*
 *  * **Open:** the web socket has been accepted by the remote peer and is fully operational.
 *    Messages in either direction are enqueued for immediate transmission.
 *
 *  * **Closing:** one of the peers on the web socket has initiated a graceful shutdown. The web
 *    socket will continue to transmit already-enqueued messages but will refuse to enqueue new
 *    ones.
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