I might end up saving a few more messages (Than 20) but we'll see after some testing. But keeping 20+ messages isn't a big deal.
I don't know if 5 seconds will work, feels a bit long for me, but testing will decide on that. I've seen the CFOpenChat before, but the demo doesn't work for me, so I moved on. I might download it though, and see if I can get it to work on my dev box, it would be a nice start to have a framework of some kind to begin with. Right now I'm digesting Christmas food and trying not to fall into a complete food-coma, but in a few days I hope to get to work on this thing. I appreciate the help and input here, guys, I'm still new to CFML but I'm getting there. :) /Marcus On Dec 26, 11:04 am, Jordan Michaels <[email protected]> wrote: > There was an open-source CF Chat app that Rick Root wrote a while back... I > think it's here: > > http://www.opensourcecf.com/cfopenchat/ > > But at one point in time I was considering using it as a starting point for > what you're doing now. Never got around to it obviously, but it still might > make for a good starting point - or at the very least an interesting > reference. > > HTH, > > Jordan > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trenatos" <[email protected]> > To: "Open BlueDragon" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 4:38:43 PM > Subject: [OpenBD] Building a chat > > I've been tasked with putting together a new chat system for a > website. > My plan is to do this in CFML, probably deploying it behind Apache > with Tomcat. > > I have tried looking at a few existing solutions, but all the free > ones have been broken, and the non-free ones are expensive. > > So I'm looking into how to do it by myself. > > Tonight is only brainstorming. > > So, my plan is to start with looking into sessions, and how to pass > use AJAX with OpenBD to pass the updated messages. > > A little clunky is fine, I can refine it over time. > > Databases not need, we don't need to retain information long-term, so > keep only the last 20 messages in memory should work just fine. > > Each message being upwords of 6000 characters, it'll be interesting > putting this together. > > They also want custom functions, such as coloring of text between **, > *this text would be green, for example* > > There is a current system in place on the old server, however, the > person who implemented it is no longer around and it's built in python > or something else that requires a server (Runs with its' own linux > daemon). And for whatever reason, it doesn't want to start up on the > new server. > I'm not in charge of moving to the new server, that job went to one of > the old techs (He has no idea how the daemon works either), and I'm in > charge of the whole thing after the move is done. > > I know, I know, I'm rambling on here. > > Anyway, yes, my idea is to implement a CFML/AJAX solution, which I've > been using for about 3 weeks or so now :) > > Wish me luck, and if anyone has any advice I'd be more then willing to > take it. > > -- > online documentation:http://openbd.org/manual/ > google+ hints/tips:https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462 > http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en -- online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ google+ hints/tips: https://plus.google.com/115990347459711259462 http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en
