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Installation
npm install --save @types/ws
Summary
This package contains type definitions for ws (https://github.com/websockets/ws).
Details
Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/ws.
Additional Details
- Last updated: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:06:07 GMT
- Dependencies: @types/node
Credits
These definitions were written by Paul Loyd, Margus Lamp, Philippe D'Alva, reduckted, teidesu, Bartosz Wojtkowiak, Kyle Hensel, and Samuel Skeen.
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socket.io
Socket.IO is a library that enables real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication between web clients and servers. It's more feature-rich than ws, providing built-in support for broadcasting, rooms, and namespaces, but it's also heavier and requires its client library for full functionality.
faye-websocket
Faye is a WebSocket (and EventSource) library that is designed to be simple to use. It's similar to ws in its basic functionality but also includes support for WebSocket client functionality in both Node.js and browsers, making it a more versatile option for some projects.
FAQs
TypeScript definitions for ws
The npm package @types/ws receives a total of 56,314,517 weekly downloads. As such, @types/ws popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @types/ws demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 29 Sep 2026
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