libPusher pod issues - Disconnection during channel subscription

Question

I'm using the libPusher pod in a Ruby Motion project but running into an issue where my code works when used in the REPL but not in the app itself.

When I try this code in a viewDidAppear method it connects successfully and then disconnects during the channel subscription call.

When I try it in the console, it connects and subscribes perfectly. (same code)

I'm trying to figure out:

1. Why this is happening
2. What should I change to alleviate the issue?

I'm using v 1.5 of the pod v2.31 of Ruby Motion

For reference, I'm also using ProMotion framework but I doubt that has anything to do with the issue.

Here's my code:

client = PTPusher.pusherWithKey("my_pusher_key_here", delegate:self, encrypted:true)
client.connect
channel = client.subscribeToChannelNamed("test_channel_1")
channel.bindToEventNamed('status', target: self, action: 'test_method:')

Answer 1

Well I got it working by separating the connection and subscription calls into separate lifecycle methods.

I put:

client = PTPusher.pusherWithKey("my_pusher_key_here", delegate:self, encrypted:true)
client.connect

into the viewDidLoad method

and:

channel = client.subscribeToChannelNamed("test_channel_1")
channel.bindToEventNamed('status', target: self, action: 'test_method:')

into the viewDidAppear method.

I can't say I know exactly why this worked but I assume it has to do with the time between the calls. The connection process must need a little time to complete.