Comet : An umberalla term for different techonologies for achivings a better communication or interaction.
Comet is a web application model in which a long-held HTTP request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it Comet is an umbrella term, encompassing multiple techniques for achieving this interaction. All these methods rely on features included by default in browsers, such as JavaScript, rather than on non-default plugins. The Comet approach differs from the original model of the web, in which a browser requests a complete web page at a time.
The use of Comet techniques in web development predates the use of the word Comet as a neologism for the collective techniques. Comet is known by several other names, including Ajax Push, Reverse Ajax Two-way-web,HTTP Streaming,and HTTP server push among others.
To get a simple event interchange application or a simple chat application working on comet for you have several choices besed on your intrest and capabilities and your pocket size.
- You can go to some paid sites and they can setup things from a-z and can get them working ,all you need to do is jzz loose some bucks.www.cometchat.com would do the work for you.
- You can get some open source projects goin on comet (webchat,phpchat,phpopen chat)
- You can get your hands dirty with coding part,write your own server which can server purpose based on the bayeux protocol and can easiely get it done.
