Chapter 16

1. What are the two serialization formatters supported by SignalR?

JSON and Message Pack.

2. What transports does SignalR support?

AJAX long polling, WebSockets, and server-sent events.

3. What are the benefits of the Message Pack protocol?

Message Pack is more compact, thereby resulting in lower latency.

4. Which targets can we send messages to?

Single recipient, all users, or groups of users.

5. Why would we restrict the transport to be used by SignalR?

Some transports might not be supported or might be restricted—for example, WebSockets.

6. Can we send messages to SignalR from outside the web application where it is hosted?

Yes...