websockets

[guzba]

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[levovix0]

Why use winapi to do http requests, when there is std/httpclient and std/asyncnet?

[guzba]

Many reasons:

1. -d:ssl
2. Requires shipping cacerts.pem with any app on Windows
3. Requires shipping extra dls with any apps on Windows

More info here I think to start: https://forum.nim-lang.org/t/7551

Also requires having the main thread spend time in OS network poll stuff which wastes time for games, etc: https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/version-1-6/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim#L1649

Further, async's await just doesn't feel good at all in client apps IMO. For example, I do not like the await + exceptions model for requests and handling errors. Worst possible combo.

We'll probably fall back to Nim's stuff for Linux but on Mac and Windows the OS has better options for client apps.

And don't forget inflicting {.async.} everywhere. https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-your-function/