TBH we had too many unresolved issues with websockets even in clients that support them and only enable long polling anyway. Other people I know have done similar things for production sites.
On Jul 8, 2013, at 12:13PM, Oleg Slobodskoi <oleg...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I haven't used sockjs, but from what I can see: > > Simpleio doesn't implements all the transports, it does xhr polling only. > Client of simpleio is tiny compared to any other implementation. This leads > to simplicity and ease of implementing in different languages, f.e. native > ios/android clinets are in work. > > The price of not using websockets is not big for normal applications, where > delivery speed +- 500 ms does not matter, because to reduce reconnects amount > I multiplex messages per default for 500ms on the client and server. This can > be adjusted of course, I still don't think the reconnect overhead is sooo > huge, because of keep alive. > > So the best thing about simpleio: > > 1. tiny codebase > 2. robust connection, which works EVERYWHERE > 3. reliable delivery by design > > Not the goals are: > - super message protocols > - super fast data transfer > - support for every possible transport protocols > > > Simpleio usecases are: > > - chats > - notifications from server to client > > Not simpleio usecases: > > - superfast transfering of huge volumes of data > - low latency realtime communication like for realtime games (f.e. something > like NFS ...) > > > Am 08.07.2013 um 18:04 schrieb Eric Mill <e...@konklone.com>: > >> Hi Oleg, >> >> Could you describe how simpleio would be preferable to using sockjs? It was >> also borne out of frustration with socket.io, and I've had a great >> experience with it. >> >> -- Eric >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Oleg Slobodskoi <oleg...@googlemail.com> >> wrote: >> Forgot to mention, that in-memory and mongodb storage adapters are already >> in the package. >> >> >> Am 08.07.2013 um 15:01 schrieb Oleg Slobodskoi <oleg...@googlemail.com>: >> >>> Hello there :) >>> >>> I have recently started a new project after lots of frustration with >>> socketio. Simpleio is not a full replacement of all the features of >>> socketio, but its actually everything one might need to create chatty like >>> messaging on any hosting using a long polling which works everywhere. Most >>> important design goals are: >>> support for router/balancer without sticky sessions (f.e. Heroku) >>> optimized for horizontal scaling >>> reliable message delivery (built-in delivery confirmation) >>> multiplexing on the server and client >>> lightweight client (appr. 2.5 kb minified and gzipped) >>> simple client spec, which can be implemented easily in any language >>> Native clients for anroid and ios are will be usable in some weeks. >>> >>> Best, >>> Oleg >>> >>> http://github.com/kof/simpleio >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "nodejs" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "nodejs" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> konklone.com | @konklone >> >> -- >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "nodejs" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. 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