Commit 23219d0c authored by JC Brand's avatar JC Brand

Expand the docs

Try to add more information on the goals around Converse.js and on how to get
started.
parent 1bac7924
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:depth: 3
:local:
===================
What you will need:
===================
============
Introduction
============
Even though you can connect to public XMPP servers on the `conversejs.org`_
website, *Converse.js* is not meant to be a "Software-as-a-service" (SaaS)
webchat.
Instead, its goal is to provide the means for website owners to add a tightly
integrated instant messaging service to their own sites.
As a website owner, you are expected to host *Converse.js* yourself, and to do some legwork to
properly configure and integrated it into your site.
The benefit in doing this, is that your users have a much more streamlined and integrated
webchat experience and that you have control over the data. The latter being a
requirement for many sites dealing with sensitive information.
You'll need to set up your own XMPP server and in order to have
single-signon functionality, whereby users are authenticated once and stay
logged in to XMPP upon page reload, you will also have to add some server-side
code.
The `What you will need`_ section has more information on all these
requirements.
==================
What you will need
==================
An XMPP/Jabber server
=====================
......@@ -22,16 +48,7 @@ to connect to an XMPP/Jabber server (Jabber is really just a synonym for XMPP).
You can either set up your own XMPP server, or use a public one. You can find a
list of public XMPP servers/providers on `xmpp.net`_ and a list of servers that
you can set up yourself on `xmpp.org`_. Personally, I'm partial towards `ejabberd`_.
Session support (i.e. single site login)
----------------------------------------
It's possible to enable single-site login, whereby users already
authenticated in your website will also automatically be logged in on the chat server,
but this will require custom code on your server.
Jack Moffitt has a great `blogpost`_ about this and even provides an `example Django application`_ to demonstrate it.
you can set up yourself on `xmpp.org`_.
Connection Manager
==================
......@@ -76,12 +93,133 @@ If you need to support these browsers, you can add a front-end proxy in
Apache/Nginx which serves the connection manager under the same domain as your
website. This will remove the need for any cross-domain XHR support.
====================================
Converse.js Configuration variables:
====================================
Server-side authentication
==========================
Session support (i.e. single site login)
----------------------------------------
It's possible to enable single-site login, whereby users already
authenticated in your website will also automatically be logged in on the chat server,
but this will require custom code on your server.
Jack Moffitt has a great `blogpost`_ about this and even provides an `example Django application`_ to demonstrate it.
=========================================
Quickstart (to get a demo up and running)
=========================================
When you download a specific release of *Converse.js*, say for example version 0.3,
there will be two minified files inside the zip file.
For version 0.3 they will be:
* converse.0.3.min.js
* converse.0.3.min.css
You can include these two files in your website via the *script* and *link*
tags:
::
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="converse.0.3.min.css">
<script src="converse.0.3.min.js"></script>
The *index.html* file inside the Converse.js folder serves as a nice usable
example of this.
These minified files provide the same demo-like functionality as is available
on the `conversejs.org`_ website. Useful for testing or demoing, but not very
practical.
You'll most likely want to implement some kind of single-signon solution for
your website, where users authenticate once in your website and then stay
logged into their XMPP session upon page reload.
For more info on this, read `Session support (i.e. single site login)`_.
You might also want to have more fine-grained control of what gets included in
the minified Javascript file. Read `Configuration`_ and `Minification`_ for more info on how to do
that.
=============
Configuration
=============
The included minified JS and CSS files can be used for demoing or testing, but
you'll want to configure *Converse.js* to suit your needs before you deploy it
on your website.
*Converse.js* is passed its configuration settings when you call its
*initialize* method.
Please refer to the `Configuration variables`_ section below for info on
all the available configuration settings.
After you have configured *Converse.js*, you'll have to regenerate the minified
JS file so that it will include the new settings. Please refer to the
`Minification`_ section for more info on how to do this.
Configuration variables
=======================
animate
-------
Default = True
Show animations, for example when opening and closing chat boxes.
auto_list_rooms
---------------
Default = False
If true, and the XMPP server on which the current user is logged in supports
multi-user chat, then a list of rooms on that server will be fetched.
Not recommended for servers with lots of chat rooms.
For each room on the server a query is made to fetch further details (e.g.
features, number of occupants etc.), so on servers with many rooms this
option will create lots of extra connection traffic.
auto_subscribe
--------------
Default = False
If true, the user will automatically subscribe back to any contact requests.
bosh_service_url
----------------
Connections to an XMPP server depend on a BOSH connection manager which acts as
a middle man between HTTP and XMPP.
