Re: [nodejs] Re: Any good rest module?

2012-04-11 Thread Matt
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Alan Hoffmeister < alanhoffmeis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yep I could use it, but keep a persistent connection for every visitor > will consume a lot more resources from the server then a restfull service. a) That's why you're using Node - it copes with massive con

RE: [nodejs] Re: Any good rest module?

2012-04-11 Thread Glenn Block
You can't get the callback functionality without 1. Long polling 2. WebSockets You need to do one on the two if you want the server to call back the client. NowJs or DNode is what I would recommend Sent from my Windows Phone -- From: Alan Hoffmeister Sent: 4/11/2012

Re: [nodejs] Re: Any good rest module?

2012-05-31 Thread David Björklund
What Alan is describing could be done with just http - the client is sending a message that the server responds to. Socket.io etc is great when you want to send data from the server to the client, but that's not what Alan describes. With that being said, I don't know any module that have the funct

Re: [nodejs] Re: Any good rest module?

2012-05-31 Thread Alan Hoffmeister
Well, I'm implementing one endpoint that can handle RPC-like requestest, I'll up that package to npm when finished :) -- Att, Alan Hoffmeister 2012/5/31 David Björklund > What Alan is describing could be done with just http - the client is > sending a message that the server responds to. > Soc

Re: [nodejs] Re: Any good rest module?

2012-05-31 Thread Alan Hoffmeister
I wish I could say: "Let's rock'n websockets!", but I had bad experiences using socket.io behind firewalls.. That's why I'm fallbacking to RPC... -- Att, Alan Hoffmeister 2012/5/31 tjholowaychuk > raw socket.io is more than enough IMHO > > On Apr 11, 7:58 am, Alan Hoffmeister > wrote: > > I w

Re: [nodejs] Re: Any good rest module?

2012-05-31 Thread Dan Shaw
Socket.io 1.0 is going to directly address that limitation. Instead of trying to establish the best possible connection first, it will start with the most reliable connection and upgrade to websockets if it can. Daniel Shaw @dshaw On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Alan Hoffmeister wrote: > I wi

Re: [nodejs] Re: Any good rest module?

2012-05-31 Thread Alan Hoffmeister
@Alexey, this is what I'm doing ;) @Dan Shaw I hope so, it would be much more easy and secure for production. -- Att, Alan Hoffmeister 2012/5/31 Alexey Petrushin > > What Alan is describing could be done with just http > Yes, I believe You are right, it doesn't require socked support and can b