Hi Sebastien, In case you missed it there at the end, Allen was referring you to a javascript programming pattern you might have overlooked in your research:
Comet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_%28programming%29 I'd argue that is does belong in any discussion of the future of prototype, precisely *because* "there is no standard way to interact with these server side applications". IMO prototype is uniquely positioned to standardize such a way, and hopefully would wrap up the interface nicely in just the right way for developer ease of use, while hiding (as it has in the past) the ugly browser-dependent plumbing underneath so that we don't have to care that, for instance, a) classic comet always-connected multi-part messaging works on Gecko browsers but b) you have to fall back to a stream of long-polling script tags in a hidden iframe on webkit, and of course c) HTML5 will button all this up in a new, efficient standards compliant way for all browsers. I'd personally prefer all that ugliness be hidden from me so I can write 3-line comet calls now that will Just Work off into the unknown future, and its history of delivering those types of future-proof API's is what I've always loves about prototype! -dave Allen Madsen wrote: > IMO, this does not belong in core. Firstly, the technology to enable > push resides largely on the server side. Secondly, there is no > standard way to interact with these server side applications, which > suggests these would be better as plugins to support the best comet > implementation for your project. > > Allen Madsen > http://www.allenmadsen.com > > > > Sebastien <sebastien.and...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi everybody. >> >> I'm writing this to propose you a great improvement for the >> framework : the server push [...] It's in fact a kind of data streaming. >> >> I searched onto the web a way to do that. I found APE [and] DWR [...] >> The problem of APE is [snipped, and] The problem of DWR is [also snipped] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-core-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en
