Stress harness

client.js

/// <reference path="Scripts/jquery-1.6.4.min.js" />
/// <reference path="Scripts/jquery.signalR-1.1.2.js" />

$(function () {
    var connection = $.hubConnection(),
        hub = connection.createHubProxy('harness');

    hub.on('update', function (data) {
        console.log(data);
    });

    connection.disconnected(function () {
        setTimeout(function () {
            connection.start();
        },
        500);
    });

    connection.logging = true;
    connection.start();
});

server.cs

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using System.Web.Routing;
using Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR;

namespace CrazyHarness
{
    public class Harness : Hub
    {
    }

    public class Global : System.Web.HttpApplication
    {
        protected void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            RouteTable.Routes.MapHubs();

            RunBackgroundThread();
        }

        private static void RunBackgroundThread()
        {
            ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(_ =>
            {
                var hubContext = GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext<Harness>();

                while (true)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        hubContext.Clients.All.update(DateTime.Now.ToString());
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        Trace.TraceError("SignalR error thrown in: {0}", ex);
                    }

                    Thread.Sleep(10000);
                }
            });
        }
    }
}