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+{
+  "name": "wheels-websockets",
+  "description": "Opt-in realtime WebSocket transport for Wheels channels. RustCFML native, Lucee 6.2+ over the official websocket extension, automatic SSE fallback everywhere else.",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/wheels-dev/wheels-websockets",
+  "documentation": "https://wheels.dev/packages/wheels-websockets",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "maintainers": [
+    "@bpamiri"
+  ],
+  "tags": [
+    "websockets",
+    "realtime",
+    "channels",
+    "sse"
+  ],
+  "source": {
+    "type": "github",
+    "repo": "wheels-dev/wheels-websockets"
+  },
+  "versions": [
+    {
+      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "publishedAt": "2026-07-06T00:00:00Z",
+      "wheelsVersion": ">=4.0",
+      "sourceTag": "v0.2.0",
+      "tarball": null,
+      "sha256": null
+    }
+  ]
+}