Server: client_handler, parse_client_message

server/chatserver.py

@@ -7,16 +7,30 @@ import asyncio
 import websockets
 
 
-async def hello(websocket, path):
+async def parse_client_message(websocket, message_text):
-    name = await websocket.recv()
+    """Parse a message (JSON object) from a client."""
-    print(f"< {name}")
 
-    greeting = f"Hello {name}!"
+    # TODO parse JSON
+    response = f"Hello {message_text}!"
 
-    await websocket.send(greeting)
+    await websocket.send(response)
-    print(f"> {greeting}")
+    print(f"> {response}")
 
-start_server = websockets.serve(hello, '0.0.0.0', 32715)
+
+async def client_handler(websocket, path):
+    """Handle client connection."""
+
+    print(f"++ New client")
+    try:
+        # Read and parse messages until connection is closed
+        async for message_text in websocket:
+            print(f"< {message_text}")
+            await parse_client_message(websocket, message_text)
+    finally:
+        print(f"-- Client connection closed")
+
+# Create WebSocket listener
+start_server = websockets.serve(client_handler, '0.0.0.0', 32715)
 
 asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(start_server)
 asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()