ActionCable
WebSockets for Ruby on Rails
ActionCable is Rails' integrated WebSocket framework that seamlessly adds real-time features to Ruby on Rails applications. It provides both server-side Ruby and client-side JavaScript frameworks for channels-based communication, with support for Redis and PostgreSQL adapters for multi-server deployments.
medium
Learning Curve
4.0
DX Score
Preise
Model
free
Kostenlose Stufe
Completely free and open source (MIT)
Funktionen
- ✓ Integrated with Rails
- ✓ Channel-based architecture
- ✓ JavaScript client library
- ✓ Redis adapter for scaling
- ✓ PostgreSQL adapter support
- ✓ Connection authentication
- ✓ Broadcasting to subscribers
- ✓ Per-user streams
- ✓ Async adapter for development
- ✓ NPM package available
Vorteile
- + Native Rails integration
- + Familiar Rails conventions
- + Easy to set up in existing apps
- + Active Record integration
- + Well documented
Nachteile
- - Rails-only
- - Requires Redis for production scaling
- - Performance limitations at scale
- - Memory overhead per connection
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