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rim
rim Sep 23 '16
hey there..
i am newbie..so forgive me etiquette..i need to know how oxwall has implemented server push mechanism and how event manager works..basically i want to understand how notifications & chats are being delivered in real time..as far as i know oxwall doesnt use websocket or sse or comet...
plz educate & help me guys..
hoping to hear from u all very soon....
ross Team
ross Sep 26 '16
We use ping. If there's no chat conversations, Oxwall pings every 10 seconds, if there's a chat going on, then each 3 seconds. 
rim
rim Sep 27 '16
thanks Ross...so you use polling mechanism..can u kindly also direct me how to use it?? plugin crash course says nothing about it and ping module in skeleton program is a bit too specific...it would be a great help for me...n thanku once again :)