Questions tagged [orbited]

Pre-HTML5 server that implements sockets for web browsers.

Orbited provides a pure JavaScript/HTML socket in the browser. It is a web router and firewall that allows you to integrate web applications with arbitrary back-end systems. You can implement any network protocol in the browser—without resorting to plugins.

Orbited allows you to write real-time web applications, such as a chat room or instant messaging client, without using external plugins like Flash or Java. It enables streaming networking for JavaScript without loading bars or page refreshes.

It is a pre-HTML 5 server that implements sockets for web browsers.

Its younger brother, Orbited2, has support for the HTML5 sockets based on specific versions of the websockets protocol.

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What does document.domain = document.domain do?

The client-side JS component of Orbited (a Comet server), requires that if the server is running on a different domain or port to the JS itself, you must execute document.domain = document.domain; before any other JS is loaded. (See the…
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Django Push HTTP Response to users

I currently have a very simple web application written in Django, and I would like to implement something like a callback/push notification service in my application. For example: When one user(client) uploads a photo to the server, the server…
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How to build a push system in django?

I need to build a push system in django, basicly its function is to push messages from server to browser. As nodejs cannot be used, i prefer websocket or orbited, but i've no idea how to implement any of these two in django. pls recommend a method…
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Is it possible to write a javascript SSH client that uses web sockets for transport?

Would it be possible to write a basic SSH client in pure javascript using something like orbited web sockets as the transport layer? I don't see any examples of this, but it seems like it would be a nice thing to have.
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Chat comet site using python and twisted

i want to build a site similar to www.omegle.com. can any one suggest me some ideas. I think its built usning twisted , orbiter comet server.
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Server Push With rails options

I am trying to build a rails application which requires a "server push" functionality ie Comet . I started looking for options I have found three and tried one of them: Juggernaut : I tried it, am not entirely satisfied/comfortable though, has some…
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weird IE 7 javascript problem

I have this javascript code working in firefox, chrome, and safari for (idx in all_auction_ids){ alert(all_auction_ids[idx]); }; for the above, instead of getting the values in all_auction_ids, the first value I get is text of type function…
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ActiveMQ : Use Django Auth with Stomp

I am working on power monitoring and want to send live power data to authorised users only. Some users have opted to install power sensors in their houses, others are viewing those sensors. Each sensor sends samples to a Twisted backend - the goal…
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Orbited vs Orbited2

I want to use Orbited to my chat. I also found Orbited2. What is the difference? Is Orbited dead or not? I want to use solid solution and don't worry it will be closed or not supported. I haven't found any tutorial to Orbited2 - even their…
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Comet Javascript error

I'm using Orbited as a Comet server on localhost. It is listening to ports: 9000 for http 61613 for stomp My JavaScript debugger is reporting error: JSON is not defined in the line: var vals = JSON.parse(payload); What could be the cause and how…
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JSONP Long Polling always loading

I'm doing long-polling with JSONP and firefox continually pops up the "Loading" spinner making the page seem like it hasn't finished loading. Is there a way to suppress this? I've been told that the Orbited team has hacks for suppressing this,…
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Connect PHP with Orbited

After searching the web for a good Comet and also and asking you guys what my best option is, I've chose to go with Orbited. The problem is if you need a good documentation about Comet you won't find. I've installed Orbited and It seems It works…
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How to stress test comet server?

I would like to test how many connections it can support. I am using orbited, specifically the streaming, not long polling.
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Authentication using Orbited, STOMP, and MorbidQ

I'm using Orbited to build a Comet chat system on a PHP-based website. However, currently any user can subscribe or post to any channel. What I'm looking to do is have the browser listen for updates directly from the Orbited server, and have all…
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PHP code on orbited comet server

Where can I find the PHP sample code for orbited comet server v0.7? I think that I have to build another server together with orbited server in order to support the comet function. Am I right? If so, how can I build up that server?
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