Sure you can communicate with engine.io using a server component.. but then you might as well create plain HTTP server and use the HTTP client to communicate with it...
But what ever.. Arnout Kazemier, Founder observe.it (http://observe.it) http://observe.it (http://observe.it/) - observing & learning from your visitors. Skype: arnoutkazemier Mobile: +31623254031 On Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Marak Squires wrote: > No, that is not correct. > > https://github.com/LearnBoost/engine.io-client > > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Arnout Kazemier <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > Durrrrrrrrr.... engine.io (http://engine.io) is for client side > > communication, no serverside. > > > > On Oct 27, 2012, at 11:59 PM, Dan Milon <[email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > > IMO socket.io/engine.io (http://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]) > > >> <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]) > > >> <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) > > >> <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 (http://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) > > >> <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]) > > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected] > > >> (mailto:nodejs%[email protected]) > > >> <mailto:nodejs%[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]) > > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected] > > >> (mailto:nodejs%[email protected]) > > >> <mailto:nodejs%[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] > > > (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] > (mailto:[email protected]) > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > (mailto:[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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