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mod_storage_memory: Serialize data functions that return the data (prevents mutation of stored data)
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2 labels:
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3 - 'Stage-Beta'
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4 summary: 'MQTT interface to Prosody''s pubsub'
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5 ...
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7 Introduction
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8 ------------
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10 [MQTT](http://mqtt.org/) is a lightweight binary pubsub protocol suited
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11 to embedded devices. This module provides a way for MQTT clients to
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12 connect to Prosody and publish or subscribe to local pubsub nodes.
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14 Details
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15 -------
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17 MQTT has the concept of 'topics' (similar to XMPP's pubsub 'nodes').
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18 mod\_pubsub\_mqtt maps pubsub nodes to MQTT topics of the form
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19 `HOST/NODE', e.g.`pubsub.example.org/mynode\`.
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21 ### Limitations
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23 The current implementation is quite basic, and in particular:
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25 - Authentication is not supported
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26 - SSL/TLS is not supported
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27 - Only QoS level 0 is supported
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29 ### Payloads
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31 XMPP payloads are always XML, but MQTT does not define a payload format.
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32 Therefore mod\_pubsub\_mqtt will attempt to convert data of certain
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33 recognised payload types. Currently supported:
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35 - JSON (see [XEP-0335](http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0335.html) for
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36 the format)
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37 - Plain UTF-8 text (wrapped inside
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38 `<data xmlns="https://prosody.im/protocol/mqtt"/>`)
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40 All other XMPP payload types are sent to the client directly as XML.
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41 Data published by MQTT clients is currently never translated, and always
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42 treated as UTF-8 text.
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44 Configuration
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45 -------------
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47 There is no special configuration for this module. Simply load it on
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48 your pubsub host like so:
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50 Component "pubsub.example.org" "pubsub"
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51 modules_enabled = { "pubsub_mqtt" }
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53 You may also configure which port(s) mod\_pubsub\_mqtt listens on using
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54 Prosody's standard config directives, such as `mqtt_ports`. Network
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55 settings **must** be specified in the global section of the config file,
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56 not under any particular pubsub component. The default port is 1883
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57 (MQTT's standard port number).
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59 Compatibility
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63 trunk Works
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64 0.9 Works
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65 0.8 Doesn't work
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