/ConfiguringActionCableOnRails

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README

This README would normally document whatever steps are necessary to get the application up and running.

Things you may want to cover:

  • Ruby version: 3.0.0

  • System dependencies:

    • Redis: 4.2.5
    • postgreSQL

  • Database creation: ( We will using simple settings for a objective getting started )

    • host: localhost
    • user: postgres
    • password: postgres

  • Database initialization:

  rake db:craete
  rake db:migrate
  rails server

Building own real time

  • Add redis gem in your Gemfile and run bundle install 
    gem 'redis'
  • Configure the development settings in cable.yml file:
development:
  adapter: redis
  url: redis://localhost:6379/1
  • Generate a new channel. This will also generate a consumer (See the .js file). Define a string id that represents this channel.
rails g channel chat_room  
def subscribed
  stream_from "chat_room_channel"
end

OBS: With some consoles, you can test the connectivity just by opening the Rails console and pasting the following command

/* app/javascript/chanels/chat_room_channel */

import consumer from "./consumer"

consumer.subscriptions.create("ChatRoomChannel", {
  connected() {
    // Called when the subscription is ready for use on the server
    console.log('Channel Connected!!!');
  },

  disconnected() {
    // Called when the subscription has been terminated by the server
    console.log('Channel Disconnected!!!');
  },

  received(data) {
    // Called when there's incoming data on the websocket for this channel
    console.log('Message: ', data);
  }
});
Bash: rails console
ActionCable.server.broadcast("channel_name", { message: 'Hello world', type: 'text' })