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Java WebSocket API availability in Tomcat 7

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I would like to use the Java API for WebSocket (JSR 356) in Tomcat 7. It is currently available in Tomcat 8 and its implementation is in a very good shape. I have performed some stress and scalability testing to verify that.

posted Jul 16, 2013 by anonymous

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