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I am trying to create a rails application that requires the functionality of a "push server", i.e. Comet.

I started looking for options that I found three, and tried one of them:

• Juggernaut: I tried, not quite satisfied / comfortable, although it has some problems with the browser in Opera and, possibly, with Flash 10 (I tried it for about an hour, so ... so my solution may not be completely right).

• flew around

• Shooting star

  2 and 3 are comets, and Juggernaut uses Flash xmlsocket, etc. to click on the server.

which one to use or basically what should be the criterion, I have to judge these options .. people on both sides say they are better .. and this is confusing ...

Answer 1

The main criteria for deciding which one you want to use is the technology you want to support and how good the compatibility is.

I personally prefer Juggernaut, because it is very easy to use, and the flash device is less hacker and more stable in maintaining the connection than Comet. However, the flash memory requirement causes minor compatibility issues (Opera, as you mentioned).

I have not seen any developments on the Shooting Star for a long time, so I would say that this is probably not a very good choice.

If you are on a fence, you should definitely try Orbited. It is actually written in python, but it is quite capable and supports many different protocols. They have good documentation, it's pretty easy to set up, and I found it quite reliable.