Node.js + codeigniter

Question

Recently been reading up on Node.js and how it is a great webserver and supports sockets even. I was thinking of using it on a project of mine, but i still haven't been able to figure out to to interact from CI to node.js. There was a project done for it with Drupal and it seems to be working well however i still can't figure out how they integrated it together.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the idea.

http://drupal.org/project/nodejs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV8lbdJfESg

Example:

User posts a comment via AJAX Comment gets store in DB All users watching the thread gets notification

now th part where after its submitted the comment and the notification, how does the msg get sent to node.js

Answer 1

I have just found this package:

NodeigniterMVC - an MVC framework for node.js inspired by Codeigniter. It allows custom routing, chaining, and partial view rendering; built-in with helpers, libraries, and a CLI. Fully compatible with Bower.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodeignitermvc

So from what I understad, it's a package that runs unde NODE.JS if you haven't started you're project and want them both without getting yourself into too much trouble playing with sockets on your server - this looks ideal.

maybe this helps :)

Answer 2

The way Drupal has done it, is use the Node.js plugin Socket.io. When a comment gets posted, drupal notifies the socket with the comment details, node.js then notifies the other "clients".