Running timers on server about react-native-node

[staltz]

I think WebSockets would really help here, they give you that two-way communication channel that you want. Just use the package ws for node.js on the background process. On the React Native side, there is also WebSocket support, however it has been buggy lately but depending on the version of React Native you use, it may work.

[soyuka]

WDYT about implementing a kind of IPC channel (like electron has) embedded in this library? It could use a TCP client in Java that interfaces sendMessage/onMessage methods available in react. On the backend something like:

const ipc = require('react-native-node').ipc
ipc.onMessage()
ipc.sendMessage()

This could wrap the origin nodejs process to avoid the boilerplate, and onMessage/sendMessage could be exposed globally.

If you're willing to accept such a feature please let me know and I'll definitely work on it!

[staltz]

Soyuka, note that react-native-node spawns a new process, not a new thread. So Java doesn't have any special privilege that JS wouldn't have, that's why I recommend using just JS directly with TCP or Websockets.

If you want to spawn a new JS thread, take a look at react-native-workers which has the API you suggested.

[soyuka]

Mhh, yes I got that. Though I don't see why we couldn't have a TCP client in Java that connects to a node tcp server. This would give the ability to run sendMessage() from the react-native javascript and ease the communication process :).

I'll try a prototype!