indeed there are many ways to skin a cat! On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Gareth McCumskey <gmccums...@gmail.com>wrote:
> ...... > > Which is essentially what I suggested without the use of node.js > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Justen Doherty <phpc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ah yes, it helps when you read the full thread! >> >> in that case i would code it using node.js as a streaming socket server >> and get clients to login/update their heartbeat status using the client >> side! >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:56 PM, strycore <stryc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have implemented such a thing in a symfony project using APE Project >>> ( http://www.ape-project.org/ ). >>> I tink APE has all the features you require, and it can show an up to >>> date user list (the default timeout >>> for a user leaving the website is something like 30 seconds, and >>> that's the worse case, if you don't detect >>> leaving users). >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Gareth McCumskey <gmccums...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > The requirement was to show a person as online for an IM chat client >>> type >>> > scenario so that as soon as possible after he leaves the page or closes >>> > browser or logs out other people "People Online List" will be updated >>> > correctly >>> > >>> > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Justen Doherty <phpc...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> true - but the requirement is for logged in users only, if you had a >>> >> reason for a user to stay on the same page for more than say, five >>> minutes, >>> >> then you would need an ajax heartbeat to update the timestamp >>> >> >>> >> we would have to understand the application a bit more rather than >>> >> providing technical solutions >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Gareth McCumskey < >>> gmccums...@gmail.com> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> But you would need to update them not being logged in at some point. >>> And >>> >>> what if they just closed their browser window without logging out? Or >>> what >>> >>> if they log in and they have been surfing the site for the last two >>> hours >>> >>> ... that logged in time would still stay the same.... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Justen Doherty <phpc...@gmail.com> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> i would have a 'last_logged_in' date against a user and every time a >>> >>>> user logs in, this timestamp is updated - once you have this time >>> in the >>> >>>> database, then define an offset (say 2 mins or 180 seconds) and >>> query >>> >>>> against the database for a count/users that are logged in.. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Vikos <make.webp...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> Or if the Presence information doesn't matter... >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> make a shoutbox... >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> On Jan 18, 9:24 am, Gabriel Petchesi <pghora...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>> > You should look into server push technologies to get updated >>> >>>>> > information >>> >>>>> > from the >>> >>>>> > clients. >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_technologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_(programming)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_technologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_%28programming%29> >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > As for storing user state use memcache with some locking >>> mechanism to >>> >>>>> > see >>> >>>>> > which users are active or not. >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > gabriel >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> -- >>> >>>>> If you want to report a vulnerability issue on symfony, please send >>> it >>> >>>>> to security at symfony-project.com >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> >>>>> Groups "symfony users" group. >>> >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>> symfony-users@googlegroups.com >>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> >>>>> symfony-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<symfony-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>> >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/justendoherty - 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