gistfile1.txt

>>>>> index.html.haml

%h1 Chat

%ul#chat
  = render @chat_messages
= form_for ChatMessage.new, remote: true do |f|
  = f.text_field :content
  = f.submit "Send"

= subscribe_to "/chat_messages/new"

>>>>> create.js.erb

<% publish_to "/chat_messages/new" do %>
  $("#chat").append("<%= j render(@chat_message) %>");
<% end %>
$("#new_chat_message")[0].reset();


>>>>> chat_messages_controller.rb


class ChatMessagesController < ApplicationController
  def index
    @chat_messages = ChatMessage.all
  end

  def create
    @chat_message = ChatMessage.create!(params[:chat_message])
  end
end

>>>> server log

Started POST "/chat_messages" for 127.0.0.1 at 2012-10-10 18:44:44 -0500
Processing by ChatMessagesController#create as JS
  Parameters: {"utf8"=>"✓", "authenticity_token"=>"JVANuBLJUpXfcNmTKEXvzUaDUgUhzR2MrZ2DGL19kl0=", "chat_message"=>{"content"=>"test"}, "commit"=>"Send"}
  User Load (0.2ms)  SELECT "users".* FROM "users" WHERE "users"."id" = 1 LIMIT 1
   (0.0ms)  begin transaction
  SQL (0.3ms)  INSERT INTO "chat_messages" ("content", "created_at", "sender_id", "team_id", "updated_at") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)  [["content", "test"], ["created_at", Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:44:44 UTC +00:00], ["sender_id", nil], ["team_id", nil], ["updated_at", Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:44:44 UTC +00:00]]
   (0.9ms)  commit transaction
  Rendered chat_messages/_chat_message.html.haml (0.2ms)
  Rendered chat_messages/create.js.erb (2.8ms)
Completed 200 OK in 10ms (Views: 6.4ms | ActiveRecord: 1.5ms)


>>>>> inspector result (expecting more?)

$("#new_chat_message")[0].reset();