Content deleted Content added
Yappy2bhere (talk | contribs) Flesh out archive.org reference |
Maxeto0910 (talk | contribs) Added short description. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
||
Line 1:
{{short description|Web application model}}
'''Comet''' is a [[web application]] model in which a long-held [[HTTPS]] request allows a [[web server]] to [[Push technology|push]] data to a [[web browser|browser]], without the browser explicitly requesting it.<ref name='MASH'>{{cite web | url = http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/ajax-alliance-recognizes-mashups-559 | title = AJAX alliance recognizes mashups | access-date = 2010-10-20 | last = Krill | first = Paul | date = September 24, 2007 | publisher = [[InfoWorld]]}}</ref><ref name="CRANG">{{cite book|title=Comet and Reverse Ajax: The Next-Generation Ajax 2.0|last2=McCarthy|first2=Phil|date=October 13, 2008|publisher=[[Apress]]|isbn=978-1-59059-998-3|last1=Crane|first1=Dave}}<!--| accessdate = 2010-10-20 --></ref> ''Comet'' is an [[umbrella term]], encompassing multiple techniques for achieving this interaction. All these methods rely on features included by default in browsers, such as [[JavaScript]], rather than on non-default plugins. The Comet approach differs from the [[World Wide Web#Function|original model of the web]], in which a browser requests a complete web page at a time.<ref name = "WRC" />
| |||