diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 541c30a162e6a143bc893ae8e2bb9db4e0b05e30..5063fb8fa4d0f9d102427951704f8e1c2c4e5508 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ gem 'em-synchrony',   :git => 'git://github.com/igrigorik/em-synchrony.git',
 gem 'em-http-request',:git => 'git://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request.git', :require => 'em-http'
 gem 'rack-fiber_pool', :require => 'rack/fiber_pool'
 gem 'addressable', :require => "addressable/uri"
-
+gem 'em-websocket'
 gem 'thin'
 
+
 group :test do
 	gem 'rspec', '>= 2.0.0.beta.12'
 	gem 'rspec-rails', ">= 2.0.0.beta.8"
@@ -31,6 +32,5 @@ end
 
 group :development do
   gem "nifty-generators"
-  #gem 'ruby-debug' 
 end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 42dd80cd40016ce2fe885542af0a225209e47645..876af6c6535cdbcb33de2819140c3febac816b28 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   protect_from_forgery :except => :receive
   layout 'application'
 
-
+  
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index f1fe520ea6bbeb3454f60e844985618101ff16ff..6591f5925acce6da7ce53ab92dee9f0c9ce0d79c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ class DashboardController < ApplicationController
     store_posts_from_xml (params[:xml])
     render :nothing => true
   end
+  
+  def socket
+  #this is just for me to test teh sockets!
+    render "socket"   
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/socket.erb b/app/views/dashboard/socket.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f33b3c49d65c13f7bd4eb170d2c0180a45726eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/socket.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js'></script>
+    <script src='javascripts/swfobject.js'></script>
+    <script src='javascripts/FABridge.js'></script>
+    <script src='javascripts/web_socket.js'></script>
+    <script>
+      $(document).ready(function(){
+        function debug(str){ $("#debug").append("<p>" +  str); };
+
+        ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080/");
+        ws.onmessage = function(evt) { $(".msg").prepend("<p>"+evt.data+"</p>"); };
+        ws.onclose = function() { debug("socket closed"); };
+        ws.onopen = function() {
+          debug("connected...");
+          ws.send("hello server");
+          ws.send("hello again");
+        };
+      });
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    boner
+    <div id="debug"></div>
+    <div class="msg"></div>
+  </body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/boot.rb b/config/boot.rb
index ab6cb374de20fe94b208a1f092cce79a7ef6108e..62548470c5d7dcb3ccf3e92c6f63aabc6af92769 100644
--- a/config/boot.rb
+++ b/config/boot.rb
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ rescue Bundler::GemNotFound => e
   STDERR.puts "Try running `bundle install`."
   exit!
 end if File.exist?(gemfile)
+
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 7d6f2a0a0eeb666681096444795f0ec0a0db3fca..54f48a4ffb7dcb2cdf39fde797af66f5a8b574ae 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do |map|
   resources :blogs
-
   resources :bookmarks
-
   resources :friends
-
   resources :status_messages
-
+  resources :status_messages
+  
   #routes for devise, not really sure you will need to mess with this in the future, lets put default,
   #non mutable stuff in anohter file
   devise_for :users, :path_names  => {:sign_up  => "signup", :sign_in  => "login", :sign_out  => "logout"}
@@ -14,68 +12,10 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do |map|
    match 'logout', :to  => 'devise/sessions#destroy', :as => "destroy_user_session"
    #match 'signup', :to => 'devise/registrations#new', :as => "new_user_registration"
  
-  match 'receive', :to => 'dashboard#receive'
 
   resources :users
-  resources :status_messages
-  
-
-  # The priority is based upon order of creation:
-  # first created -> highest priority.
