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2 labels:
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3 - 'Stage-Beta'
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4 summary: 'Manage list of compatible client apps'
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8 - assets
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11 Introduction
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12 ============
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14 This module provides a way to configure a list of XMPP client apps recommended
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15 by the current server. This list is used by other modules such as mod_invites_page
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16 and mod_invites_register_web.
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18 It also contains the logos of a number of popular XMPP clients, and serves
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19 them over HTTP for other modules to reference when serving web pages.
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21 # Configuration
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23 | Field | Description |
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24 |----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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25 | site_apps | A list of apps and their metadata |
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26 | site_apps_show | A list of app ids to only show |
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27 | site_apps_hide | A list of app ids to never show |
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29 An "app id" is the lower case app name, with any spaces replaced by `-`. E.g. "My Chat" would be `"my-chat"`.
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31 The module comes with a preconfigured `site_apps` containing popular clients. Patches are welcome to
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32 add/update this list as needed!
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34 If you want to limit to just displaying a subset of the apps on your server, use the `site_apps_show`
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35 option, e.g. `site_apps_show = { "conversations", "siskin-im" }`. To never show specific apps, you
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36 can use `site_apps_hide`, e.g. `site_apps_hide = { "pidgin" }`.
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38 # App metadata format
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40 The configuration option `site_apps` contains the list
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41 of apps and their metadata.
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43 ``` {.lua}
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44 -- Example site_apps config with two clients
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45 site_apps = {
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46 {
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47 name = "Conversations";
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48 text = [[Conversations is a Jabber/XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smartphones that has been optimized to provide a unique mobile experience.]];
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49 image = "assets/logos/conversations.svg";
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50 link = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations";
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51 platforms = { "Android" };
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52 supports_preauth_uri = true;
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53 magic_link_format = "{app.link!}&referrer={invite.uri}";
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54 download = {
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55 buttons = {
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56 {
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57 image = "https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/static/images/badges/en_badge_web_generic.png";
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58 url = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations";
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59 };
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60 };
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61 };
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62 };
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63 {
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64 name = "Gajim";
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65 text = [[A fully-featured desktop chat client for Windows and Linux.]];
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66 image = "assets/logos/gajim.svg";
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67 link = "https://gajim.org/";
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68 platforms = { "Windows", "Linux" };
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69 download = {
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70 buttons = {
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71 {
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72 text = "Download Gajim";
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73 url = "https://gajim.org/download/";
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74 target = "_blank";
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75 };
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76 };
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77 };
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78 };
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79 }
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80 ```
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81 The fields of each client entry are as follows:
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83 | Field | Description |
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85 | name | The name of the client |
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86 | text | Description of the client |
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87 | image | URL to a logo for the client, may also be a path in the assets/ directory|
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88 | link | URL to the app |
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89 | platforms | A list of platforms the app can be installed on |
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90 | supports_preauth_uri | `true` if the client supports XEP-0401 preauth URIs |
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91 | magic_link_format | A template to generate a magic installation link from an invite |
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92 | download | Download instructions and buttons, described below |
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94 ## Download metadata
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96 The `download` field supports an optional text prompt and one or more buttons.
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97 Each button must contain either a `text` or `image` field and must contain
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98 a `url` field. It is recommended to set `target = "_blank"` if the link
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99 opens a new page, so that the user doesn't lose the invite page.
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101 Example download field with instructions and two buttons:
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103 ``` {.lua}
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104 download = {
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105 text = "Some optional instructions about downloading the client...";
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106 buttons = {
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107 {
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108 text = "Button 1: some text";
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109 url = "https://example.com/";
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110 };
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111 {
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112 image = "https://example.com/button2.png";
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113 url = "https://example.com/download/";
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114 };
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115 };
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116 }
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118 ```