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mod_component_http: Allow implementing a component over HTTP
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2 summary: 'Allows implementing a component or bot over HTTP'
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5 Introduction
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6 ============
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8 This module allows you to implement a component that speaks HTTP. Stanzas (such as messages) coming from XMPP are sent to
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9 a configurable URL as a HTTP POST. If the POST returns a response, that response is returned to the sender over XMPP.
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11 See also mod_post_msg.
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13 Example usage
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14 -------------
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16 Example echo bot in PHP:
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18 ```
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19 <?php
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21 // Receive and decode message JSON
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22 $post_data = file_get_contents('php://input');
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23 $received = json_decode($post_data)->body;
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25 // Send response
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26 header('Content-Type: application/json');
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27 echo json_encode(array(
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28 'body' => "Did you say $received?"
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29 ));
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31 ?>
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32 ```
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34 Configuration
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35 -------------
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37 Option Description
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38 ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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39 component\_post\_url The URL that will handle incoming stanzas
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40 component\_post\_stanzas A list of stanza types to forward over HTTP. Defaults to `{ "message" }`.
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42 Details
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43 -------
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45 Requests
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46 ========
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48 Each received stanza is converted into a JSON object, and submitted to `component_post_url` using a HTTP POST request.
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50 The JSON object always has the following properties:
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52 Property Description
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53 -------------------------- ------------
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54 to The JID that the stanza was sent to (e.g. foobar@your.component.domain)
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55 from The sender's JID.
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56 kind The kind of stanza (will always be "message", "presence" or "iq".
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57 stanza The full XML of the stanza.
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59 Additionally, the JSON object may contain the following properties:
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61 Property Description
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63 body If the stanza is a message, and it contains a body, this is the string content of the body.
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66 Responses
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69 If you wish to respond to a stanza, you may include a reply when you respond to the HTTP request.
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71 Responses must have a HTTP status 200 (OK), and must set the Conent-Type header to `application/json`.
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73 A response may contain any of the properties of a request. If not supplied, then defaults are chosen.
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75 If 'to' and 'from' are not specified in the response, they are automatically swapped so that the reply is sent to the original sender of the stanza.
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77 If 'kind' is not set, it defaults to 'message', and if 'body' is set, this is automatically added as a message body.
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79 If 'stanza' is set, it overrides all of the above, and the supplied stanza is sent as-is using Prosody's normal routing rules. Note that stanzas
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80 sent by components must have a 'to' and 'from'.
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82 Presence
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85 By default the module automatically handles presence to provide an always-on component, that automatically accepts subscription requests.
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87 This means that by default presence stanzas are not forwarded to the configured URL. To provide your own presence handling, you can override
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88 this by adding "presence" to the component\_post\_stanzas option in your config.
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91 Compatibility
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94 Should work with all versions of Prosody from 0.9 upwards.