-
-  # Sample of regular route:
-  #   match 'products/:id' => 'catalog#view'
-  # Keep in mind you can assign values other than :controller and :action
-
-  # Sample of named route:
-  #   match 'products/:id/purchase' => 'catalog#purchase', :as => :purchase
-  # This route can be invoked with purchase_url(:id => product.id)
-
-  # Sample resource route (maps HTTP verbs to controller actions automatically):
-  #   resources :products
-
-  # Sample resource route with options:
-  #   resources :products do
-  #     member do
-  #       get :short
-  #       post :toggle
-  #     end
-  #
-  #     collection do
-  #       get :sold
-  #     end
-  #   end
-
-  # Sample resource route with sub-resources:
-  #   resources :products do
-  #     resources :comments, :sales
-  #     resource :seller
-  #   end
-
-  # Sample resource route with more complex sub-resources
-  #   resources :products do
-  #     resources :comments
-  #     resources :sales do
-  #       get :recent, :on => :collection
-  #     end
-  #   end
-
-  # Sample resource route within a namespace:
-  #   namespace :admin do
-  #     # Directs /admin/products/* to Admin::ProductsController
-  #     # (app/controllers/admin/products_controller.rb)
-  #     resources :products
-  #   end
-
-  # You can have the root of your site routed with "root"
-  # just remember to delete public/index.html.
-  # root :to => "welcome#index"
-
-  # See how all your routes lay out with "rake routes"
-
-  # This is a legacy wild controller route that's not recommended for RESTful applications.
-  # Note: This route will make all actions in every controller accessible via GET requests.
-  # match ':controller(/:action(/:id(.:format)))'
+  match 'receive', :to => 'dashboard#receive'
+  match "socket", :to => 'dashboard#socket'
 
   root :to => 'dashboard#index'
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/FABridge.js b/public/javascripts/FABridge.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..971ac3546bd3c5d6cf0b70599e7f76d8a3413d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/FABridge.js
@@ -0,0 +1,604 @@
+/*
+/*
+Copyright 2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE
+OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+*/
+
+
+/*
+ * The Bridge class, responsible for navigating AS instances
+ */
+function FABridge(target,bridgeName)
+{
+    this.target = target;
+    this.remoteTypeCache = {};
+    this.remoteInstanceCache = {};
+    this.remoteFunctionCache = {};
+    this.localFunctionCache = {};
+    this.bridgeID = FABridge.nextBridgeID++;
+    this.name = bridgeName;
+    this.nextLocalFuncID = 0;
+    FABridge.instances[this.name] = this;
+    FABridge.idMap[this.bridgeID] = this;
+
+    return this;
+}
+
+// type codes for packed values
+FABridge.TYPE_ASINSTANCE =  1;
+FABridge.TYPE_ASFUNCTION =  2;
+
+FABridge.TYPE_JSFUNCTION =  3;
+FABridge.TYPE_ANONYMOUS =   4;
+
+FABridge.initCallbacks = {};
+FABridge.userTypes = {};
+
+FABridge.addToUserTypes = function()
+{
+	for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
+	{
+		FABridge.userTypes[arguments[i]] = {
+			'typeName': arguments[i], 
+			'enriched': false
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+FABridge.argsToArray = function(args)
+{
+    var result = [];
+    for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++)
+    {
+        result[i] = args[i];
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+function instanceFactory(objID)
+{
+    this.fb_instance_id = objID;
+    return this;
+}
+
+function FABridge__invokeJSFunction(args)
+{  
+    var funcID = args[0];
+    var throughArgs = args.concat();//FABridge.argsToArray(arguments);
