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Accept HTTP(S) URLs when constructing WebSocket

Category

Network / Connectivity

Type

Chromium catches up

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 125)

Intent stage

None

Summary

These URLs are interpreted relative to the base URL and translated to corresponding WS(S) URLs, which enables use of relative URLs.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://github.com/whatwg/websockets/pull/45
• Firefox: Under consideration
• Safari: Shipped/Shipping
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/325979102

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