Swift WebSockets Client

PieSocket Channels SDK for WebSockets written in Swift. Supports cross-platform Xcode projects for: iOS, iPad, Mac, etc.

This SDK can be used to communicate with any third-party WebSocket server, and implements auto-reconnection among other best WebSocket practices.

Add to project

Simply import this github repository into your Xcode project.

• In your Xcode project, go to File > Add packages
• Enter https://github.com/piesocket/websocket-swift-client in the search box
• Click "Add package"

Usage

Stand-alone Usage

Create a Channel instance as shown below.

let channel: Channel = Channel(webSocketURL: "wss://example.com", enabledLogs: true);
channel.listen(eventName: "system:connected", callback: {event in
    print("WebSocket Connected!");

    //Send data
    channel.send(text: "Hello")
})

Use PieSocket's managed WebSocket server

Use following code to create a Channel with PieSocket's managed WebSocket servers.

Get your API key and Cluster ID here: Get API Key

let options: PieSocketOptions = PieSocketOptions();
options.setClusterId(clusterId: "demo");
options.setApiKey(apiKey: "VCXCEuvhGcBDP7XhiJJUDvR1e1D3eiVjgZ9VRiaV");

let piesocket: PieSocket = PieSocket(pieSocketOptions: options);
let channel: Channel = piesocket.join(roomId: "chat-room");

PieSocket Channels is scalable WebSocket API service with following features:

• Authentication
• Private Channels
• Presence Channels
• Publish messages with REST API
• Auto-scalability
• Webhooks
• Analytics
• Authentication
• Upto 60% cost savings

We highly recommend using PieSocket Channels over self hosted WebSocket servers for production applications.

Events

system:connected is the event fired when WebSocket connection is ready, get a full list system messages here: PieSocket System Messages

Documentation

For usage examples and more information, refer to: Official SDK docs