Passing streaming of Http response to a web page using node.js

Question

Following up on this question I was wondering is there is a way, without using socket.io, to avoid the buffering of the response that happens on most navigators. So for instance if the node server emit every 5 secondes : 'hello world' i can directly print them on a webpage as soon as the data is available.

Is there a way to do so ?

Linus Thiel · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-22 09:19:02Z

1

Unfortunately, this is not how web browsers work. If you want this type of functionality without using WebSockets (or a socket.io fallback) you could try with Server-Sent Events. See this gist for an example (in coffeescript). Also, here is a polyfill for older browsers.

answered Mar 22, 2012 at 9:19

Linus Thiel

39.3k9 gold badges112 silver badges104 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

silkAdmin Over a year ago

Thanks for the links linus, i ll invetigate these options and see what ends up fitting best.

Steve Campbell · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-22 16:04:11Z

1

Yes, this is doable. This is how comet streaming servers work.

See http://faye.jcoglan.com/ for an example for Node.js.

answered Mar 22, 2012 at 16:04

Steve Campbell

3,6452 gold badges34 silver badges44 bronze badges

2 Comments

silkAdmin Over a year ago

Thanks this looks a lot like what i would need, are you by anychance aware of a PHP equivalent ?

Steve Campbell Over a year ago

Not specifically. Googling "php comet server" has a few results, and also turns up this related question.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Passing streaming of Http response to a web page using node.js

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

2 Comments

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

2 Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related