# Request for Help: Maintenance of DandelionWebSockets.jl

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-help-maintenance-of-dandelionwebsockets-jl/5572>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** package\
**Created:** [August 26, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-help-maintenance-of-dandelionwebsockets-jl/5572 "2017-08-26T10:46:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![erikedin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/erikedin/32/9281_2.png) [@erikedin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erikedin)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-help-maintenance-of-dandelionwebsockets-jl/5572/1 "2017-08-26T10:46:04Z")

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Hi!

I’m the original author of DandelionWebSockets.jl ([https://github.com/dandeliondeathray/DandelionWebSockets.jl](https://github.com/dandeliondeathray/DandelionWebSockets.jl)). It is a client-side WebSocket library I made. However, I’m not using Julia anymore, so it is not being actively developed or maintained. A few brave souls have submitted pull requests, but I have a hard time prioritizing this project in my day-to-day life.

I’m hoping someone will be willing to take over development of it. Primarily it would require keeping it up-to-date with Julia. It’s not entirely feature complete, so there is a chance for continued development of it as well, if one wishes.

Let me know if you’re interested.

Best regards,  
Erik Edin

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**Author:** ![dfdx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dfdx/32/120_2.png) [@dfdx](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dfdx)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-help-maintenance-of-dandelionwebsockets-jl/5572/2 "2017-08-26T11:24:04Z")

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Seems like [JuliaWeb](https://github.com/JuliaWeb/) organization still lacks client-side WebSockets, maybe it makes sense to move your package there? Packages in organizations are maintained by multiple people and also are easier to discover.

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-help-maintenance-of-dandelionwebsockets-jl/5572/3 "2017-08-26T13:28:23Z")

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However, it should be said that just moving a package to an organization does not mandate anyone to maintain it. In fact, I would say maintenance and where the repo resides are largely orthogonal.

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**Author:** ![erikedin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/erikedin/32/9281_2.png) [@erikedin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/erikedin)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-help-maintenance-of-dandelionwebsockets-jl/5572/4 "2018-01-13T15:52:05Z")

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Hi again!

I have decided to make an effort to maintain this again, so this request for help is no longer relevant.

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**Author:** ![cpfiffer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cpfiffer/32/208747_2.png) [@cpfiffer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cpfiffer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/request-for-help-maintenance-of-dandelionwebsockets-jl/5572/5 "2018-01-14T00:34:33Z")

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I’m glad to hear that! I had a lot of websocket heavy stuff I wanted to do in Julia and ran into a lack of websocket packages with support from smart people. I ended up building a websocket client in Python that forwarded everything to my Julia software, so hopefully I can avoid that in the future with your excellent package.