curl/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS.md
Stefan Eissing 37cecfc7b9
websocket: support CURLOPT_READFUNCTION
Add support for CURLOPT_READFUNCTION with WebSocket urls when *not* in
connect-only mode, e.g. when using curl_multi_perform.

Install the callback function and set CURLOPT_UPLOAD. Return
CURL_READFUNC_PAUSE when having nothing more to send and unpause the
transfer when more data is ready.

This will send the read bytes in a WebSocket BINARY frame.

Add support for this mode in the pytest "ws_data" client and have all
tests run in 'curl_ws_send/recv' and 'peform' mode as well.

Add `curl_ws_start_frame()`. Document, cover in libcurl-ws.md and
explain the READFUNCTION mode for websockets.

Add example `websocket-updown` for this.

Closes #17683
2025-08-11 23:28:54 +02:00

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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Title: CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS
Section: 3
Source: libcurl
See-also:
- CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY (3)
- curl_ws_recv (3)
- curl_ws_send (3)
Protocol:
- WS
Added-in: 7.86.0
---
# NAME
CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS - WebSocket behavior options
# SYNOPSIS
~~~c
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS, long bitmask);
~~~
# DESCRIPTION
Pass a long with a bitmask to tell libcurl about specific WebSocket
behaviors.
To detach a WebSocket connection and use the curl_ws_send(3) and
curl_ws_recv(3) functions after the HTTP upgrade procedure, set the
CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY(3) option to 2L.
Available bits in the bitmask
## CURLWS_RAW_MODE (1)
Deliver "raw" WebSocket traffic to the CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION(3)
callback. Read "raw" WebSocket traffic from the CURLOPT_READFUNCTION(3)
callback.
In raw mode, libcurl does not handle pings or any other frame for the
application.
## CURLWS_NOAUTOPONG (2)
Disable the automatic reply to PING messages. This means users must
send a PONG message with curl_ws_send(3). This feature is added with
version 8.14.0.
# DEFAULT
0
# %PROTOCOLS%
# EXAMPLE
~~~c
int main(void)
{
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
CURLcode res;
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ws://example.com/");
/* tell curl we deal with all the WebSocket magic ourselves */
curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WS_OPTIONS, CURLWS_RAW_MODE);
res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
}
~~~
# HISTORY
**CURLWS_RAW_MODE** and **CURLWS_NOAUTOPONG** macros became `long` types
in 8.16.0, prior to this version a `long` cast was necessary when passed
to curl_easy_setopt(3).
# %AVAILABILITY%
# RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.
CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see
libcurl-errors(3).