+    throughArgs.shift();
+   
+    var bridge = FABridge.extractBridgeFromID(funcID);
+    return bridge.invokeLocalFunction(funcID, throughArgs);
+}
+
+FABridge.addInitializationCallback = function(bridgeName, callback)
+{
+    var inst = FABridge.instances[bridgeName];
+    if (inst != undefined)
+    {
+        callback.call(inst);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var callbackList = FABridge.initCallbacks[bridgeName];
+    if(callbackList == null)
+    {
+        FABridge.initCallbacks[bridgeName] = callbackList = [];
+    }
+
+    callbackList.push(callback);
+}
+
+// updated for changes to SWFObject2
+function FABridge__bridgeInitialized(bridgeName) {
+    var objects = document.getElementsByTagName("object");
+    var ol = objects.length;
+    var activeObjects = [];
+    if (ol > 0) {
+		for (var i = 0; i < ol; i++) {
+			if (typeof objects[i].SetVariable != "undefined") {
+				activeObjects[activeObjects.length] = objects[i];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+    var embeds = document.getElementsByTagName("embed");
+    var el = embeds.length;
+    var activeEmbeds = [];
+    if (el > 0) {
+		for (var j = 0; j < el; j++) {
+			if (typeof embeds[j].SetVariable != "undefined") {
+            	activeEmbeds[activeEmbeds.length] = embeds[j];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    var aol = activeObjects.length;
+    var ael = activeEmbeds.length;
+    var searchStr = "bridgeName="+ bridgeName;
+    if ((aol == 1 && !ael) || (aol == 1 && ael == 1)) {
+    	FABridge.attachBridge(activeObjects[0], bridgeName);	 
+    }
+    else if (ael == 1 && !aol) {
+    	FABridge.attachBridge(activeEmbeds[0], bridgeName);
+        }
+    else {
+                var flash_found = false;
+		if (aol > 1) {
+			for (var k = 0; k < aol; k++) {
+				 var params = activeObjects[k].childNodes;
+				 for (var l = 0; l < params.length; l++) {
+					var param = params[l];
+					if (param.nodeType == 1 && param.tagName.toLowerCase() == "param" && param["name"].toLowerCase() == "flashvars" && param["value"].indexOf(searchStr) >= 0) {
+						FABridge.attachBridge(activeObjects[k], bridgeName);
+                            flash_found = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                if (flash_found) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+		if (!flash_found && ael > 1) {
+			for (var m = 0; m < ael; m++) {
+				var flashVars = activeEmbeds[m].attributes.getNamedItem("flashVars").nodeValue;
+				if (flashVars.indexOf(searchStr) >= 0) {
+					FABridge.attachBridge(activeEmbeds[m], bridgeName);
+					break;
+    }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+// used to track multiple bridge instances, since callbacks from AS are global across the page.
+
+FABridge.nextBridgeID = 0;
+FABridge.instances = {};
+FABridge.idMap = {};
+FABridge.refCount = 0;
+
+FABridge.extractBridgeFromID = function(id)
+{
+    var bridgeID = (id >> 16);
+    return FABridge.idMap[bridgeID];
+}
+
+FABridge.attachBridge = function(instance, bridgeName)
+{
+    var newBridgeInstance = new FABridge(instance, bridgeName);
+
+    FABridge[bridgeName] = newBridgeInstance;
+
+/*  FABridge[bridgeName] = function() {
+        return newBridgeInstance.root();
+    }
+*/
+    var callbacks = FABridge.initCallbacks[bridgeName];
+    if (callbacks == null)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    for (var i = 0; i < callbacks.length; i++)
+    {
+        callbacks[i].call(newBridgeInstance);
+    }
+    delete FABridge.initCallbacks[bridgeName]
+}
+
+// some methods can't be proxied.  You can use the explicit get,set, and call methods if necessary.
