The gist of creating a websocket connection

atmo_socket_request.js

   var request = new $.atmosphere.AtmosphereRequest();
   request.transport = 'websocket';
   request.url = "<c:url value='/twitter/concurrency'/>";
   request.contentType = "application/json";
   request.fallbackTransport = 'streaming';
   
   request.onMessage = function(response){
       buildTemplate(response);
   };

   var subSocket = socket.subscribe(request);

   function buildTemplate(response){
       
     if(response.state = "messageReceived"){
       
    	  var data = response.responseBody;

        if (data) {

            try {
                var result =  $.parseJSON(data);

                $( "#template" ).tmpl( result ).hide().prependTo( "#twitterMessages").fadeIn();

            } catch (error) {
                console.log("An error ocurred: " + error);
            }
        } else {
            console.log("response.responseBody is null - ignoring.");
        }
   	}
   }