Axon <https://github.com/visionmedia/axon> looks promising. I will be evaluating that next.
I'm am unclear as to what engine.io is trying to accomplish.The page says: Engine is the implementation of transport-based cross-browser/cross-device > bi-directional communication layer for > Socket.IO<http://github.com/learnboost/socket.io> This to me implies socket.io is built on top of engine.io, however the socket.io sources does not mention engine.io in the package.json file as a dependency. This Stackoverflow page <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8542502/whats-the-difference-between-engine-io-and-socket-io> says: Engine is to Socket.IO what Connect is to Express engine.io is of more interest to you if your building a library/framework > on top of socket.io I am definitely *not* aiming to build a library / framework. I would like a simple, reliable, means of server-to-server communication. On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Dan Milon <[email protected]> wrote: > IMO socket.io/engine.io aim for server-client communication. > But it would be interesting to see some numbers. > > danmilon. > > On 10/28/2012 12:49 AM, Marak Squires wrote: > > Use https://github.com/learnboost/engine.io > > > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Jacob Groundwater <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > It looks like ZeroMQ does not play well with the asynchronous nature > > of Node. Take a look at the following gist: > > > > https://gist.github.com/3966362 > > > > I would expect to see three replies from the server, except there is > > only one. This occurs when the server tries to reply out of order. > > Changing the send order to the following works: > > > > sockit('thr').send( JSON.stringify({timeout:0,name:'thr'}) ) > > sockit('two').send( JSON.stringify({timeout:1000,name:'two'}) ) > > sockit('one').send( JSON.stringify({timeout:5000,name:'one'}) ) > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Alexey Kupershtokh > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > wrote: > > > > I'm also interested in this theme. > > > > AFAIR, dnode 6 months ago was good in features but terribly slow > > comparing to socket.io/axon <http://socket.io/axon>. > > > > https://github.com/visionmedia/axon looks interesting, but > > unstable yet - I have already found an issue > > ( https://github.com/visionmedia/axon/pull/62 ). Also I don't > > like it's feature to open a new socket/port for each > > communication type. > > > > Also I don't like Socket.io's feature that it doesn't free ACK > > callbacks (probably already does) which is a leak for long & > > intensive s2s sockets. > > > > воскресенье, 28 октября 2012 г., 1:32:19 UTC+7 пользователь > > Jacob написал: > > > > I was wondering what others are using for communication > > between back-end servers. Since I control all involved > > servers, I would rather not include authentication at the > > application layer. Forwarding SSH ports is perfectly > acceptable. > > > > On that note, my own research has lead me to three options, > > in order of personal preference: > > > > 1. a message queue (ZeroMQ) > > 2. websockets (socket.io <http://socket.io>) > > 3. synchronize against the database (MySQL or Redis) > > > > ZeroMQ seems pretty awesome, but I am curious if anyone has > > tried it, and what there experience was. For example, I > > stumbled across an article discussing how their REQ/REP > > model can lock up easily. > > < > http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2012/6/26/disconnects-are-good-for-you/> The > > workaround is fairly simple, but I am interested in > > soliciting more experience in the area. > > > > Websockets seem like a "native" way, but I see them as > > living in the client-server domain. For example, I would > > have to setup express and a basic restful service on each > > back-end server. Websockets are also 1-to-1, where as ZeroMQ > > supports N-to-N connections. > > > > Synchronizing against the database would involve polling to > > achieve real-time like events. I know Redis supports a > > pub/sub system, but does not seem to have any RPC-like > > mechanisms. > > > > In the end, I will make the decision best suited to our > > needs, but I am sure I can gain from some discussion on the > > matter. > > > > Thanks everyone, > > > > - Jacob Groundwater > > > > -- > > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > > Posting guidelines: > > > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > <mailto:nodejs%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > > > -- > > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > > Posting guidelines: > > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > <mailto:nodejs%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > > > -- > > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > > Posting guidelines: > > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. 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