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:maxdepth: 2
.. contents:: Table of Contents
:depth: 2
:depth: 3
:local:
===================
What you will need:
===================
========================
Configuration variables:
========================
An XMPP/Jabber server
=====================
*Converse.js* implements `XMPP`_ as its messaging protocol, and therefore needs
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.
Connection Manager
==================
Your website and *Converse.js* use `HTTP`_ as protocol to communicate with
the webserver. HTTP connections are stateless and usually shortlived.
`XMPP`_ on the other hand, is the protocol that enables instant messaging, and
its connections are stateful and usually longer.
To enable a web application like *Converse.js* to communicate with an XMPP
server, we need a proxy in the middle that can act as a bridge between the two
protocols.
This is the job of a connection manager. A connection manager can be either a
standalone application or part of an XMPP server. `ejabberd`_ for example,
includes a connection manager (but you have to enable it).
The demo on the `Converse.js homepage`_ uses a a connection manager located at https://bind.opkode.im.
This connection manager is for testing purposes only, please don't use it in
production.
Overcoming cross-domain request restrictions
--------------------------------------------
The domain of the *Converse.js* demo is *conversejs.org*, but the domain of the connection manager is *opkode.im*.
HTTP requests are made by *Converse.js* to the connection manager via XmlHttpRequests (XHR).
Until recently, it was not possible to make such requests to a different domain
than the one currently being served (to prevent XSS attacks).
Luckily there is now a standard called `CORS`_ (Cross-origin resource sharing), which enables exactly that.
Modern browsers support CORS, but there are problems with Internet Explorer <
10.
IE 8 and 9 partially support CORS via a proprietary implementation called
XDomainRequest. There is a `Strophe.js plugin`_ which you can use to enable
support for XDomainRequest when it is present.
In IE < 8, there is no support for CORS.
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:
====================================
prebind
========
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If true, the user will automatically subscribe back to any contact requests.
auto_list_rooms
===============
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.
animate
=======
Show animations, for example when opening and closing chat boxes.
.. _`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
.. _`Converse.js homepage`: http://conversejs.org
.. _`CORS`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing
.. _`Strophe.js plugin`: https://gist.github.com/1095825/6b4517276f26b66b01fa97b0a78c01275fdc6ff2
.. _`xmpp.net`: http://xmpp.net
.. _`xmpp.org`: http://xmpp.org/xmpp-software/servers/
.. _`ejabberd`: http://www.ejabberd.im
.. _`blogpost`: http://metajack.im/2008/10/03/getting-attached-to-strophe
.. _`example Django application`: https://github.com/metajack/strophejs/tree/master/examples/attach
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docs/source/index.rst
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:maxdepth: 2
.. contents:: Table of Contents
:depth: 2
:depth: 3
:local:
===================
What you will need:
===================
========================
Configuration variables:
========================
An XMPP/Jabber server
=====================
*Converse.js* implements `XMPP`_ as its messaging protocol, and therefore needs
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.
Connection Manager
==================
Your website and *Converse.js* use `HTTP`_ as protocol to communicate with
the webserver. HTTP connections are stateless and usually shortlived.
`XMPP`_ on the other hand, is the protocol that enables instant messaging, and
its connections are stateful and usually longer.
To enable a web application like *Converse.js* to communicate with an XMPP
server, we need a proxy in the middle that can act as a bridge between the two
protocols.
This is the job of a connection manager. A connection manager can be either a
standalone application or part of an XMPP server. `ejabberd`_ for example,
includes a connection manager (but you have to enable it).
The demo on the `Converse.js homepage`_ uses a a connection manager located at https://bind.opkode.im.
This connection manager is for testing purposes only, please don't use it in
production.
Overcoming cross-domain request restrictions
--------------------------------------------
The domain of the *Converse.js* demo is *conversejs.org*, but the domain of the connection manager is *opkode.im*.
HTTP requests are made by *Converse.js* to the connection manager via XmlHttpRequests (XHR).
Until recently, it was not possible to make such requests to a different domain
than the one currently being served (to prevent XSS attacks).
Luckily there is now a standard called `CORS`_ (Cross-origin resource sharing), which enables exactly that.
Modern browsers support CORS, but there are problems with Internet Explorer <
10.
IE 8 and 9 partially support CORS via a proprietary implementation called
XDomainRequest. There is a `Strophe.js plugin`_ which you can use to enable
support for XDomainRequest when it is present.
In IE < 8, there is no support for CORS.
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:
====================================
prebind
========
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Show animations, for example when opening and closing chat boxes.
.. _`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
.. _`Converse.js homepage`: http://conversejs.org
.. _`CORS`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing
.. _`Strophe.js plugin`: https://gist.github.com/1095825/6b4517276f26b66b01fa97b0a78c01275fdc6ff2
.. _`xmpp.net`: http://xmpp.net
.. _`xmpp.org`: http://xmpp.org/xmpp-software/servers/
.. _`ejabberd`: http://www.ejabberd.im
.. _`blogpost`: http://metajack.im/2008/10/03/getting-attached-to-strophe
.. _`example Django application`: https://github.com/metajack/strophejs/tree/master/examples/attach
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