PushJS is a project mainly written in ..., it's free.
A message Q and comet framework for sending any connected browser javascript
I created pushJS to send javascript updates to users of any website.
Goals: This project should make it very easy to send Javascript to connected user's browsers. It should be one way communication. In the future I would like to get a live feed of who is logged on and what they are doing.
node.js http://nodejs.org/ redis http://redis.io socket.io http://socket.io/ node_redis https://github.com/mranney/node_redis
Potential uses: News websites: A breaking news alert Shopping sites: Push newly added deals
Demo:
The usernames are randomly generated but can easily be replaced with a username from your website.
http://hostname:8081/demo.html # log into the website and wait for updates http://hostname:8081/whoison # admin console to send messages to users
Copyright (c) 2011 Adam Ilardi
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