This project contains the community version of the Java [WebSocket] (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455) Client Library.

The java.client project implements the [WebSocket standard](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455) in Java. It provides a WebSocket client API that enables developers to build Java applications that communicate over WebSocket with an RFC-6455 endpoint, such KAAZING Gateway.

Developers can include the Java WebSocket Client using the following maven dependency to develop and run web applications:

<dependency>

<groupId>org.kaazing</groupId>

<artifactId>gateway.client.java</artifactId>

<version>[5.1.0.0,5.2.0.0)</version>

</dependency>

* Java SE Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher

* maven 3.0.5 or higher

0. Clone the repo: ```git clone https://github.com/kaazing/java.client.git```

0. Go to the cloned directory: ```cd java.client```

0. Build the project: ```mvn clean install```

0. Change directory: ```cd ws/demo/target```

0. Run the demo application: ```java -cp . -jar gateway.client.java.demo-develop-SNAPSHOT.jar```

0. Import the project in Eclipse

0. Under `gateway.client.java.demo` project, right-click on `WebSocketFrame.java` or `WebSocketApplet.java` in

src/main/java/org.kaazing.net.ws.demo and run!

You can use an RFC-6455 endpoint, such KAAZING Gateway, to connect to a back-end service. To learn how to administer the Gateway, its configuration files, and security, see the documentation on [developer.kaazing.com](http://developer.kaazing.com/documentation/5.0/index.html).

To learn how to develop client applications with these projects, see the documentation on [developer.kaazing.com](http://developer.kaazing.com/documentation/5.0/index.html).

To view demos of clients built with these projects, see [kaazing.org](http://kaazing.org/)