gorilla/websocket
Package gorilla/websocket is a fast, well-tested and widely used WebSocket implementation for Go. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
28/100
- Activity 12
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4704
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 532
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
24858 stars · 3587 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
gorilla/websocket is a fast, well-tested Go implementation of the WebSocket protocol (RFC 6455) for both clients and servers. It is part of the Gorilla web toolkit and has a stable, widely adopted API.
Use cases
- add real-time websocket support to a Go http server
- build a chat application in Go
- connect to a websocket API from a Go client
- stream live updates to browsers
- implement a file watch push service over websockets
When to choose
- you need a mature, protocol-compliant websocket library in Go
- you want a stable API with wide community adoption
- you need both client and server websocket support
When to avoid
- you are not using Go
- you need higher-level abstractions like pub/sub or rooms built in
Facets
library · maturity stable
websocket http-server http-client web-development apis go cross-platform gorilla rfc6455 real-time-communication real-time
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gorilla/websocket · fetched 2026-08-28 · f57d716e75a0
- homepage: https://gorilla.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · aa93940b2bb1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gorilla/websocket | main | 28 |
For agents
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