Intriguing! On 5 February 2011 09:21, Ikai Lan (Google) <[email protected]> wrote: > Background > servers refers to a *different*, awesome feature we are working on, not 10 > minute offline tasks. > -- > Ikai Lan > Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine > Blogger: http://googleappengine.blogspot.com > Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine > Twitter: http://twitter.com/app_engine > > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:20 PM, supercobra <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> +1 for updating the roadmap. >> >> -- [email protected] >> http://supercobrablogger.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:16 PM, James Broberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Slightly OT but the roadmap could sure do with an update. A couple of >> > those "Features on Deck" are already in the current SDK. >> > >> > On 4 February 2011 07:55, Ikai Lan (Google) <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> In general, we don't make comments on upcoming features. You are >> >> welcome to >> >> check the roadmap for updates: >> >> http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/roadmap.html >> >> While we're planning Channel API improvements, have you looked into >> >> providers such as beaconpush.com or pubnub.com? If there's a product >> >> you are >> >> looking to build, you should take a pragmatic approach and look into >> >> what'll >> >> work instead of being blocked waiting on features that need to be >> >> implemented. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Ikai Lan >> >> Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine >> >> Blogger: http://googleappengine.blogspot.com >> >> Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine >> >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/app_engine >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Peter Petrov <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Today there was a GAE SDK 1.4.2 prerelease. I was quite disappointed >> >>> that >> >>> it had no Channel API related updates/improvements in the release >> >>> notes. >> >>> Since there is also no official roadmap announced for the Channel API, >> >>> can >> >>> we get some unofficial update about the features and improvements >> >>> coming in >> >>> the near/distant future? >> >>> >> >>> Here is a short wishlist from me: >> >>> >> >>> 1. Batch send method (efficiently fan-out one message to a potentially >> >>> large number of channels). Moishe said this was planned some time ago. >> >>> >> >>> 2. Channel presence (connect/disconnect notifications to the >> >>> application). >> >>> This is also being worked on according to Moishe. >> >>> >> >>> 3. Charge CPU on channel disconnect time, instead of token creation >> >>> time. >> >>> This would allow us to pay for the actual usage, instead of the >> >>> current >> >>> fixed 2-hour tokens, which require us to implement complex and >> >>> imperfect >> >>> token reuse schemes. Hopefully this shouldn't be too hard to implement >> >>> given >> >>> that you are already working on disconnect notifications. >> >>> >> >>> 4. Direct access to the lower Channel API layers for non-browser based >> >>> clients, bypassing the JavaScript long-polling Comet layer. E.g. >> >>> something >> >>> like allowing a client to connect via XMPP to >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> using the channel_token as password. >> >>> >> >>> Any status updates regarding these or other planned improvements would >> >>> be >> >>> appreciated. 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