Multiple websocket connection vs single websocket connection when using django channels

[Robin Lery]

Hi,

Suppose an application has features like Chat, Notification and Activity feeds. 

I would like to know whether its recommended to have different   websocket connection for different  feautues for each user. Meaning for chat purpose a separate socket connection, for notification another separate connection?

Or is it better to have only one websocket connection for a user, and work around that single connection for different features?

Sincerely,

Robin 

[James Farris]

I’m looking into creating an app that may utilize chat and notifications as well. I’m interested in what others have to say about this as well

[Ken Whitesell]

Hi Robin,

I can't speak to any generalized situations, or what might be considered "best practices" or most optimal.

What I can say is that we have gone with the single websocket connection for each client - whether it's a real person at a browser or an application. All our communications through the channel are JSON objects, and we include a key named "app" in the object which identifies the specific "feature" or "application" to which a message is directed. It's done in both directions - submissions through the channel from the browsers to the server and from the server to the browser all have that key in the JSON. 

About the most I can say is that it works well for us. 

Ken

[Robin Lery]

Yes, I guess that's how to work around per connection for a user. Thank you for your input!

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