Streaming API Polling Interval

Question

I can't seem to find any configuration variable etc. for the polling interval that cometd uses for the subscription channels.

As it polls every second or so, I am hitting the max events per 24h very quickly.

Is there any way to decrease the polling interval so that I can save on the number of events?

Also is there anything that I'm missing here:

$.cometd.init(
{
    url: window.location.protocol+'//'+window.location.hostname+'/cometd/24.0/',
    requestHeaders: { Authorization: 'OAuth {!$Api.Session_ID}'}
});

// Subscribe to a topic. JSON-encoded update will be returned in the callback
$.cometd.subscribe('/topic/Channel', function(message) 
{
    // do stuff here
}

?

Answer 1

I'm not an expert, but my reading of the Bayeux protocol is that the server holds the cards with respect to polling intervals etc.

That said, my understanding of the Streaming API limits is that event refers to the number of update events (i.e. rows), not the number of polls. I do not think that increasing the polling interval would solve your problem even if that option is available.

Based on a recent post here by a Streaming API PM, it sounds like Salesforce is very liberal with increasing the limits upon request. Your best bet is to file a case and request an increase in the limits. Escalate it directly to the PM via metadaddy if you get bounced, since he was the one who promised it :)