main.chat.js

var chat = (function($) {
	var ws;

	function init() {
		ws = new WebSocket('ws://127.0.0.1:8080', 'echo-protocol');

		ws.onopen = function(evt) {
			console.log('websocket opened');
		}

		ws.onmessage = function(evt) {
			console.log(evt.data);

			var obj = JSON.parse(evt.data),
				keyPairs = obj.data;

			$('#priceTemplate').tmpl(keyPairs).appendTo('#priceList');
		}

		$('#message').click(function() {
			
            var content = $("#content").val();

            console.log("Content: " + content);

            /*
            var obj = {
            	content: content
            };

            ws.send(JSON.stringify(obj));
            */

             $.ajax({
                url: "http://127.0.0.1:8080/chat",
                type: "GET",
                dataType: "json",
                data: {
				    content: content
                }              
            });           
		});
	}

	return {
		init: init
	}

}) ($);