Description
Book SynopsisJabber is a set of protocols expressed in XML, and an extensible framework that allows people and applications to exchange all sorts of information. This text offers developers a chance to learn and understand the Jabber technology and protocol from an implementer's point of view.
Table of ContentsPreface PART 1: Getting Started with Jabber Chapter 1. Introducing Jabber Imaginary Jabber Conversation A Simple Script Chapter 2. Inside Jabber XML-Based Asynchronous Nature Messaging Payload Carrier Request/Response Component/Service Architecture Custom Clients XML-RPC and SOAP Browsing Chapter 3. Installing the Jabber Server Downloading the Jabber Server Installing the Server Configuring the Jabber Server Starting and Stopping the Jabber Server Monitoring and Troubleshooting the Server Chapter 4. Server Architecture and Configuration An Overview of the Server Architecture Server Configuration A Tour of jabber.xml Component Instance: sessions Component Instance: xdb Component Instance: c2s Logging Definition: elogger Logging Definition: rlogger Component Instance: dnsrv Component Instance: conf Component Instance: jud Component Instance: s2s The io Section pidfile Section Managing the Configuration Server Constellations PART 2: Putting Jabber's Concepts to Work Chapter 5. Jabber Technology Basics Jabber Identifiers Resources and Priorities XML Streams Jabber's Building Blocks Chapter 6. Jabber Namespaces Namespace Usage The IQ Namespaces The X Namespaces The X::IQ Relationship Miscellaneous Namespaces Chapter 7. User Registration and Authorization XML Stream Flow User Registration User Authentication User Registration Script Chapter 8. Using Messages and Presence CVS Notification via Jabber Dialup System Watch Presence-Sensitive CVS Notification Chapter 9. Groupchat, Components, and Event Models Keyword Assistant Connecting Devices to Jabber An RSS News Agent A Simple Headline Viewer Chapter 10. Pointers for Further Development A Simple Jabber-Based Address Book XML-RPC over Jabber Browsing LDAP Building an ERP Connection Appendix A. The jabber.xml Contents Appendix B. The IQRPC Classes for JabberRPCResponder Index
