The .NET app here doesn't poll for updates & only pushes messages. I am using JSONP (2) as the transport. I guess if the .NET app needs to listen to updates, I could use WebSockets (6). I'll give that a try sometime...
Thanks, Mridul On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Johnathan Leppert < [email protected]> wrote: > How do you continue to poll for new events without sending a CHECK command? > Or are you using the web socket protocol in your .NET app? > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Mridul <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi physt, >> >> I did something similar from a .NET application. Hopefully it will help: >> >> 1) The app sends a CONNECT, and the APE server responds with a "sessid" >> which I hold on to it >> 2) Use the sessid to send a JOIN, and then I save the "pubid" of the pipe >> 3) I don't rely on sending a CHECK, which I believe is needed by the APE >> server to keep the connection to alive to the client app. >> 4) And using the "sessid", "pubid", the app sends a SEND command. This >> might either succeed or fail. If it fails, I verify the "raw" sent back by >> APE. If the error code is "004" (check all the codes here: >> http://www.ape-project.org/wiki/index.php/Errors_code), I know that my >> "sessid" expired. So, I reissue a CONNECT and JOIN, and call SEND with the >> new "sessid", and "pubid". >> >> Thanks >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Johnathan Leppert < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You can try adding a callback to the return of the first CHECK function >>> to immediately start up another one. The idea is APE times out the CHECK >>> function after about 30 seconds (this is configurable), so you will use APE >>> as your "setTimeout". >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Johnathan >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:41 PM, physt <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Ape Gurus, >>>> >>>> 1. I love APE, it is amazing, >>>> 2. I'm working on a project to correct some shoddy popup behavior, >>>> and I'd love to use APE to make things more stable and scalable. (did >>>> I mention that I love ape?) >>>> >>>> For all you airheads out there, all my code runs in the unrestricted >>>> sandbox. That way it has access to the systray and can pop up >>>> notifications. It uses mostly XMLHttpRequests to interact with >>>> external webservices running on servers here. >>>> >>>> Since I can't load dynamic code and remain in the unrestricted >>>> sandbox, I can't really use the APE JS libraries. >>>> It looks like it is leveraging iframes rather than XMLHttpRequests. >>>> (When air opens up an iframe to load code not on the domain, it forces >>>> it to run in the restricted sandbox.) >>>> >>>> >>>> This caused me to write up some quick XMLHttpRequests to interact with >>>> the APE daemon. >>>> >>>> I wrote: >>>> >>>> Login - works fine >>>> Channel Join - works fine (I use channels as a way to identify my >>>> clients in our network. The client has a session ID from its normal >>>> login, and I just have it join a channel of the same name, so that the >>>> server can locate him by sending to his channel.) >>>> >>>> Then I have my problem. The APE protocol depends on the client to >>>> "CHECK" every 20 seconds or so. (Then the server closes the previous >>>> "CHECK", that way there is a nice overlap and no lapse in >>>> connectivity.) >>>> >>>> Well, adobe air forbids the use of anything on a timer as a security >>>> hole. i.e. no setTimeout or setInterval. >>>> >>>> So I think my questions are: >>>> >>>> 1. Has anyone ever attempted to make APE run inside an adobe air >>>> application? >>>> 2. Has anyone ever made APE run via XMLHttpRequest? >>>> 3. Did any of this make sense? or can I provide more information to >>>> help? >>>> 4. Is there a server side setting which would cause APE to just >>>> respond after 20 seconds, so I can grab that and re-CHECK the >>>> connection? (i.e. having the timer exist via the server...) >>>> >>>> oh, FYI, currently we manage our push messages via a custom developed >>>> java application that pushes via a long poll XMLHttpRequest: >>>> >>>> 1. Client XMLHttpRequests >>>> 2. Server sits on the response for a set number of seconds, or until >>>> a message is ready to pop. (it either sends a keep-alive or an actual >>>> popup message) >>>> 3. Client receives either the keep-alive message or a popup message >>>> causing step 4: >>>> 4. Client re requests. >>>> >>>> It just doesn't seem to work just right, and I think APE is a better >>>> way to go. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "APE Project" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<ape-project%[email protected]> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/ape-project?hl=en >>>> --- >>>> APE Project (Ajax Push Engine) >>>> Official website : http://www.ape-project.org/ >>>> Git Hub : http://github.com/APE-Project/ >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "APE Project" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<ape-project%[email protected]> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/ape-project?hl=en >>> --- >>> APE Project (Ajax Push Engine) >>> Official website : http://www.ape-project.org/ >>> Git Hub : http://github.com/APE-Project/ >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "APE Project" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<ape-project%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/ape-project?hl=en >> --- >> APE Project (Ajax Push Engine) >> Official website : http://www.ape-project.org/ >> Git Hub : http://github.com/APE-Project/ >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "APE Project" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<ape-project%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/ape-project?hl=en > --- > APE Project (Ajax Push Engine) > Official website : http://www.ape-project.org/ > Git Hub : http://github.com/APE-Project/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "APE Project" group. 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