Hello group, I''ve been looking for a RoR IM (instant messaging program) for quite a while now, but I haven''t found anything that works. What I''m looking for: an IM where - people can send private messages between each other, - while having multiple tabs in the IM window, 1 tab per IM partner, if possible. Does anybody know some plugins or gems for this functionality? (How come there are so many plugins and gems out there, but not IMs...?) Thank you all for any hints on that! Tom -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On 07 Apr 2008, at 22:15, Tom Ha wrote:> I''ve been looking for a RoR IM (instant messaging program) for quite a > while now, but I haven''t found anything that works. > > What I''m looking for: an IM where > - people can send private messages between each other, > - while having multiple tabs in the IM window, 1 tab per IM partner, > if > possible. > > Does anybody know some plugins or gems for this functionality? > > (How come there are so many plugins and gems out there, but not > IMs...?)Because Rails is not a CMS, it is a framework. You should have a look at juggernaut, that''s what you''ll probably want to use for the persistent connection. Then you can write your own chat client. It can be done, campfire from 37signals is a chat application. Best regards Peter De Berdt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
But, as far as I know, Campfire is a "group chat" app. What I''m basically looking for is a private messenger (which allows for a "one-to-one chat", with no group involved)... -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Tom, Rails is not an application, it''s a web development framework. Rails plugins are developer features added on to the framework. If you want a chat application in Rails, you''ll have to build one yourself. Jason On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Tom Ha <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > But, as far as I know, Campfire is a "group chat" app. > > What I''m basically looking for is a private messenger (which allows for > a "one-to-one chat", with no group involved)... > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
What about an XMPP/Jabber Jem? On Apr 7, 4:02 pm, "Jason Roelofs" <jameskil...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Tom, > > Rails is not an application, it''s a web development framework. Rails > plugins are developer features added on to the framework. > > If you want a chat application in Rails, you''ll have to build one yourself. > > Jason > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Tom Ha <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > But, as far as I know, Campfire is a "group chat" app. > > > What I''m basically looking for is a private messenger (which allows for > > a "one-to-one chat", with no group involved)... > > > -- > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I may be wrong but I believe that Campfire went the ''polling'' route (prototype''s PeriodicUpdater on the page pulling new messasges from the server). It''s a simple, clean solution but can be pretty server- intensive if you get a lot of chat volume. +1 for Juggernaut (Peter''s suggestion above). It''s pretty simple to integrate and has enough flexibility that you could do private messaging as well as public chat. Again, it''s a tool, not a solution. HTH, AndyV On Apr 7, 4:32 pm, Tom Ha <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> But, as far as I know, Campfire is a "group chat" app. > > What I''m basically looking for is a private messenger (which allows for > a "one-to-one chat", with no group involved)... > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---