twiscoket.rb

require 'cramp/controller'
require 'cramp/model'
require 'twitter'

module Twisocket
  class Socket < Cramp::Controller::Websocket
    before_start :set_twitter

    # Probably cramp should fire all the timer methods before scheduling them via EM periodic timers
    on_start :check_tweets
    periodic_timer :check_tweets, :every => 30

    def set_twitter
      @twitter = Twitter.user('dmathieu')
    end

    def check_tweets
      render @twitter.status.text
    end
  end
end