private var receivedPingCount = 0

  /** Total number of pongs received by this web socket. */
  private var receivedPongCount = 0

  /** True if we have sent a ping that is still awaiting a reply. */
  private var awaitingPong = false

  init {
    require("GET" == originalRequest.method) {
      "Request must be GET: ${originalRequest.method}"
    }