Use Hub methods from controller?

Question

I am using SignalR 2 and I can not figure out how I can use my Hub methods e.g from inside a controller action.

I know I can do the following:

var hu         


        

Answer 1

It might work to create a "helper" class that implements your business rules and is called by both your Hub and your Controller:

public class MyHub : Hub
{
    public void DoSomething()
    {
        var helper = new HubHelper(this);
        helper.DoStuff("hub stuff");
    }
}

public class MyController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Something()
    {
        var hub = GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext();
        var helper = new HubHelper(hub);
        helper.DoStuff("controller stuff");
    }
}

public class HubHelper
{
    private IHubConnectionContext hub;

    public HubHelper(IHubConnectionContext hub)
    {
        this.hub = hub;
    }

    public DoStuff(string param)
    {
        //business rules ...

        hub.Clients.All.clientSideMethod(param);
    }
}