SignalR + Knockout Chat

gistfile1.html

    <form data-bind="submit: sendMessage">
        <input type="text" data-bind="value: newMessage" />
        <input type="submit" value="Send" />
    </form>

    <ul data-bind="foreach: messages">
        <li data-bind="text: $data"></li>
    </ul>

    <script src="Scripts/jquery-1.8.1.js"></script>
    <script src="Scripts/jquery.signalR-0.5.3.js"></script>
    <script src="signalr/hubs"></script>
    <script src="Scripts/knockout-2.1.0.debug.js"></script>
    <script>
        var viewModel = $.signalR.chat;

        $.extend(viewModel, {
            newMessage: ko.observable(""),
            messages: ko.observableArray(),

            // Not sure we could make this nicer somehow, i.e. have the template bind directly to a server function
            sendMessage: function () {
                this.send(this.newMessage());
                this.newMessage("");
            },
            
            // We could remove this function with more integration
            messageAdded: function (msg) {
                this.messages.push(msg);
            }
        });

        $.signalR.hub.start().done(function () {
            ko.applyBindings(viewModel);
        });
    </script>