SignalR implementation for MVC 3

Question

I want to use SignalR in my mvc 3 project. I have ticket system like "basecamp" or "donedone", so when a new ticket assigned to any user in the system, these users should be notified. Old system should be working with jquery timer and in every 1 minute should check the database to see if there is a new ticket.

But as i read about SignalR, i can actually trigger something on server side which triggers client side. But i don't know if i can implement this on my app. For example, i have a business layer to do db operations. So can i trigger SignalR Hub when i create a new ticket. Are there examples for it?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I also blogged about implementing something similar to your requirements using SignalR. A call to a web service in my case triggers updating specific client browsers with updated statistics.

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Answer 2

Yes, this is indeed possible. Please take a look at the section titled "Broadcasting over a Hub from outside of a Hub" at https://github.com/SignalR/SignalR/wiki/Hubs