Handling WebSocket Lifecycle Events in Spring
Learn to manage the WebSocket connection lifecycle in Spring by handling connect, message, error, and disconnect events with WebSocketHandler.
The Connection Lifecycle
A WebSocket connection moves through clear stages: it opens, exchanges messages, may hit errors, and finally closes. Spring lets you hook into each stage to manage state and resources cleanly.
This lesson covers handling those lifecycle events.
The WebSocketHandler Interface
Spring's low-level API centers on the WebSocketHandler interface. Extending TextWebSocketHandler gives you override points for each lifecycle event without implementing every method.
All lessons in this course
- Spring Boot for WebSockets
- WebSocket Endpoint Configuration
- Basic Client-Server Messaging
- Handling WebSocket Lifecycle Events in Spring