Does it matter if my rails app is an api app or not? On Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 7:33:00 AM UTC-4, Rob Jonson wrote: > > The rails way to do this (update page when stuff happens at the server) is > ActionCable > https://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_cable_overview.html > > It runs on websockets and allows the server to push information to the > browser. Your javascript on the page then needs to know what to do with > that information. > > It is typically slightly more complex to host than a 'regular' site as you > probably need Redis running. > > > > On Sunday, 16 September 2018 08:34:38 UTC+1, fugee ohu wrote: >> >> how does gmail make new messages appear in your browser as they arrive? >> >
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