chathub

main.js

$(function () {
    var name = '';
    var connected = false;
    var numUsers = 0;

    // Reference the auto-generated proxy for the hub.
    var chat = $.connection.chatHub;
    // Create a function that the hub can call back to display messages.
    chat.client.addNewMessageToPage = function (name, message) {
        // Add the message to the page.
        $('#discussion').append('<li><strong>' + htmlEncode(name)
            + '</strong>: ' + htmlEncode(message) + '</li>');
    };

    // User Connected to the chat.
    chat.client.userConnected = function (name, _) {
        $('#discussion').append('<li><strong>' + htmlEncode(name)
               + ' is connected to the chat.</strong>' + '</li>');
        $('#numusers').html(_);
    }

    // Get the user name and store it to prepend to messages.

    name = promtUserName();
    //$('#displayname').val(prompt('Enter your name:', ''));
    // Set initial focus to message input box.
    $('#message').focus();
    // Start the connection.
    $.connection.hub.start().done(function () {
        $('#sendmessage').click(function () {
            if (name) {
                // Call the Send method on the hub.
                chat.server.send(name, $('#message').val());
                // Clear text box and reset focus for next comment.
                $('#message').val('').focus();
            } else name = promtUserName();
        });
    });
});
// This optional function html-encodes messages for display in the page.
function htmlEncode(value) {
    var encodedValue = $('<div />').text(value).html();
    return encodedValue;
}
var tries = 0;
function promtUserName() {
    switch (tries) {
        case 0:
            return prompt('Enter your name:', '');
            break;
        case 1:
            return prompt('Please enter your name to chat:', '');
            break;
        case 2:
            return prompt('Enter your god damn name!', '');
            break;
        default:
            return prompt("Can't chat without a name dude!", "");
    }
}