clients

Perfect for testing WebSocket connections, debugging real-time applications, and monitoring WebSocket infrastructure.

Issues fixed: Numeric input no longer causes disconnections.

GitHub: jordan13p/websocket-test⁠