Bayeux

Submitted by gregwilkins on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 01:59.

The primary purpose of Bayeux is to support responsive 2 way interactions between web clients using Ajax and the web server.

Bayeux is a protocol for transporting asynchronous messages (primarily over HTTP), with low latency between a web server and a web browser. The messages are routed via named channels and can be delivered: server to client, client to server and client to client (via the server). By default, publish subscribe routing semantics are applied to the channels, but other routing models are also supported.

 

Delivery of asynchronous messages from the server to a web client is often described as "server-push". The combination of server push techniques with an Ajax web application has been called "comet". Cometd is a project by the Dojo Foundation to provide multiple implementation of the Bayeux project in several programming languages.

Bayeux seeks to reduce the complexity of developing Comet-driven applications by allowing implementers to more easily interoperate, solve common message distribution and routing problems, and provide mechanisms for incremental improvement and extension.