Ricardo do Valle wrote in post #1122365: > @Colin the rails server is running in a VPS with nginx and unicorn. > > @Fernando, thank you very much, but it is not alternative for this > project, > i will study the chrome devs API for a future and another project, have > you > used already? > > I am looking for a way to create sockets and controls (state machine) > from > a rails app or another way to do that.
You do realize that what you're talking about here is VERY DANGEROUS. Web browsers work very hard to prevent exactly what you're describing here. This is the reason why JavaScript is sandboxed and provided no access outside of the browser environment. That being said, you could write your own browser plugin and do whatever you want. Of course, you will then be exposing anyone dumb enough to install your plugin to all the sorts of security holes that ActiveX based browser plugins, among others, became famous for. If I were in your shoes I would instead write native applications that communicate with your Rails application via web services. A good example of this is the Pivotal Tracker app for iPhone and iPad. This way you can ask people, that have some trust in you, to install your native application. It will then communicate directly to your Rails application and leave the user's browser environment secure and free from "drive-by" security vulnerabilities. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/a4ddf142d3d4085e1fd1c91c0ce59d74%40ruby-forum.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
