Is there any documentation about subtopics? In FlexBuilder, I see the Consumer component has a subtopic attribute but it's not documented in the language reference. How are subtopics configured on the server side? Can they be created dynamically?
-Tom On 3/29/06, Matt Chotin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We are also investigating adding dynamic destination support on top of > the selector technique. > > Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tom Bray > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:28 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Message destinations in the context of a > multi-room chat app > > I was able to answer my own question. In my original post I didn't > realize that the selector attribute of the Consumer component filtered > messages on the server side. So, Stefan, if you want see what I'm > talking about, check out the sample chat application supplied with the > FDS installation. In the chat.mxml file, change this line: > > <mx:Consumer id="consumer" destination="chat-topic-jms" > message="messageHandler(event)"/> > > by adding a selector attribute: > > <mx:Consumer id="consumer" destination="chat-topic-jms" > message="messageHandler(event)" selector="room='Lobby'"/> > > and then in the send() function, add a message header called room with > a value of "Lobby" like so: > > public function send():void > { > var message:AsyncMessage = new AsyncMessage(); > message.headers.userId = userId; > message.headers.msg = msg.text; > message.headers.room = "Lobby"; > producer.send(message); > msg.text=""; > } > > So, you'll have just one destination called chat-topic-jms, but that > destination can serve multiple rooms by using a selector. The server > only sends messages to clients that are both subscribed to that > destination and have specified a matching selector. Let me know if > that makes sense. > > Thanks, > > Tom > > > On 3/28/06, Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I haven't actually had a chance to play with FDS yet (and I am > unfamiliar > > what exactly a destination is in this context) but what you describe > sounds > > like a definite limitation. Would you be able to post some code that > shows > > how and where this problem surfaces? > > > > Stefan > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of Tom Bray > > Sent: 29 March 2006 00:49 > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Message destinations in the context of a > > multi-room chat app > > > > > > Stefan, it's nice to know I'm not alone over here! > > > > Regarding using FMS and FDS together, I'd like to be able to rebuild > this > > app: > > > > http://www.userplane.com/webchat/ > > > > using FDS for all the text messaging and data synchronization and FMS > > for the live AV. So far, I don't see a clear path to that goal > > without dynamic destinations or some equivalent approach. Remote > > Shared Objects in FMS are essentially dynamic destinations the way we > > use them in our apps. > > > > -Tom > > > > > > > > On 3/28/06, Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Good question and one for Adobe to answer - and I don't mean the > specific > > > implementation but: where does FMS/FCS stop and FDS start? Should we > > really > > > be building chat apps with FDS? I'm sure I am not the only one still > a > > > little confused by the crossover of functionalities. > > > > > > Stefan > > > > > > > > > BTW hello list, long time lurker first time poster here > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Tom Bray > > > Sent: 28 March 2006 20:19 > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Message destinations in the context of a > multi-room > > > chat app > > > > > > > > > I've been trying to understand how to configure destinations in the > > > context of a multi-room chat application where the rooms are > > > dynamically created. Here's the scenario: > > > > > > The application loads a configuration file that specifies what rooms > > > to create. In this case, let's say that list includes the rooms > > > Lobby, Sales, and Support. In additon to these dynamically created > > > rooms, individual users can create new rooms from within the > > > application. > > > > > > My first thought was that each room would be a message destination > > > (topic), but it doesn't appear that destinations can be dynamically > > > created. Then I thought I'd have a single destination but use > > > selectors on the consumer component to determine which room's > messages > > > should be displayed in the chat output area, but that would mean > that > > > all messages for all rooms would go to all clients whether they were > > > in that room or not. > > > > > > How would you handle this? > > > > > > I'm coming at this from the perspective of a Flash Communication > > > Server developer and I'm trying to figure out if what I've done in > FCS > > > can be replicated or, hopefully, surpassed with FDS. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > FAQ: > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > > Search Archives: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > YAHOO! 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