Qt WebChannel Standalone Example | Qt WebChannel | Qt 6.11.2
Description: A simple chat between a server and a remote client running in a browser.

- Qt 6.11
- Qt WebChannel
- Qt WebChannel Examples
- Qt WebChannel Standalone Example
- Qt 6.11.2 Reference Documentation

# Qt WebChannel Standalone Example

A simple chat between a server and a remote client running in a browser.

Standalone demonstrates how to use the QWebChannel C++ API to communicate with an external client. It is a simple chat between a C++ application and a remote HTML client running in your default browser.

#### Running the Example

You can run the example from:

- Qt Creator

  Open the Welcome mode and select the example from Examples. For more information, see Qt Creator: Tutorial: Build and run.

- Qt Extension for Visual Studio Code

  Run the Qt: Open Qt examples command from the Command Palette, and select the example from the list. For more information, see Qt Extension for Visual Studio Code: Tutorial: Build and run.

#### Communicating with a Remote Client

The C++ application sets up a QWebChannel instance and publishes a `Core` object over it. For the remote client side, the `index.html` file is opened. Both show a dialog with the list of received messages and an input box to send messages to the other end.

The `Core` emits the `Core::sendText()` signal when the user sends a message. The signal automatically gets propagated to the HTML client. When the user enters a message on the HTML side, `Core::receiveText()` is called.

All communication between the HTML client and the C++ server is done over a WebSocket. The C++ side instantiates a QWebSocketServer and wraps incoming QWebSocket connections in QWebChannelAbstractTransport objects. These objects are then connected to the QWebChannel instance.

Example project @ code.qt.io

See also Qt WebChannel JavaScript API.