# Chat Client integrated into Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-client-integrated-into-rails/151910>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 27, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-client-integrated-into-rails/151910 "2008-10-27T20:03:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-client-integrated-into-rails/151910/1 "2008-10-27T20:03:26Z")

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Does anyone have any experience, used any software to integrate a chat  
client into rails? I want incoming users to a public site to be able  
to chat with a set of represntatives on an intranet. Thanks to the  
community in advance!

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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-client-integrated-into-rails/151910/2 "2008-10-28T11:28:58Z")

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On 27 Oct 2008, at 20:02, Miked wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience, used any software to integrate a chat  
> client into rails? I want incoming users to a public site to be able  
> to chat with a set of represntatives on an intranet. Thanks to the  
> community in advance!

You’ll have to write it yourself, but Juggernaut provides you with the  
tools for realtime chat: [http://juggernaut.rubyforge.org/](http://juggernaut.rubyforge.org/) Don’t know  
if it still works with Flash 10 though.  
Another way would be to use a setup like Campfire and periodically  
poll the backend (using PeriodicalUpdater).

Best regards

Peter De Berdt

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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-client-integrated-into-rails/151910/3 "2008-10-28T19:06:24Z")

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I second the use of Juggernaut and I believe it does work with Flash 10.  
Juggernaut is a much much better solution than polling. You might also  
want to look at shooting\_star + meteor for a comet-based solution or  
orbitd.

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**Author:** ![miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-client-integrated-into-rails/151910/4 "2008-10-28T19:11:33Z")

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>
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On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Nathan E.