Get definitive guidance on SignalR, a new library for ASP.NET developers that
simplifies the process of adding real-time web functionality to your
applications. Real-time web functionality enables server-side code to push
content to connected clients instantly as it becomes available. With this book,
Microsoft .NET developers familiar with HTML and JavaScript will gain the skills
to add real-time and async communication features for web, desktop, and mobile
phone applications. Topics include: Introduction to async development; HTTP and
real-time communications; SignalR technology fundamentals; persistent
connections and hubs; multiplatform real-time applications; advanced topics
Learn how SignalR uses Websockets when supported by the browser and the server
and falls back to other techniques and technologies when it is not Use the
simple ASP.NET API in SignalR for creating server-to-client remote procedure
calls (RPC) that call JavaScript functions in client browsers from server-side
.NET code. Exploit the API for connection management (e.g. connect and
disconnect events), grouping connections, and authorization.