Re: Websockets on the IBMi

[Henrik Rützou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

richard

"fat clients" is today known as APP'S ;-)


On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Not knowing all the details that scenario would make me question why don't
> I have a real-time fat client app dong the work ?
>
> Fat clients still have value.
>
> It is diamonds after all :-)
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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> message: 2
> date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:24:53 -0700
> from: "Holm, Paul" <pholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: [WEB400] Websockets on the IBMi
>
> <Real World Need Example>
> We are just starting to look harder at this area we term server side
> events so this is an interesting topic.  We have a real life client doing
> RFID based inventory checking application.  The current need involves
> taking inventory of thousands of high value diamonds.  The process is as
> follows:
>  On a web UI, the worker clicks on a button "Start Inventory Reading"
> which results in activating a specific RFID reader.  The RFID reader is
> configured to call our Java based server when it reads any diamonds in it's
> range.  The inventory taker then goes off grabs a container of diamonds and
> places them into RFID reader area.  RFID reader reads all diamonds, calls
> our server which writes them to a DB.  Inventory removes diamonds and gets
> next container of diamonds and repeats until finished.   The challenge is
> to update the inventory takers screen with diamonds counts and comparisons
> to expected inventory levels in real time as inventory taking continues.
>  The RFID reader events are not associated with the inventory takers
> request/response.    I am looking at updating our framework to include the
> generic ability to "register as a listener" for various server side events
> and have those events trigger back to listening clients who then will
> update their UIs as appropriate.
> </Real World Need Example>
>
>
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