+
+FABridge.blockedMethods =
+{
+    toString: true,
+    get: true,
+    set: true,
+    call: true
+};
+
+FABridge.prototype =
+{
+
+
+// bootstrapping
+
+    root: function()
+    {
+        return this.deserialize(this.target.getRoot());
+    },
+//clears all of the AS objects in the cache maps
+    releaseASObjects: function()
+    {
+        return this.target.releaseASObjects();
+    },
+//clears a specific object in AS from the type maps
+    releaseNamedASObject: function(value)
+    {
+        if(typeof(value) != "object")
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            var ret =  this.target.releaseNamedASObject(value.fb_instance_id);
+            return ret;
+        }
+    },
+//create a new AS Object
+    create: function(className)
+    {
+        return this.deserialize(this.target.create(className));
+    },
+
+
+    // utilities
+
+    makeID: function(token)
+    {
+        return (this.bridgeID << 16) + token;
+    },
+
+
+    // low level access to the flash object
+
+//get a named property from an AS object
+    getPropertyFromAS: function(objRef, propName)
+    {
+        if (FABridge.refCount > 0)
+        {
+            throw new Error("You are trying to call recursively into the Flash Player which is not allowed. In most cases the JavaScript setTimeout function, can be used as a workaround.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            FABridge.refCount++;
+            retVal = this.target.getPropFromAS(objRef, propName);
+            retVal = this.handleError(retVal);
+            FABridge.refCount--;
+            return retVal;
+        }
+    },
+//set a named property on an AS object
+    setPropertyInAS: function(objRef,propName, value)
+    {
+        if (FABridge.refCount > 0)
+        {
+            throw new Error("You are trying to call recursively into the Flash Player which is not allowed. In most cases the JavaScript setTimeout function, can be used as a workaround.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            FABridge.refCount++;
+            retVal = this.target.setPropInAS(objRef,propName, this.serialize(value));
+            retVal = this.handleError(retVal);
+            FABridge.refCount--;
+            return retVal;
+        }
+    },
+
+//call an AS function
+    callASFunction: function(funcID, args)
+    {
+        if (FABridge.refCount > 0)
+        {
+            throw new Error("You are trying to call recursively into the Flash Player which is not allowed. In most cases the JavaScript setTimeout function, can be used as a workaround.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            FABridge.refCount++;
+            retVal = this.target.invokeASFunction(funcID, this.serialize(args));
+            retVal = this.handleError(retVal);
+            FABridge.refCount--;
+            return retVal;
+        }
+    },
+//call a method on an AS object
+    callASMethod: function(objID, funcName, args)
+    {
+        if (FABridge.refCount > 0)
+        {
+            throw new Error("You are trying to call recursively into the Flash Player which is not allowed. In most cases the JavaScript setTimeout function, can be used as a workaround.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            FABridge.refCount++;
+            args = this.serialize(args);
+            retVal = this.target.invokeASMethod(objID, funcName, args);
+            retVal = this.handleError(retVal);
+            FABridge.refCount--;
+            return retVal;
+        }
+    },
+
+    // responders to remote calls from flash
+
+    //callback from flash that executes a local JS function
+    //used mostly when setting js functions as callbacks on events
+    invokeLocalFunction: function(funcID, args)
+    {
+        var result;
+        var func = this.localFunctionCache[funcID];
+
+        if(func != undefined)
+        {
+            result = this.serialize(func.apply(null, this.deserialize(args)));
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    },
+
+    // Object Types and Proxies
+	
+    // accepts an object reference, returns a type object matching the obj reference.
+    getTypeFromName: function(objTypeName)
+    {
+        return this.remoteTypeCache[objTypeName];
+    },
+    //create an AS proxy for the given object ID and type
+    createProxy: function(objID, typeName)
+    {
+        var objType = this.getTypeFromName(typeName);
+	        instanceFactory.prototype = objType;
+	        var instance = new instanceFactory(objID);
+        this.remoteInstanceCache[objID] = instance;
+        return instance;
+    },
+    //return the proxy associated with the given object ID
+    getProxy: function(objID)
+    {
