You made two points that sound contradictory without further explanation, if you don't mind providing more insight. First, you mentioned that you want to stick with Rails without duplicating views, etc. Second, you mention that you're using Socket.IO (i.e.: Node.JS as opposed to Ruby/Rails).

How are you integrating Socket.IO with your Rails app? Do you have a separate Node.JS server that is just glossed over in your post, or do you use something like execjs to integrate Socket.IO directly into your Rails app?

Thanks for sharing!