Will Websockets allow a server to run in the browser?

Question

Are there any plans for a Websockets listen function?

Allowing peer to peer applications in the browser could be revolutionary.

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Answer 1

Old question, but I was wondering the same thing, and came across peer-server, which might be worth having a look at. It uses WebRTC, and looks like it does what you're thinking:

https://github.com/PeerServer/peer-server