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`IOWebsockets`



```python theme={null}
IOWebsockets(websocket: ServerConnection)
```

A websocket input/output stream.
Initialize the websocket input/output stream.


Parameters:

| Name        | Description                                      |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `websocket` | **Type:** autogen.io.websockets.ServerConnection |

### Instance Attributes



#### websocket




The URI of the websocket server.

### Instance Methods



#### get\_default

```python theme={null}
get_default() -> IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol
```

Get the default input/output stream.
Returns: 
    IOStream: The default input/output stream.

Returns:

| Type                                                                                                                                                 | Description                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) | IOStream: The default input/output stream. |






#### get\_global\_default

```python theme={null}
get_global_default() -> IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol
```

Get the default input/output stream.
Returns: 
    IOStream: The default input/output stream.

Returns:

| Type                                                                                                                                                 | Description                                |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) | IOStream: The default input/output stream. |






#### input

```python theme={null}
input(
    self,
    prompt: str = '',
    *,
    password: bool = False
) -> str
```

Read a line from the input stream.


Parameters:

| Name       | Description                                                                                                       |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `prompt`   | The prompt to display.

Defaults to "".

**Type:** str

**Default:** ''             |
| `password` | Whether to read a password.

Defaults to False.

**Type:** bool

**Default:** False |

Returns:

| Type | Description                               |
| ---- | ----------------------------------------- |
| str  | str: The line read from the input stream. |






#### print

```python theme={null}
print(
    self,
    *objects: Any,
    sep: str = ' ',
    end: str = '\n',
    flush: bool = False
) -> None
```

Print data to the output stream.


Parameters:

| Name       | Description                                                                                                        |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `*objects` | **Type:** Any                                                                                                      |
| `sep`      | The separator between objects.

Defaults to " ".

**Type:** str

**Default:** ' '    |
| `end`      | The end of the output.

Defaults to "

**Type:** str

**Default:** '\n'              |
| `flush`    | Whether to flush the output.

Defaults to False.

**Type:** bool

**Default:** False |






#### run\_server\_in\_thread

```python theme={null}
run_server_in_thread(
    *,
    host: str = '127.0.0.1',
    port: int = 8765,
    on_connect: Callable[[ForwardRef('IOWebsockets')], None],
    ssl_context: SSLContext | None = None,
    **kwargs: Any
) -> Iterator[str]
```

Factory function to create a websocket input/output stream.


Parameters:

| Name          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `host`        | The host to bind the server to.

Defaults to "127.0.0.1".

**Type:** str

**Default:** '127.0.0.1'                                                                                            |
| `port`        | The port to bind the server to.

Defaults to 8765.

**Type:** int

**Default:** 8765                                                                                                          |
| `on_connect`  | The function to be executed on client connection.

Typically creates agents and initiate chat.

**Type:** Callable\[\[ForwardRef('[IOWebsockets](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOWebsockets)')], None] |
| `ssl_context` | The SSL context to use for secure connections.

Defaults to None.

**Type:** ssl.SSLContext \| None

**Default:** None                                                                        |
| `**kwargs`    | **Type:** Any                                                                                                                                                                                                               |






#### send

```python theme={null}
send(self, message: BaseEvent) -> None
```

Send a message to the output stream.


Parameters:

| Name      | Description                                                                                         |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `message` | The message to send.

**Type:** [BaseEvent](/docs/api-reference/autogen/events/BaseEvent) |






#### set\_default

```python theme={null}
set_default(stream: IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol | None) -> Iterator[None]
```

Set the default input/output stream.


Parameters:

| Name     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `stream` | The input/output stream to set as the default.

**Type:** [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) \| None |






#### set\_global\_default

```python theme={null}
set_global_default(stream: IOStreamProtocol | AsyncIOStreamProtocol) -> None
```

Set the default input/output stream.


Parameters:

| Name     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `stream` | The input/output stream to set as the default.

**Type:** [IOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/IOStreamProtocol) \| [AsyncIOStreamProtocol](/docs/api-reference/autogen/io/AsyncIOStreamProtocol) |