How to construct a WebSocket URI relative to the page URI?

Question

I want to construct a WebSocket URI relative to the page URI at the browser side. Say, in my case convert HTTP URIs like

http://example.com:8000/path
https:/         


        

Answer 1

Dead easy solution, ws and port, tested:

var ws = new WebSocket("ws://" + window.location.host + ":6666");

ws.onopen = function() { ws.send( .. etc