+        return this.remoteInstanceCache[objID];
+    },
+
+    // accepts a type structure, returns a constructed type
+    addTypeDataToCache: function(typeData)
+    {
+        newType = new ASProxy(this, typeData.name);
+        var accessors = typeData.accessors;
+        for (var i = 0; i < accessors.length; i++)
+        {
+            this.addPropertyToType(newType, accessors[i]);
+        }
+
+        var methods = typeData.methods;
+        for (var i = 0; i < methods.length; i++)
+        {
+            if (FABridge.blockedMethods[methods[i]] == undefined)
+            {
+                this.addMethodToType(newType, methods[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        this.remoteTypeCache[newType.typeName] = newType;
+        return newType;
+    },
+
+    //add a property to a typename; used to define the properties that can be called on an AS proxied object
+    addPropertyToType: function(ty, propName)
+    {
+        var c = propName.charAt(0);
+        var setterName;
+        var getterName;
+        if(c >= "a" && c <= "z")
+        {
+            getterName = "get" + c.toUpperCase() + propName.substr(1);
+            setterName = "set" + c.toUpperCase() + propName.substr(1);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            getterName = "get" + propName;
+            setterName = "set" + propName;
+        }
+        ty[setterName] = function(val)
+        {
+            this.bridge.setPropertyInAS(this.fb_instance_id, propName, val);
+        }
+        ty[getterName] = function()
+        {
+            return this.bridge.deserialize(this.bridge.getPropertyFromAS(this.fb_instance_id, propName));
+        }
+    },
+
+    //add a method to a typename; used to define the methods that can be callefd on an AS proxied object
+    addMethodToType: function(ty, methodName)
+    {
+        ty[methodName] = function()
+        {
+            return this.bridge.deserialize(this.bridge.callASMethod(this.fb_instance_id, methodName, FABridge.argsToArray(arguments)));
+        }
+    },
+
+    // Function Proxies
+
+    //returns the AS proxy for the specified function ID
+    getFunctionProxy: function(funcID)
+    {
+        var bridge = this;
+        if (this.remoteFunctionCache[funcID] == null)
+        {
+            this.remoteFunctionCache[funcID] = function()
+            {
+                bridge.callASFunction(funcID, FABridge.argsToArray(arguments));
+            }
+        }
+        return this.remoteFunctionCache[funcID];
+    },
+    
+    //reutrns the ID of the given function; if it doesnt exist it is created and added to the local cache
+    getFunctionID: function(func)
+    {
+        if (func.__bridge_id__ == undefined)
+        {
+            func.__bridge_id__ = this.makeID(this.nextLocalFuncID++);
+            this.localFunctionCache[func.__bridge_id__] = func;
+        }
+        return func.__bridge_id__;
+    },
+
+    // serialization / deserialization
+
+    serialize: function(value)
+    {
+        var result = {};
+
+        var t = typeof(value);
+        //primitives are kept as such
+        if (t == "number" || t == "string" || t == "boolean" || t == null || t == undefined)
+        {
+            result = value;
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof Array)
+        {
+            //arrays are serializesd recursively
+            result = [];
+            for (var i = 0; i < value.length; i++)
+            {
+                result[i] = this.serialize(value[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (t == "function")
+        {
+            //js functions are assigned an ID and stored in the local cache 
+            result.type = FABridge.TYPE_JSFUNCTION;
+            result.value = this.getFunctionID(value);
+        }
+        else if (value instanceof ASProxy)
+        {
+            result.type = FABridge.TYPE_ASINSTANCE;
+            result.value = value.fb_instance_id;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            result.type = FABridge.TYPE_ANONYMOUS;
+            result.value = value;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    },
+
+    //on deserialization we always check the return for the specific error code that is used to marshall NPE's into JS errors
+    // the unpacking is done by returning the value on each pachet for objects/arrays 
+    deserialize: function(packedValue)
+    {
+
+        var result;
+
+        var t = typeof(packedValue);
+        if (t == "number" || t == "string" || t == "boolean" || packedValue == null || packedValue == undefined)
+        {
+            result = this.handleError(packedValue);
+        }
+        else if (packedValue instanceof Array)
+        {
+            result = [];
