# Leptos Websocket
[](https://crates.io/crates/leptos_ws)
[](https://docs.rs/leptos_ws/)
Leptos Websocket provides real-time, reactive signals for [Leptos](https://github.com/leptos-rs/leptos), keeping them in sync with the server through WebSockets. This enables instant UI updates controlled by the server or shared between client and server.
## Features
- **Server Signals**: Read-only on the client, writable by the server.
- **Bidirectional Signals**: Read-write on both client and server; updates are synchronized in both directions.
- **Channel Signals**: Message-based channels for sending and receiving discrete messages between client and server.
- **Real-time Updates**: Changes to signals are sent through WebSockets as [JSON patches](https://docs.rs/json-patch/latest/json_patch/struct.Patch.html).
- **Framework Integration**: Supports integration with [Axum](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum) and [Actix Web](https://github.com/actix/actix-web).
## Installation
Add the following to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
leptos_ws = "0.9.0"
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
[features]
hydrate = ["leptos_ws/hydrate"]
ssr = ["leptos_ws/ssr"]
```
## Usage
```rust
use leptos::prelude::*;
use leptos_ws::ReadOnlySignal;
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
#[component]
pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
// Connect to WebSocket
leptos_ws::provide_websocket();
// Create a read-only server signal (updated by the server)
let count = ReadOnlySignal::new("count", 0 as i32).unwrap();
view! {
<button on:click=move |_| {
// Call the server function to start updating the count
leptos::spawn_local(async move {
update_count().await.unwrap();
});
}>"Start Counter"</button>
<h1>"Count: " {move || count.get().to_string()}</h1>
}
}
#[server]
async fn update_count() -> Result<(), leptos::ServerFnError> {
use std::time::Duration;
use tokio::time::sleep;
let count = ReadOnlySignal::new("count", 0 as i32).unwrap();
for i in 0..100 {
count.update(|value| *value = i);
sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
}
Ok(())
}
```
## Feature Flags
- `ssr`: Enable server-side rendering support.
- `hydrate`: Enable hydration support.
- `csr`: Enable client-side rendering support.
## Documentation
For more detailed information, check out the [API documentation](https://docs.rs/leptos_ws/).
## Compatible Leptos versions
The `main` branch is compatible with the latest Leptos release.
Compatibility of `leptos_ws` versions:
| `0.8`-`0.9` | `0.8` |
| `0.7` | `0.7` |
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for details.