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Real-Time Rails with Action Cable📡

Intermediate→Advanced

Rails 8.1.2

Build real-time features with WebSockets using Action Cable. Create live notifications, chat applications, presence tracking, and real-time updates in your Rails applications.

5

Sections

19

Lessons

25

Challenges

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Understanding WebSockets

Action Cable Architecture

Setting Up Action Cable

WebSocket vs HTTP(Sign in required)

Beginner+10 Mana

Setting Up Action Cable

Action Cable Components(Sign in required)

Beginner+10 Mana

Production Adapter Selection(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Cable Adapter(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Creating Your First Channel

Building a Chat Room

Client-Server Messaging

Presence Tracking

Stream Setup Methods(Sign in required)

Beginner+10 Mana

Stream For Method(Sign in required)

Beginner+10 Mana

Stream Authorization and Rejection

Channel Subscription Lifecycle(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Subscription Rejection(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Perform Method(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Broadcasting from Anywhere

Turbo Streams over Action Cable

Turbo Stream Actions(Sign in required)

Beginner+10 Mana

Safe Model Broadcasting(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Broadcast Payloads and Serialization

After Commit Timing(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Turbo Stream Broadcast Actions(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Broadcast Payload Best Practices(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Redis Configuration for Production

Production Adapters Compared

Connection Management and Limits

PostgreSQL Adapter Limitation(Sign in required)

Beginner+10 Mana

Reject Connection(Sign in required)

Intermediate+15 Mana

Redis Necessary(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Performance Optimization

Force-Disconnecting a User(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Performance Optimization Strategies(Sign in required)

Advanced+30 Mana

Adapter Selection(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Testing Channels

Testing Connections

Channel Test Setup(Sign in required)

Beginner+10 Mana

Stub Connection(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Testing Broadcasts and Integration

Test Assertion Methods(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

Broadcast Count Prediction(Sign in required)

Advanced+30 Mana

Assert Broadcasts(Sign in required)

Intermediate+20 Mana

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