+            for (var i = 0; i < packedValue.length; i++)
+            {
+                result[i] = this.deserialize(packedValue[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (t == "object")
+        {
+            for(var i = 0; i < packedValue.newTypes.length; i++)
+            {
+                this.addTypeDataToCache(packedValue.newTypes[i]);
+            }
+            for (var aRefID in packedValue.newRefs)
+            {
+                this.createProxy(aRefID, packedValue.newRefs[aRefID]);
+            }
+            if (packedValue.type == FABridge.TYPE_PRIMITIVE)
+            {
+                result = packedValue.value;
+            }
+            else if (packedValue.type == FABridge.TYPE_ASFUNCTION)
+            {
+                result = this.getFunctionProxy(packedValue.value);
+            }
+            else if (packedValue.type == FABridge.TYPE_ASINSTANCE)
+            {
+                result = this.getProxy(packedValue.value);
+            }
+            else if (packedValue.type == FABridge.TYPE_ANONYMOUS)
+            {
+                result = packedValue.value;
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    },
+    //increases the reference count for the given object
+    addRef: function(obj)
+    {
+        this.target.incRef(obj.fb_instance_id);
+    },
+    //decrease the reference count for the given object and release it if needed
+    release:function(obj)
+    {
+        this.target.releaseRef(obj.fb_instance_id);
+    },
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+    // check the given value for the components of the hard-coded error code : __FLASHERROR
+    // used to marshall NPE's into flash
+    
+    handleError: function(value)
+    {
+        if (typeof(value)=="string" && value.indexOf("__FLASHERROR")==0)
+        {
+            var myErrorMessage = value.split("||");
+            if(FABridge.refCount > 0 )
+            {
+                FABridge.refCount--;
+            }
+            throw new Error(myErrorMessage[1]);
+            return value;
+        }
+        else
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+            return value;
+        }   
+    }
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+
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+{
+    this.bridge = bridge;
+    this.typeName = typeName;
+    return this;
+};
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+    get: function(propName)
+    {
+        return this.bridge.deserialize(this.bridge.getPropertyFromAS(this.fb_instance_id, propName));
+    },
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+    set: function(propName, value)
+    {
+        this.bridge.setPropertyInAS(this.fb_instance_id, propName, value);
+    },
+
+    call: function(funcName, args)
+    {
+        this.bridge.callASMethod(this.fb_instance_id, funcName, args);
+    }, 
+    
+    addRef: function() {
+        this.bridge.addRef(this);
+    }, 
+    
+    release: function() {
+        this.bridge.release(this);
+    }
+};
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+$(document).ready(function(){
+    function debug(str){ $("#debug").append("<p>" +  str); };
+
+    ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080/");
+    ws.onmessage = function(evt) { $(".msg").prepend("<p>"+evt.data+"</p>"); };
+    ws.onclose = function() { debug("socket closed"); };
+    ws.onopen = function() {
+      debug("connected...");
+      ws.send("hello server");
+      ws.send("hello again");
+    };
+});
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+// Copyright: Hiroshi Ichikawa <http://gimite.net/en/>
+// Lincense: New BSD Lincense
+// Reference: http://dev.w3.org/html5/websockets/
+// Reference: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hixie-thewebsocketprotocol
+
+(function() {
+  
+  if (window.WebSocket) return;
+
+  var console = window.console;
+  if (!console) console = {log: function(){ }, error: function(){ }};
+
+  function hasFlash() {
+    if ('navigator' in window && 'plugins' in navigator && navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash']) {
+      return !!navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash'].description;
+    }
+    if ('ActiveXObject' in window) {
+      try {
+        return !!new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash').GetVariable('$version');
+      } catch (e) {}
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  
+  if (!hasFlash()) {
+    console.error("Flash Player is not installed.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  WebSocket = function(url, protocol, proxyHost, proxyPort, headers) {
+    var self = this;
+    self.readyState = WebSocket.CONNECTING;