See `here`_ for more information.
fullname
--------
If you are using prebinding, you need to specify the fullname of the currently
logged in user.
hide_muc_server
---------------
Default = False
Hide the ``server`` input field of the form inside the ``Room`` panel of the
controlbox. Useful if you want to restrict users to a specific XMPP server of
your choosing.
prebind
========
--------
Default = False
Use this option when you want to attach to an existing XMPP connection that was
already authenticated (usually on the backend before page load).
......@@ -105,55 +243,67 @@ have to write a Javascript snippet to attach to the set up connection::
The backend must authenticate for you, and then return a SID (session ID) and
RID (Request ID), which you use when you attach to the connection.
fullname
========
If you are using prebinding, you need to specify the fullname of the currently
logged in user.
bosh_service_url
================
Connections to an XMPP server depend on a BOSH connection manager which acts as
a middle man between HTTP and XMPP.
See `here`_ for more information.
xhr_user_search
===============
---------------
Default = False
There are two ways to add users.
* The user inputs a valid JID (Jabber ID), and the user is added as a pending
contact.
* The user inputs a valid JID (Jabber ID), and the user is added as a pending contact.
* The user inputs some text (for example part of a firstname or lastname), an XHR will be made to a backend, and a list of matches are returned. The user can then choose one of the matches to add as a contact.
This setting enables the second mechanism, otherwise by default the first will
be used.
auto_subscribe
==============
If true, the user will automatically subscribe back to any contact requests.
auto_list_rooms
===============
============
Minification
============
If true, and the XMPP server on which the current user is logged in supports
multi-user chat, then a list of rooms on that server will be fetched.
Minifying Javascript
====================
Not recommended for servers with lots of chat rooms.
We use `require.js`_ to keep track of *Converse.js* and its dependencies and to
to bundle them together in a single minified file fit for deployment to a
production site.
To use the require.js's optimization tool, you'll need Node and it's package
manager, NPM.
You can then install install require.js for Node like so:
::
npm install requirejs
The minified javascript file is then created like this:
::
r.js -o build.js
You should now have a new minified file (the name which is specified in build.js).
You can `read more about require.js's optimizer here`_.
Minifying CSS
=============
CSS can be minimized with Yahoo's yuicompressor tool:
::
yui-compressor --type=css converse.css -o converse.min.css
For each room on the server a query is made to fetch further details (e.g.
features, number of occupants etc.), so on servers with many rooms this
option will create lots of extra connection traffic.
animate
=======
Show animations, for example when opening and closing chat boxes.
.. _`conversejs.org`: http://conversejs.org
.. _`require.js`: http://requirejs.org
.. _`read more about require.js's optimizer here`: http://requirejs.org/docs/optimization.html
.. _`here`: http://metajack.im/2008/09/08/which-bosh-server-do-you-need/l
.. _`HTTP`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol
.. _`XMPP`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmpp
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:depth: 3
:local:
===================
What you will need:
===================
============
Introduction
============
Even though you can connect to public XMPP servers on the `conversejs.org`_
website, *Converse.js* is not meant to be a "Software-as-a-service" (SaaS)
webchat.
Instead, its goal is to provide the means for website owners to add a tightly
integrated instant messaging service to their own sites.
As a website owner, you are expected to host *Converse.js* yourself, and to do some legwork to
properly configure and integrated it into your site.
The benefit in doing this, is that your users have a much more streamlined and integrated
webchat experience and that you have control over the data. The latter being a
requirement for many sites dealing with sensitive information.
You'll need to set up your own XMPP server and in order to have
single-signon functionality, whereby users are authenticated once and stay
logged in to XMPP upon page reload, you will also have to add some server-side
code.
The `What you will need`_ section has more information on all these
requirements.
==================
What you will need
==================
An XMPP/Jabber server
=====================
......@@ -22,16 +48,7 @@ to connect to an XMPP/Jabber server (Jabber is really just a synonym for XMPP).
You can either set up your own XMPP server, or use a public one. You can find a
list of public XMPP servers/providers on `xmpp.net`_ and a list of servers that
you can set up yourself on `xmpp.org`_. Personally, I'm partial towards `ejabberd`_.
Session support (i.e. single site login)
----------------------------------------
It's possible to enable single-site login, whereby users already
authenticated in your website will also automatically be logged in on the chat server,
but this will require custom code on your server.
Jack Moffitt has a great `blogpost`_ about this and even provides an `example Django application`_ to demonstrate it.
you can set up yourself on `xmpp.org`_.
