Java ServerSocket and HttpServer

Question

I want to implement a client server communication involving decent amount of data being passed. (~ 50MB)

Should I implement the back end using the ServerSocket or HttpServer? What are the pointers to decide?

Thanks.

Might want to look into some frameworks for the basic stuff, e.g. [Netty](http://netty.io/) or [Ratpack](http://www.ratpack.io/). — Henrik Aasted Sørensen, Oct 10 '14 at 07:57

Panciz · Answer 1 · 2014-10-10T08:48:40.760

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Mainly it depends if you want to communicate to the client using the HTTP protocol or you want to set up a simple TCP/IP connection and than use the another application protocol.

Netty simplify the implementation of both the solution, Ratpack focuses on HTTP.

edited Oct 10 '14 at 08:48

answered Oct 10 '14 at 08:06

Panciz

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '14 at 16:41

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you give too little details about what the backend would be. Standard approaches use a Tomcat at the back (if you are in Java) or apache webserver and a REST based data exchange mechanism between the client and server.

answered Oct 10 '14 at 16:41

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Java ServerSocket and HttpServer

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