+    self.bufferedAmount = 0;
+    WebSocket.__addTask(function() {
+      self.__flash =
+        WebSocket.__flash.create(url, protocol, proxyHost || null, proxyPort || 0, headers || null);
+
+      self.__flash.addEventListener("open", function(fe) {
+        try {
+          if (self.onopen) self.onopen();
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e.toString());
+        }
+      });
+
+      self.__flash.addEventListener("close", function(fe) {
+        try {
+          if (self.onclose) self.onclose();
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e.toString());
+        }
+      });
+
+      self.__flash.addEventListener("message", function(fe) {
+        var data = decodeURIComponent(fe.getData());
+        try {
+          if (self.onmessage) {
+            var e;
+            if (window.MessageEvent) {
+              e = document.createEvent("MessageEvent");
+              e.initMessageEvent("message", false, false, data, null, null, window);
+            } else { // IE
+              e = {data: data};
+            }
+            self.onmessage(e);
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e.toString());
+        }
+      });
+
+      self.__flash.addEventListener("stateChange", function(fe) {
+        try {
+          self.readyState = fe.getReadyState();
+          self.bufferedAmount = fe.getBufferedAmount();
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e.toString());
+        }
+      });
+
+      //console.log("[WebSocket] Flash object is ready");
+    });
+  }
+
+  WebSocket.prototype.send = function(data) {
+    if (!this.__flash || this.readyState == WebSocket.CONNECTING) {
+      throw "INVALID_STATE_ERR: Web Socket connection has not been established";
+    }
+    var result = this.__flash.send(data);
+    if (result < 0) { // success
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      this.bufferedAmount = result;
+      return false;
+    }
+  };
+
+  WebSocket.prototype.close = function() {
+    if (!this.__flash) return;
+    if (this.readyState != WebSocket.OPEN) return;
+    this.__flash.close();
+    // Sets/calls them manually here because Flash WebSocketConnection.close cannot fire events
+    // which causes weird error:
+    // > You are trying to call recursively into the Flash Player which is not allowed.
+    this.readyState = WebSocket.CLOSED;
+    if (this.onclose) this.onclose();
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Implementation of {@link <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Events/events.html#Events-registration">DOM 2 EventTarget Interface</a>}
+   *
+   * @param {string} type
+   * @param {function} listener
+   * @param {boolean} useCapture !NB Not implemented yet
+   * @return void
+   */
+  WebSocket.prototype.addEventListener = function(type, listener, useCapture) {
+    if (!('__events' in this)) {
+      this.__events = {};
+    }
+    if (!(type in this.__events)) {
+      this.__events[type] = [];
+      if ('function' == typeof this['on' + type]) {
+        this.__events[type].defaultHandler = this['on' + type];
+        this['on' + type] = WebSocket_FireEvent(this, type);
+      }
+    }
+    this.__events[type].push(listener);
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Implementation of {@link <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Events/events.html#Events-registration">DOM 2 EventTarget Interface</a>}
+   *
+   * @param {string} type
+   * @param {function} listener
+   * @param {boolean} useCapture NB! Not implemented yet
+   * @return void
+   */
+  WebSocket.prototype.removeEventListener = function(type, listener, useCapture) {
+    if (!('__events' in this)) {
+      this.__events = {};
+    }
+    if (!(type in this.__events)) return;
+    for (var i = this.__events.length; i > -1; --i) {
+      if (listener === this.__events[type][i]) {
+        this.__events[type].splice(i, 1);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Implementation of {@link <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Events/events.html#Events-registration">DOM 2 EventTarget Interface</a>}
+   *
+   * @param {WebSocketEvent} event
+   * @return void
+   */
+  WebSocket.prototype.dispatchEvent = function(event) {
+    if (!('__events' in this)) throw 'UNSPECIFIED_EVENT_TYPE_ERR';
+    if (!(event.type in this.__events)) throw 'UNSPECIFIED_EVENT_TYPE_ERR';
+
+    for (var i = 0, l = this.__events[event.type].length; i < l; ++ i) {
+      this.__events[event.type][i](event);
+      if (event.cancelBubble) break;
+    }
+
+    if (false !== event.returnValue &&
+        'function' == typeof this.__events[event.type].defaultHandler)
+    {
+      this.__events[event.type].defaultHandler(event);
