# callicoder/spring-boot-websocket-chat-demo

Spring Boot WebSocket Chat Demo with SockJS fallback and STOMP protocol

Repository: https://github.com/callicoder/spring-boot-websocket-chat-demo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spring-boot-websocket-chat-demo
Homepage: https://www.callicoder.com/spring-boot-websocket-chat-example/
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: spring-boot, websocket, sockjs, stomp, chat, spring, tutorial
Last push: 2024-07-13T14:35:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3326, "days_push": 781, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1086, forks 633 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.223886+00:00)

## What it is
A Spring Boot demo application implementing a real-time chat using WebSocket with SockJS fallback and the STOMP protocol. It accompanies a tutorial and serves as a reference example for learning WebSocket messaging in Java.

## Use cases
- learn how to build a websocket chat app with spring boot
- example of stomp messaging in java
- spring boot sockjs fallback demo
- real-time chat application tutorial code
- reference project for spring websocket configuration

## When to choose
- you are learning Spring Boot WebSocket/STOMP messaging
- you want a minimal working chat example to build on
- you follow the accompanying tutorial and want the source

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready chat service
- you need a maintained library with a license and active support
- you use a stack other than Java/Spring

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, chat-interface, http-server
- domain: web-development, tutorials
- platform: jvm
- tags: spring-boot, stomp, sockjs, demo-app, chat, real-time, web-server

## Member repositories
- callicoder/spring-boot-websocket-chat-demo (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.223886+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 2026-08-30T06:49:31.475235+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/callicoder/spring-boot-websocket-chat-demo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.223886+00:00, sha 87e6cf6ae1c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.