Pusher

gistfile1.js

var handlePusher = function () {

    var pusher = new Pusher([APP_KEY]);

    var socket_id = null;

    pusher.connection.bind('connected', function() {
        socket_id = pusher.connection.socket_id;
    });

    // Since it is a presence channel the name must be prefixed with presence-
    var channel = pusher.subscribe('presence-ticket_' + ticket_ID);

    channel.bind('editing', function(data) { 
        toastr.warning(data);
    });


    $('#content').focusin(function() {
        // trigger Pusher notification

        var channel = 'presence-ticket_' + ticket_ID;
        var event = 'editing';
        var message = 'Ticket ' + ticket_ID + ' is currently being edited by ' + logged_in_username;

        var url = window.location.href;

        // save event in the database
        $.ajax({
            type: 'POST',
            url: '/events/create', 
            data: { channel: channel, event: event, message: message, url: url, socket_id: socket_id },
            success: function(data) {

                var event_id = data;

                // send notification to Pusher
                $.ajax({
                    type: 'POST',
                    url: '/application/new_pusher_notification', 
                    data: { channel: channel, event: event, message: message, socket_id: socket_id, event_id: event_id }       
                });

            }    
        });

    });
}


// Rails method

def new_pusher_notification
  require 'pusher'
  Pusher.app_id = APP_ID
  Pusher.key = APP_KEY
  Pusher.secret = APP_SECRET    

  Pusher.trigger(params[:channel], params[:event], params[:message], {
    :socket_id => params[:socket_id],
    :event_id => params[:event_id]
  })
  render :text => '1'
end