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The Horizon client uses websockets to connect to the Horizon server. The Horizon server uses RethinkDB's protocol[1] to connect to the database. [1] http://ret

The Horizon client uses websockets to connect to the Horizon server. The Horizon server uses RethinkDB's protocol[1] to connect to the database. [1] http://rethinkdb.com/docs/writing-drivers/ http://rethinkdb.com/docs/writing-drivers/

guelo 10y ago
Websockets cannot be as efficient as native network management code.
- jkarneges 10y ago
  What does this even mean? WebSockets can be used natively. In fact the Firebase client uses WebSockets, same as Horizon.
  - guelo 10y ago
    Sorry I was confused about terms, what I was thinking of was Javascript vs native. Native code can do more than a browser sandboxed client can.