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* To check for new users, just poll /users.
* To check for new users, just poll /users.
* If you want to see what messages $USERNAME has emitted, poll /$USERNAME/
* If you want to see what messages $USERNAME has emitted, poll /$USERNAME/
Also one other way is using http PUT & GET
Also one other way is using http PUT & GET
Flaws: it's all broadcast, and it's all polling.
Broadcast is inefficient in the network if you really only want to send a message to a single user. Polling wastes CPU, battery, and possibly network.
On way to handle polling is setting a high timeout for XHR. (Thanks Lucian)
[[Category:GSoC]]
[[Category:GSoC]]