client.coffee

Faye        = require 'faye'

run_it = () ->
  fc = new Faye.Client 'http://localhost:8000/channel'

  sub = fc.subscribe '/foo', (payload) ->
    fc.disconnect()
  sub.callback () ->
    fc.publish '/foo', {hi: 'hello'}

setInterval run_it, 2000

server.coffee

Faye      = require 'faye'
fayeRedis = require 'faye-redis'
web       = require 'http'

bayeux = new Faye.NodeAdapter {
  mount: '/channel'
  timeout: 45
  engine: {
    type: fayeRedis
    host: 'localhost'
    port: 6379
    database: 1
  }
}

server = web.createServer (request, response) ->

bayeux.attach server
server.listen 8000