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

This is what you need for a periodic ajax call, replace some_path with your own RESTful route:

<%= javascript_tag do -%>
$(document).ready(
  function(){
    setInterval(function(){
      $.ajax({
        url: "<%= some_path %>",
        type: "GET",
        dataType: "script"
    });
  }, 60000 );
});
<% end -%>

The index.js.erb file would look like this:

$('#mydiv').html("<%= escape_javascript( render( :partial => 'my_partial' ) ) %>");