User Count (Snapshot)
The following example uses a ClientCountSnapshot to retrieve the number of users ("clients") on tryunion.com (Union's public testing server):
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This example is also available for Reactor (Adobe Flash framework).
Union "snapshots" provide a traditional request/response mechanism for retrieving data on demand from Union Server. Snapshot data is not automatically synchronized with Union Server; instead snapshots are updated only when Orbiter's updateSnapshot() method is called (i.e., via "client pull" rather than "server push").
The Code
Here is the code for the preceding example. Click the "+" button to edit it live on JSFiddle.