Connection Manager
==================
......@@ -76,19 +93,87 @@ If you need to support these browsers, you can add a front-end proxy in
Apache/Nginx which serves the connection manager under the same domain as your
website. This will remove the need for any cross-domain XHR support.
====================================
Converse.js Configuration variables:
====================================
Server-side authentication
==========================
Session support (i.e. single site login)
----------------------------------------
It's possible to enable single-site login, whereby users already
authenticated in your website will also automatically be logged in on the chat server,
but this will require custom code on your server.
Jack Moffitt has a great `blogpost`_ about this and even provides an `example Django application`_ to demonstrate it.
=========================================
Quickstart (to get a demo up and running)
=========================================
When you download a specific release of *Converse.js*, say for example version 0.3,
there will be two minified files inside the zip file.
For version 0.3 they will be:
* converse.0.3.min.js
* converse.0.3.min.css
You can include these two files in your website via the *script* and *link*
tags:
::
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="converse.0.3.min.css">
<script src="converse.0.3.min.js"></script>
The *index.html* file inside the Converse.js folder serves as a nice usable
example of this.
These minified files provide the same demo-like functionality as is available
on the `conversejs.org`_ website. Useful for testing or demoing, but not very
practical.
You'll most likely want to implement some kind of single-signon solution for
your website, where users authenticate once in your website and then stay
logged into their XMPP session upon page reload.
For more info on this, read `Session support (i.e. single site login)`_.
You might also want to have more fine-grained control of what gets included in
the minified Javascript file. Read `Configuration`_ and `Minification`_ for more info on how to do
that.
=============
Configuration
=============
The included minified JS and CSS files can be used for demoing or testing, but
you'll want to configure *Converse.js* to suit your needs before you deploy it
on your website.
*Converse.js* is passed its configuration settings when you call its
*initialize* method.
Please refer to the `Configuration variables`_ section below for info on
all the available configuration settings.
After you have configured *Converse.js*, you'll have to regenerate the minified
JS file so that it will include the new settings. Please refer to the
`Minification`_ section for more info on how to do this.
Configuration variables
=======================
animate
=======
-------
Default = True
Show animations, for example when opening and closing chat boxes.
auto_list_rooms
===============
---------------
Default = False
......@@ -102,14 +187,14 @@ features, number of occupants etc.), so on servers with many rooms this
option will create lots of extra connection traffic.
auto_subscribe
==============
--------------
Default = False
If true, the user will automatically subscribe back to any contact requests.
bosh_service_url
================
----------------
Connections to an XMPP server depend on a BOSH connection manager which acts as
a middle man between HTTP and XMPP.
......@@ -117,13 +202,13 @@ a middle man between HTTP and XMPP.
See `here`_ for more information.
fullname
========
--------
If you are using prebinding, you need to specify the fullname of the currently
logged in user.
hide_muc_server
===============
---------------
Default = False
......@@ -132,7 +217,7 @@ controlbox. Useful if you want to restrict users to a specific XMPP server of
your choosing.
prebind
========
--------
Default = False
......@@ -160,20 +245,65 @@ RID (Request ID), which you use when you attach to the connection.
xhr_user_search
===============
---------------
Default = False
There are two ways to add users.
* The user inputs a valid JID (Jabber ID), and the user is added as a pending
contact.
* The user inputs a valid JID (Jabber ID), and the user is added as a pending contact.
* The user inputs some text (for example part of a firstname or lastname), an XHR will be made to a backend, and a list of matches are returned. The user can then choose one of the matches to add as a contact.
This setting enables the second mechanism, otherwise by default the first will
be used.
============
Minification
============
Minifying Javascript
====================
We use `require.js`_ to keep track of *Converse.js* and its dependencies and to
to bundle them together in a single minified file fit for deployment to a
production site.
To use the require.js's optimization tool, you'll need Node and it's package
manager, NPM.
You can then install install require.js for Node like so:
::
npm install requirejs
The minified javascript file is then created like this:
::
r.js -o build.js
You should now have a new minified file (the name which is specified in build.js).
You can `read more about require.js's optimizer here`_.
Minifying CSS
=============
CSS can be minimized with Yahoo's yuicompressor tool:
::
yui-compressor --type=css converse.css -o converse.min.css
.. _`conversejs.org`: http://conversejs.org
.. _`require.js`: http://requirejs.org
.. _`read more about require.js's optimizer here`: http://requirejs.org/docs/optimization.html
.. _`here`: http://metajack.im/2008/09/08/which-bosh-server-do-you-need/l
.. _`HTTP`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol
.. _`XMPP`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmpp
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