/async_sinatra

A plugin for Sinatra to provide a DSL extension for using Thin for asynchronous responses

Primary LanguageRuby

async_sinatra ↑

github.com/raggi/async_sinatra

DESCRIPTION: ↑

A Sinatra plugin to provide convenience whilst performing asynchronous responses inside of the Sinatra framework running under async webservers.

To properly utilise this package, some knowledge of EventMachine and/or asynchronous patterns is recommended.

Currently, supporting servers include:

  • Thin

  • Rainbows

  • Zbatery

SYNOPSIS: ↑

A quick example:

require 'sinatra/async'

class AsyncTest < Sinatra::Base
  register Sinatra::Async

  aget '/' do
    body "hello async"
  end

  aget '/delay/:n' do |n|
    EM.add_timer(n.to_i) { body { "delayed for #{n} seconds" } }
  end

end

See Sinatra::Async for more details.

REQUIREMENTS: ↑

  • Sinatra (>= 1.3.2)

  • An async webserver

INSTALL: ↑

  • gem install async_sinatra

LICENSE: ↑

(The MIT License)

Copyright © 2009 James Tucker

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