extern crate ws; use std::sync::mpsc::channel; use std::thread; use std::time::Duration; fn main() { let (tx, rx) = channel(); let socket = ws::Builder::new() .build(move |out: ws::Sender| { // When we get a connection, send a handle to the parent thread tx.send(out).unwrap(); // Dummy message handler move |_| { println!("Message handler called."); Ok(()) } }) .unwrap(); let handle = socket.broadcaster(); let t = thread::spawn(move || { socket.listen("127.0.0.1:3012").unwrap(); }); // Wait for 5 seconds only for incoming connections; thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(5000)); if rx.try_recv().is_err() { // shutdown the server from the outside handle.shutdown().unwrap(); println!("Shutting down server because no connections were established."); } // Let the server finish up (whether it's waiting for new connections or going down) t.join().unwrap(); }