Data communication method and apparatus

A method comprising:

• receiving a plugin execution instruction sent through a first channel by a server, the plugin execution instruction being used for instructing to run a target plugin;
• calling, according to the plugin execution instruction, the target plugin to run;
• and
• feeding back running result data, through the first channel, to the server for processing.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
• receiving a request of accessing a target page sent by a browser;
• establishing a first channel with client terminal software;
• establishing a second channel with the browser;
• storing a corresponding relationship between the first channel and the second channel;
• sending a plugin execution instruction to the client terminal software through the first channel, the plugin execution instruction being used for instructing the client terminal software to run a target plugin;
• instructing, through the second channel, the browser to process other page functions of the target page.
• receiving plugin running result data fed back through the first channel by the client terminal software;
• processing the running result data;
• and
• sending the processing result to the browser through the second channel.