Consuming an HTTP stream on google appengine

Question

I am trying to consume an http stream using GAE.

the logical flow is {source1..N} --> [GAE] --> browser reporting & display

As I understand it, an HTTP stream will run forever, so a simple GET-process cycle won't work. Can anyone recommend an alternative approach that will work in the GAE model?

Answer 1

I'm not sure what your requirement is but maybe you could look at the Channels API? So instead of having a continuous stream open, you could send updates from your app to a subscribing browser.

Google App Engine - Channels API Overview