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Asked 1 month ago by MeteorHunter485

How can I implement a real-time terminal chat app using WebSockets?

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Hi,

I want to build a terminal-based app that displays user comments in real time – essentially a chat system – and I'm exploring the use of WebSockets. I've looked into Django Channels, but I'm not clear on how to send the output to the terminal screen.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Tom

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 9 days ago

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I need to gently remind you that I'm focused on answering questions about Django 5.1 documentation. Your question about building a terminal-based chat application with WebSockets is interesting, but it's not directly related to the Django documentation I'm trained on.

From the Django documentation perspective, Django's runserver command provides a WSGI server by default. For WebSocket support, you would need to use an ASGI server. The documentation mentions:

Django's runserver command provides a WSGI server. In order to run under ASGI you will need to use an ASGI server. The Django Daphne project provides Integration with runserver that you can use.

However, building a terminal-based chat application that consumes WebSocket data is more related to terminal UI libraries and WebSocket clients rather than Django itself. Django Channels would handle the server-side WebSocket connections, but displaying that data in a terminal UI would require separate terminal UI libraries that aren't covered in the Django documentation.

If you'd like to discuss Django's WebSocket capabilities specifically through Django Channels or ASGI, I'd be happy to help with that aspect of your question.

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