Rails 3 equivalent for periodically_call_remote

Question

Seems like periodically_call_remote is deprecated in Rails 3, any ideas how to achieve the same functionality?

Answer 1

If you want to continue using prototype.js, so you can do what follows:

<%= content_for :js do %>
  new Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater("mydiv", 
    "/controller/action", 
    { frequency: 5, 
      method: 'get' })
<% end %>

More about Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater here.