NowJS is a NodeJS module. The client javascript (now.js) is served by the NowJS server.

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npm install now

NowJS uses the excellent socket.io and node-proxy libraries and portions of sesame

1. On the server

var httpServer = require('http').createServer(function(req, response){ /* Serve your static files */ })
httpServer.listen(8080);

var everyone = require("now").initialize(httpServer);
everyone.now.msg = "Hello World!";

2. On the client

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://localhost:8080/nowjs/now.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">
  now.ready(function(){
    // alerts "Hello World!"
    alert(now.msg);
  });
</script>

Q: Can I pass in a callback or closure, for example, if the remote function is asynchronous??

A: Yes. This is 100% supported

Q: How do I use NowJS with Express?

A: Very easily. var app = express.createServer(); app.listen(3000); var everyone = require("now").initialize(app);

Now that you have NowJS, try the NowJS User Manual and Quick Chat Example

Have more questions? Please contact us: Email: team@nowjs.com IRC: #nowjs on freenode Twitter: @NowJSTeam