Could this be used as a method of communicating with an iOS device as if it were... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

sentinel on Dec 12, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: HTTPKit — A lightweight HTTP server framework for ...

Could this be used as a method of communicating with an iOS device as if it were a server (e.g. sending updates from a real server to the iOS client (which now behaves like a server))? Somewhat of a replacement for notifications, perhaps?

brendn on Dec 12, 2012 | [–]

I used Mongoose [1] to do exactly that for devices that share a local network (auto-discovery and everything). So yes, it's definitely possible :)

[1] http://code.google.com/p/mongoose/

lucian1900 on Dec 12, 2012 | [–]

I doubt it, most mobile connections are behind NAT and/or firewalls, preventing one from connecting to devices.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact