Subj : Stateful messaging in javascript
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : "Marc Dostie" <mdos@lucent.com>
Date : Fri Jun 27 2003 03:46 pm

Hi All:

I'd like to use mozilla to create an XUL based app, but my application
logic must be able to sequence a number of TCP/UDP based messages and
perform stateful processing. The remote objects respond to these messages,
and as such these messages each may timeout or fail in some
other way, so I'd need to be able to fire events of message receipt and
timeout conditions at the currently executing script. Is this possible?

I'm planning on exposing a C++ messaging component as a javascript
object via XPConnect. I'm thinking perhaps I can have my underlying
messaging component call into the current script; calling something in
javascript like ontimeout() or onmessage(). Can I make a script
wait idly by while waiting for messages?
Any info is much appreciated.
Thanks.

-Marc

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