js: ajax & nodejs long polling

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// Client.js

var Socket = function(ip, port, name) {
    this.ip = ip;
    this.port = port;
    this.name = name;
    this._cbs = [];
    this._poll();
};

// Call the server periodically for data.
Socket.prototype._poll = function() {
    var that = this;
    // if the server does not return then call it again
    var timer = setTimeout(function() {
         this._poll();
    }, 5000);
    $.ajax({
         type: "GET",
         timeout: 5000, 
         data: {
             name: this.name
         },
         url: this.ip + ":" + this.port,
         success: function(data) {
             // server returned, kill the timer.
             clearTimeout(timer);
             // send the message to the callback.
             for (var i = 0; i < that._cbs.length; i++) {
                 that._cbs[i](data);
             }
             // call the server again
             that._poll();
         }
    });
};

// Add a callback for a message event
Socket.prototype.on = function(event, cb) {
    if (event === "message") {
        this._cbs.push(cb);
    }
};

// Send a message to the server
Socket.prototype.send = function(message) {
    $.ajax({
         data: {
              message: message,
              name: this.name
         },
         type: "GET",
         url: this.ip + ":" + this.port
    });
};

var socket = new Socket('192.168.1.1', '8081', "Raynos");
socket.on("message", function(data) {
    console.log(data);
});
socket.send("Hello world!");


// server.js

var url = require("url");
var events = require("events");
// store messages for clients
var clients = {};

var emitter = new events.EventEmitter();

http.createServer(function(req, res) {
    // get query string data
    var data = url.parse(req.url, true).query;
    // if client is not initialized then initialize it.
    if (data.name && !clients[data.name]) {
         clients[data.name] = [];
    }
    // if you posted a message then add it to all arrays
    if (data.message) {
         for (var k in clients) {
              clients[k].push(data.name + " : " + data.message);
         }
         // tell long pollers to flush new data.
         emitter.emit("new-data");
    } else if (clients[data.name].length > 0) {
         // else empty the clients array down the stream
         for (var i = 0; i < clients[data.name].length; i++) {
              res.write(clients[data.name].shift());
         };
         res.end();
    // long polling magic.
    } else {
         var cb = function() {
              for (var i = 0; i < clients[data.name].length; i++) {
                   res.write(clients[data.name].shift());
              };
              res.end();
              // kill that timer for the response timing out.
              clearTimeout(timer);
         }
         // when we get data flush it to client
         emitter.once("new-data", cb);
         var timer = setTimeout(function() {
              // too long has passed so remove listener and end response.
              emitter.removeListener(cb);
              res.end();
         }, 4500);
    }
}).listen(8081);

同时发过来两个请求的话，这个 emitter 是不是会搞混=。=