# Introducing SocketRocket: A WebSocket library for Objective-C

DevFeed: [Introducing SocketRocket: A WebSocket library for Objective-C](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-socketrocket-a-websocket-library-for-objective-c-15714.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/introducing-socketrocket-a-websocket-library-for-objective-c>)

Author: Square Engineering

Published: 2012-02-07T17:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [WebSocket](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/websocket.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Objective-C](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/objective-c.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [JSON](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json.md>), [Chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chrome.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chrome.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [objective-c](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/objective-c.md>), [tcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tcp.md>), [websocket](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/websocket.md>)

## AI overview

Square's engineering team introduces SocketRocket, a WebSocket client library for Objective-C. The library targets iOS, conforms to RFC 6455, supports secure WebSocket connections through CFStream, has no external dependencies, and includes demo code and automated Autobahn test tooling.

## Source excerpt

SocketRocket is a new WebSocket client library developed by Square's engineering team