Leveraging Server-Sent Events for Enterprise-Scale Real-Time Notifications: A Spring Boot Implementation

Ananth Majumdar

Abstract: Users expect real-time updates for the information they are interested in for any web application. This doesn?t align well with the request response architecture of the web. There are many solutions to address this need like HTTP Polling, long polling, server sent events and web- sockets. This paper investigates the benefits and drawbacks of these technologies with a focus on simplicity and scalability. This paper also talks about a real-world implementation of server sent events using Spring boot and the practical considerations. It also discusses the results of the implementation and any further improvements.

Keywords: real-time updates, web application, server sent events, Spring Boot implementation, technology comparison