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {object} object
+   * @param {string} type
+   */
+  function WebSocket_FireEvent(object, type) {
+    return function(data) {
+      var event = new WebSocketEvent();
+      event.initEvent(type, true, true);
+      event.target = event.currentTarget = object;
+      for (var key in data) {
+        event[key] = data[key];
+      }
+      object.dispatchEvent(event, arguments);
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Basic implementation of {@link <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Events/events.html#Events-interface">DOM 2 EventInterface</a>}
+   *
+   * @class
+   * @constructor
+   */
+  function WebSocketEvent(){}
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @type boolean
+   */
+  WebSocketEvent.prototype.cancelable = true;
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @type boolean
+   */
+  WebSocketEvent.prototype.cancelBubble = false;
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @return void
+   */
+  WebSocketEvent.prototype.preventDefault = function() {
+    if (this.cancelable) {
+      this.returnValue = false;
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @return void
+   */
+  WebSocketEvent.prototype.stopPropagation = function() {
+    this.cancelBubble = true;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {string} eventTypeArg
+   * @param {boolean} canBubbleArg
+   * @param {boolean} cancelableArg
+   * @return void
+   */
+  WebSocketEvent.prototype.initEvent = function(eventTypeArg, canBubbleArg, cancelableArg) {
+    this.type = eventTypeArg;
+    this.cancelable = cancelableArg;
+    this.timeStamp = new Date();
+  };
+
+
+  WebSocket.CONNECTING = 0;
+  WebSocket.OPEN = 1;
+  WebSocket.CLOSED = 2;
+
+  WebSocket.__tasks = [];
+
+  WebSocket.__initialize = function() {
+    if (!WebSocket.__swfLocation) {
+      //console.error("[WebSocket] set WebSocket.__swfLocation to location of WebSocketMain.swf");
+      //return;
+      WebSocket.__swfLocation = "js/WebSocketMain.swf";
+    }
+    var container = document.createElement("div");
+    container.id = "webSocketContainer";
+    // Puts the Flash out of the window. Note that we cannot use display: none or visibility: hidden
+    // here because it prevents Flash from loading at least in IE.
+    container.style.position = "absolute";
+    container.style.left = "-100px";
+    container.style.top = "-100px";
+    var holder = document.createElement("div");
+    holder.id = "webSocketFlash";
+    container.appendChild(holder);
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    swfobject.embedSWF(
+      WebSocket.__swfLocation, "webSocketFlash", "8", "8", "9.0.0",
+      null, {bridgeName: "webSocket"}, null, null,
+      function(e) {
+        if (!e.success) console.error("[WebSocket] swfobject.embedSWF failed");
+      }
+    );
+    FABridge.addInitializationCallback("webSocket", function() {
+      try {
+        //console.log("[WebSocket] FABridge initializad");
+        WebSocket.__flash = FABridge.webSocket.root();
+        WebSocket.__flash.setCallerUrl(location.href);
+        for (var i = 0; i < WebSocket.__tasks.length; ++i) {
+          WebSocket.__tasks[i]();
+        }
+        WebSocket.__tasks = [];
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error("[WebSocket] " + e.toString());
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  WebSocket.__addTask = function(task) {
+    if (WebSocket.__flash) {
+      task();
+    } else {
+      WebSocket.__tasks.push(task);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // called from Flash
+  function webSocketLog(message) {
+    console.log(decodeURIComponent(message));
+  }
+
+  // called from Flash
+  function webSocketError(message) {
+    console.error(decodeURIComponent(message));
+  }
+
+  if (window.addEventListener) {
+    window.addEventListener("load", WebSocket.__initialize, false);
+  } else {
+    window.attachEvent("onload", WebSocket.__initialize);
+  }
+  
+})();
diff --git a/spec/helpers/parser_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/parser_spec.rb
index 542a1aa0a1fef7497526a2f68fd4379d92110cbe..5d742239f480ca275c347c04b412c7bab859ee78 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/parser_spec.rb
@@ -37,5 +37,19 @@ describe ApplicationHelper do
     Post.count.should == 2
   end
 
+
+  describe "parsing a sender" do 
+    it 'should be able to parse the sender of a collection' do
+    status_messages = []
+    10.times { status_messages << Factory.build(:status_message)}
+    xml = Post.build_xml_for(status_messages) 
+    end
+
+    it 'should be able to verify the sender as a friend' do 
+      pending 
+    end
+
+  end
+
 end