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Handshaking
Client Role
A WebSocket session begins when a client sends the HTTP/1.1 [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-6.7 Upgrade] request for [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-1.3 WebSocket] on an established connection, and the server sends an appropriate response indicating that the request was accepted and that the connection has been upgraded. The Upgrade request must include the [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-5.4 Host] field, and the [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-5.3 target] of the resource to request. A typical HTTP Upgrade request created and sent by the implementation will look like this:
WebSocket HTTP Upgrade Request
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Description
GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
Upgrade: websocket
Connection: upgrade
Sec-WebSocket-Key: 2pGeTR0DsE4dfZs2pH+8MA==
Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13
User-Agent: Boost.Beast/216
The host and target parameters become part of the Host field and request-target in the resulting HTTP request. The key is generated by the implementation. Callers who wish to add, modify, or inspect fields may set the ['decorator] option on the stream (described later).
The [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream `websocket::stream`] member functions [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.handshake `handshake`] and [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.async_handshake `async_handshake`] are used to send the request with the required host and target strings. This code connects to the IP address returned from a hostname lookup, then performs the WebSocket handshake in the client role.
When a client receives an HTTP Upgrade response from the server indicating a successful upgrade, the caller may wish to perform additional validation on the received HTTP response message. For example, to check that the response to a basic authentication challenge is valid. To achieve this, overloads of the handshake member function allow the caller to store the received HTTP message in an output reference argument of type [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__response_type `response_type`] as follows:
Server Role
For servers accepting incoming connections, the [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream `websocket::stream`] can read the incoming upgrade request and automatically reply. If the handshake meets the requirements, the stream sends back the upgrade response with a [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-4.2.2 ['101 Switching Protocols]] status code. If the handshake does not meet the requirements, or falls outside the range of allowed parameters specified by stream options set previously by the caller, the stream sends back an HTTP response with a status code indicating an error. Depending on the keep alive setting, the connection may remain open for a subsequent handshake attempt. A typical HTTP Upgrade response created and sent by the implementation upon receiving an upgrade request handshake will look like this:
WebSocket Upgrade HTTP Response
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Wire Format
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Description
HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols
Upgrade: websocket
Connection: upgrade
Sec-WebSocket-Accept: s3pPLMBiTxaQ9kYGzzhZRbK+xOo=
Server: Boost.Beast
The [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-11.3.3 ['Sec-WebSocket-Accept]] field value is generated from the request in a fashion specified by the WebSocket protocol.
The [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream `stream`] member functions [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept `accept`] and [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.async_accept `async_accept`] are used to read the WebSocket HTTP Upgrade request handshake from a stream already connected to an incoming peer, and then send the WebSocket HTTP Upgrade response, as shown:
Handshake Buffering
It is possible for servers to read data from the stream and decide later that the buffered bytes should be interpreted as a WebSocket upgrade request. To address this usage, overloads of [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept `accept`] and [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.async_accept `async_accept`] which accept an additional buffer sequence parameter are provided.
In this example, the server reads the initial HTTP request header into a dynamic buffer, then later uses the buffered data to attempt a websocket upgrade.
Inspecting HTTP Requests
English Actions
Handshaking
Client Role
A WebSocket session begins when a client sends the HTTP/1.1 [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-6.7 Upgrade] request for [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-1.3 WebSocket] on an established connection, and the server sends an appropriate response indicating that the request was accepted and that the connection has been upgraded. The Upgrade request must include the [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-5.4 Host] field, and the [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-5.3 target] of the resource to request. A typical HTTP Upgrade request created and sent by the implementation will look like this:
WebSocket HTTP Upgrade Request
GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
Upgrade: websocket
Connection: upgrade
Sec-WebSocket-Key: 2pGeTR0DsE4dfZs2pH+8MA==
Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13
User-Agent: Boost.Beast/216
The host and target parameters become part of the Host field and request-target in the resulting HTTP request. The key is generated by the implementation. Callers who wish to add, modify, or inspect fields may set the ['decorator] option on the stream (described later).
The [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream `websocket::stream`] member functions [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.handshake `handshake`] and [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.async_handshake `async_handshake`] are used to send the request with the required host and target strings. This code connects to the IP address returned from a hostname lookup, then performs the WebSocket handshake in the client role.
When a client receives an HTTP Upgrade response from the server indicating a successful upgrade, the caller may wish to perform additional validation on the received HTTP response message. For example, to check that the response to a basic authentication challenge is valid. To achieve this, overloads of the handshake member function allow the caller to store the received HTTP message in an output reference argument of type [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__response_type `response_type`] as follows:
Server Role
For servers accepting incoming connections, the [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream `websocket::stream`] can read the incoming upgrade request and automatically reply. If the handshake meets the requirements, the stream sends back the upgrade response with a [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-4.2.2 ['101 Switching Protocols]] status code. If the handshake does not meet the requirements, or falls outside the range of allowed parameters specified by stream options set previously by the caller, the stream sends back an HTTP response with a status code indicating an error. Depending on the keep alive setting, the connection may remain open for a subsequent handshake attempt. A typical HTTP Upgrade response created and sent by the implementation upon receiving an upgrade request handshake will look like this:
WebSocket Upgrade HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols
Upgrade: websocket
Connection: upgrade
Sec-WebSocket-Accept: s3pPLMBiTxaQ9kYGzzhZRbK+xOo=
Server: Boost.Beast
The [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-11.3.3 ['Sec-WebSocket-Accept]] field value is generated from the request in a fashion specified by the WebSocket protocol.
The [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream `stream`] member functions [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept `accept`] and [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.async_accept `async_accept`] are used to read the WebSocket HTTP Upgrade request handshake from a stream already connected to an incoming peer, and then send the WebSocket HTTP Upgrade response, as shown:
Handshake Buffering
It is possible for servers to read data from the stream and decide later that the buffered bytes should be interpreted as a WebSocket upgrade request. To address this usage, overloads of [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.accept `accept`] and [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream.async_accept `async_accept`] which accept an additional buffer sequence parameter are provided.
In this example, the server reads the initial HTTP request header into a dynamic buffer, then later uses the buffered data to attempt a websocket upgrade.
Inspecting HTTP Requests
When implementing an HTTP server that also supports WebSocket, the server usually reads the HTTP request from the client. To detect when the incoming HTTP request is a WebSocket Upgrade request, the function [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__is_upgrade `is_upgrade`] may be used.
Subprotocols
The WebSocket protocol understands the concept of subprotocols. If the client is requesting one of a set of subprotocols it will set the header [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-11.3.4 Sec-WebSocket-Protocol] in the initial WebSocket Upgrade HTTP request. It is up to the server to parse the header and select one of the protocols to accept. The server indicates the selected protocol by setting the [@https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-11.3.4 Sec-WebSocket-Protocol] header in the accept header.
This is accomplished with a [link beast.ref.boost__beast__websocket__stream_base__decorator `decorator`].
The code that follows demonstrates how a server reads an HTTP request, identifies it as a WebSocket Upgrade, and then checks for a preferred matching subprotocol before performing the WebSocket handshake:

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GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
Upgrade: websocket
Connection: upgrade
Sec-WebSocket-Key: 2pGeTR0DsE4dfZs2pH+8MA==
Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13
User-Agent: Boost.Beast/216
GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.com
Upgrade: websocket
Connection: upgrade
Sec-WebSocket-Key: 2pGeTR0DsE4dfZs2pH+8MA==
Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13
User-Agent: Boost.Beast/216
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