playframework - Play Framework as a WebSocket Client

Question

I am using Play 2.3, was checking out the documentation for using Akka as a WebSocket Server. However in documentation they did not indicate if Play could connect to the existing WebSocket Servers. Basically I am interested in being a WebSocket Client who will receive messages from the WebSocket Server. My Play app will make bidirectional request/response with this WebSocket server then finally I will initiate the termination.

Is this possible with Play with Akka?

Answer 1

Not as it stands. Currently it only acts as a server.

What you could do is use a client like jetty websocket from Play itself, and then process the data as you see fit.