# crossbario/autobahn-testsuite

Autobahn WebSocket protocol testsuite

Repository: https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-testsuite
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autobahn-testsuite
Homepage: https://github.com/crossbario
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: websocket-server, websocket-client, testsuite, autobahn, autobahn-testsuite, test-coverage, websocket
Last push: 2026-08-07T08:14:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5280, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1691, forks 111 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.589225+00:00)

## What it is
A fully automated test suite for verifying WebSocket client and server implementations against RFC 6455 specification conformance and robustness. It also includes additional tools useful for WebSocket and WAMP protocol developers.

## Use cases
- test my websocket server for RFC 6455 compliance
- verify websocket client implementation conformance
- check websocket protocol robustness against edge cases
- generate websocket conformance test reports
- find bugs in my websocket framing and handshake handling
- compare websocket library interoperability

## When to choose
- you are implementing a WebSocket client or server and need RFC 6455 conformance verification
- you want automated regression testing for WebSocket protocol behavior
- you need standardized reports comparing WebSocket implementations

## When to avoid
- you need functional or load testing of application-level WebSocket APIs rather than protocol conformance
- you are testing non-WebSocket real-time protocols
- you need a general-purpose HTTP testing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: testing, e2e-testing, websocket
- domain: testing, developer-tools, web-development, apis
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: websocket, conformance-testing, rfc6455, protocol-compliance, autobahn, wamp

## Member repositories
- crossbario/autobahn-testsuite (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.589225+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:38:16.132070+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/crossbario/autobahn-testsuite (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.589225+00:00, sha 9e73aceb795c)
  - homepage: https://github.com/crossbario (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:18.390194+00:00, sha 687c2d9ef37a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.