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1 #summary Simple XMPP-over-websocket support
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2 #labels Stage-Alpha
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4 = Introduction =
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6 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket WebSockets] is a new protocol for providing web pages with simple two-way communication with a web server.
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8 In our case it is interesting to tunnel XMPP over !WebSockets, as an alternative to e.g. BOSH, !WebSockets having less overhead.
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10 Note that the XMPP over !WebSocket specification has not been finalized, and is still evolving. There are few XMPP libraries capable of !WebSockets, among them:
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11 * [https://github.com/sonnyp/lightstring Lightstring]
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12 * Strophe.js branches:
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13 * [https://github.com/Gordin/strophejs Gordin's branch]
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14 * [https://github.com/superfeedr/strophejs/tree/protocol-ed Superfeedr's branch]
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16 = Usage =
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18 Simply add mod_websocket to your modules_enabled list, as you would any other module. The repository includes a demo websocket.html file to show connecting to the socket. It doesn't perform any XMPP.
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20 A cross_domain_websocket option is supported.
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21 Set it to true to enable cross-domain requests from all websites,
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22 or specify a list like
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23 {{{
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24 cross_domain_websocket = { "http://jabber.org", "http://prosody.im" };
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25 }}}
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27 = Compatibility =
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28 ||0.9||Works||
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29 ||< 0.9||Not supported||