StreamLink Connection types
StreamLink supports five RTTP connection types, but not all connection types are supported by each platform on which StreamLink runs.
Connection types
The table below lists the RTTP connection types supported by StreamLink. For the precise connection types supported by each platform, see the sections that follow.
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Direct |
TCP/IP socket. The client connects to the server via a TCP/IP socket, and the server streams data directly to the client across this connection. |
2 |
HTTP Streaming |
Open HTTP/1.1 connection. The server holds the requested page open and streams data to the client until the client closes the connection. |
5 |
Forever Frame |
Open HTTP/1.1 connection hosted in an IFRAME element. |
8 |
WebSocket |
WebSocket protocol. The best connection type for web browsers, and the connection type with the highest precedence in StreamLink for JavaScript. |
9 |
Server-Sent Events |
Server-Sent Events technology. |
StreamLink library support for RTTP connection types
The table below shows the RTTP connection types supported by each platform for which StreamLink is available.
| Type | Name | Java | Android | JavaScript | iOS | .NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Direct |
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2 |
HTTP Streaming |
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5 |
Forever Frame |
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8 |
WebSocket |
7.1+ |
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9 |
Server-Sent Events (SSE) |
Web browser support for RTTP connection types
The table below shows the RTTP connection types supported by common web browsers.
| See the StreamLink for JavaScript (SLJS) release notes for the browser versions that a specific release of SLJS was tested on. |
| Type | Name | IE | Edge | Chrome | Firefox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 |
WebSocket |
10–11 |
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9 |
Server-Sent Events (SSE) |
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5 |
Forever Frame |
8–9 |