I have made small demonstration client/server project using the Twisted framework (http://twistedmatrix.com/) which is just as easy to use for client/server projects as web2y is for for web applications and now I want to use web2py as frontend for a shared database. Twisted web component(s) is not at a state where I want to use it (http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/TwistedWebPlan) and I much rather prefer web2py.
I have seen at least one person on this list saying he is using web2py as frontend for a "Twisted server". I would like advice on how to make web2py notify the "Twisted server" about changes in the database. Both server applications (the "Twisted server process" and web2py) are running on the same server. I guess I could use a table as message queue which the Twisted server would read every few seconds. But if wanted a here-and-now notification then how to do it most elegantly? There is a solution which works for PostgreSQL http://www.divillo.com/ but I prefer a more general solution. Should I send a xml-rpc or soap request from web2py -> Twisted server? Are there other ways to communicate? Has anyone had success trying to import twisted modules into web2py? I guess an integration of Twisted and web2py would make it such a big killer product that it will require a license to operate it ;-) Regards Peter
