Commit b1996904 authored by JC Brand's avatar JC Brand

Update index.html and CHANGES.rst

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- Fixed user status handling, which wasn't 100% according to the
spec. [jcbrand]
- Separate messages according to day in chats. [jcbrand]
- Add support for specifying the BOSH bind URL as configuration setting.
[jcbrand]
0.2 (2013-03-28)
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<!-- MAIN CONTENT -->
<div id="main_content_wrap" class="outer">
<section id="main_content" class="inner">
<p><strong>Converse.js</strong> is a web based <a href="http://xmpp.org" target="_blank">XMPP/Jabber</a> instant messaging client.</p>
<p>It is used by <a href="http://github.com/collective/collective.xmpp.chat" target="_blank">collective.xmpp.chat</a>, which is a <a href="http://plone.org" target="_blank">Plone</a> instant messaging add-on.</p>
<p>The ultimate goal is to enable anyone to add chat functionality to their websites, independent of any backend.
You will however need an XMPP server to connect to, either your own, or a public one.</p>
<p><strong>Converse.js</strong> is an open source, web based, <a href="http://xmpp.org" target="_blank">XMPP/Jabber</a> chat client, similar to
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sitetour/chat.php" target="_blank">Facebook chat</a>, except for the added support of multi-user chatrooms.</p>
<p>It is a Javascript application that you can include in your
website, thereby providing it with instant messaging functionality.</p>
<p>You will however need access to an XMPP/Jabber server.</p>
<p>You can connect to any public, federated XMPP server, or you could set one up
yourself, thereby maintaining stricter control of the user data (XMPP servers
usually don't archive chat messages).</p>
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Manually or automically subscribe to other users.</li>
<li>Single and multi-user chat</li>
<li>Contact rosters</li>
<li>Manually or automically subscribe to other contacts</li>
<li>Roster item exchange (<a href="http://xmpp.org/extensions/tmp/xep-0144-1.1.html">XEP 144</a>)</li>
<li>Accept or decline contact requests</li>
<li>Chat statuses (online, busy, away, offline)</li>
<li>Custom status messages</li>
<li>Typing notifications</li>
<li>Third person messages (/me )</li>
<li>Multi-user chat in chatrooms</li>
<li>Multi-user chat in chatrooms (<a href="http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html">XEP 45</a>)</li>
<li>Chatroom Topics</li>
<li>vCard support</li>
<li>vCard support (<a href="http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0054.html">XEP 54</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h2>CMS Integration</h2>
<p><strong>Converse.js</strong> is available as an add-on for the <a href="http://plone.org" target="_blank">Plone</a> CMS, called <a href="http://github.com/collective/collective.xmpp.chat" target="_blank">collective.xmpp.chat</a>.</p>
<p>If you have integrated Converse.js into any other CMS or framework,
<a href="http://opkode.com/contact" target="_blank">please let me know</a> and I'll mention it on this page.</p>
<h2>Screencasts</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://opkode.com/media/blog/instant-messaging-for-plone-with-javascript-and-xmpp" target="_blank">Screencast 1</a>:
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</ul>
<h2>Demo</h2>
<p>
The code in Converse.js is pretty solid and already used in production
in Plone installations. It's however not yet 100% ready for prime-time
as a standalone client.
</p>
<p>
Nevertheless, you can try out the current functionality on this page.
</p>
<p>
<a href="#" class="chat toggle-online-users">Click this link</a> or
click the link on the bottom right corner.
click the link on the bottom right corner of this page.
</a>
</p>
<p>
Besides providing valid credentials for an XMPP/Jabber account, you'll also have to provide
the details of a <a target="_blank" href="http://metajack.im/2008/09/08/which-bosh-server-do-you-need">BOSH Connection Manager</a>.
I intend to set up a connection manager for people to play with in the
near future, but for the moment I unfortunately can't help you there.
</p>
<p>
You can create a Jabber/XMPP account at any of these providers:
You can log in with any existing federated Jabber/XMPP account, or create a new one at any of these providers:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://jabber.org" target="_blank">jabber.org</a>
</li>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jappix.com" target="_blank">jappix.com</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>
</li>
<li><a href="http://jabber.org" target="_blank">jabber.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jappix.com" target="_blank">jappix.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a></li>
</ul>
</p>
<p>
The chat client will disconnect whenever you reload the page. If you
want the user's session to persist across page reloads, you can
establish an authenticated connection on the server side and then attach to
this connection in your browser.
</p>
<p><strong>Converse.js</strong> already supports this usecase, but you'll have to
do more manual work yourself.
</p>
<h2>Tests</h2>
</p>
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