NAME

Net::SloppyXMPP - A rather sloppy XMPP client implementation

DESCRIPTION

In an attempt to drastically reduce external dependencies, this module doesn't use a lot of them. Therefore, it doesn't do a whole lot via proper standards.

The XML parser is a combination of a mess of regex hacks and some processing through XML::Simple.

XML namespaces aren't really used properly.

There's no guarantee that this will work for anything.

Reinventing the wheel? You betcha. Unfortunately, neither Net::XMPP nor AnyEvent::XMPP would work in the fashion I needed. It doesn't help that Net::XMPP is unmaintained (or so it seems) these days. AnyEvent::XMPP requires LibIDN, which has been too big of an issue to deal with where I'm needing to implement an XMPP client.

SASL and TLS are both available, but not required. Just disable one or both of them if you don't want or can't use them. SASL features are provided via Authen::SASL and are only used if "usesasl" is true (it's true unless you specifically set it to false). TLS features are provided via Net::SSLeay and are only used if "usetls" is true (it's true unless you specifically set it to false).

One of the goals of this implementation is to ensure that it will work on as many platforms as possible, especially those that can't use a few of the dependencies of the other XMPP modules available for Perl.

WHO SHOULD USE THIS?

Probably no one. It's sloppy. It's untested. It's incomplete. But if the description above didn't scare you away, you might be a good candidate. You'll probably need to track down some bugs in it before you can really use it. If you're using Openfire 3.6.2 as an XMPP server, you might have good luck in using it straight away. If you're using Google's XMPP service, you won't have any luck (yet).

If you really want to use this module, but it doesn't work for you, please post your troubles on the CPAN bug tracker. If you need support for additional XMPP servers, I'd love to add such support. To do that, I might need access to the XMPP server with a test username/password. I'd really rather not setup loads of XMPP servers for testing purposes. Providing me with a test account will help the process of adding additional XMPP servers.

But like I said, maybe no one should be using this module. Other seemingly good XMPP modules are available on CPAN. Some examples: Net::XMPP and AnyEvent::XMPP.

EXAMPLE

use Net::SloppyXMPP; 

      my $xmpp = Net::SloppyXMPP->new(
        debug => 1,
        tickdelay => 1,
        #usetls => 0, # set this if you don't want TLS
        #usesasl => 0, # set this if you don't want SASL
        domain => 'yourdomain.xyz',
        username => 'yourusername',
        password => 'yourpassword',
        resource => 'yourresourcename', # or don't set and a default will be supplied
        initialpresence => 'available', # available, busy, dnd, defaults to available
        initialstatus => 'I am alive!', # defaults to ''
      );
      die qq(XMPP didn't create.\n) unless $xmpp;

      my $xmppConnect = $xmpp->connect;
      die qq(XMPP didn't connect.\n) unless $xmppConnect;

      # if you want SloppyXMPP to control your main loop
      $xmpp->run(\&tick);
      sub tick
      {
        # do stuff in here that needs to happen each loop (use as a main loop)
        my $xmpp = shift; # if you need it, same object as the $xmpp you already used
        print "This runs every $xmpp->{tickdelay} seconds.\n";
      }

      # or if you want to run your own loop, do this:
      sub loop
      {
        print "Doing something useful here...\n";

        # ... more useful code ...

        $xmpp->tick; # runs the SloppyXMPP loop once

        # ... and more useful code ...
      }
      loop();

DOCUMENTATION

Not complete, just like the module itself. Feel free to read the source code to figure out how to use it. A bit of help is sprinkled about the page below.

WARNING: Most of these functions are internal functions not to be used outside of the module. If you use them yourself, I don't want to get bug reports about it. If it just says ""Used internally"" but doesn't say you can't use it, you're probably okay to use it. If it says something like ""Don't use it yourself"", don't use it. You're likely to upset the delicate balance of nature and might cause mass casualties, famine, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or drought. You've been warned.

If you've avoided my warning above and are using a function that you really have no business using, let me know (see my contact info at the end of this doc) so I can create a more proper interface into whatever it is that you're doing improperly.

new 

      my $xmpp = Net::SloppyXMPP->new(
        someoption => "somevalue",       # see below
        anotheroption => "anothervalue", #   for the options
      );

usetls 

        Specify the use of TLS. TLS requires Net::SSLeay, but it'll only be
        loaded if this is true. Your XMPP server must support TLS. Default
        true if not set.

usesasl 

        Specify the use of SASL for authentication. SASL requires
        Authen::SASL and MIME::Base64, but they'll only be loaded if this is
        true. Your XMPP server must support SASL. Default true if not set.

usesrv 

        Specify the use of SRV records to determine XMPP host/port based on
        domain. This requires Megagram::ResolveSRV, but it'll only be loaded
        if this is true. If your domain doesn't use
        "xmpp-client.tcp.yourdomain.com" SRV records, this will fail.
        Default true if not set.

domain 

        The domain. If your XMPP user is "fred@yourdomain.xyz", the domain
        is "yourdomain.xyz". A required variable.

host 

        The IP/domain of the XMPP server to connect to. You can use either
        "yourdomain.xyz" or "yourdomain.xyz:5222" formats. If you're using
        SRV records (see "usesrv" above), don't set this. A required
        variable, but only if "usesrv" is false.

port 

        The port of the XMPP server to connect to. If you've set the port
        number along with the host (see "host" above), don't set this. If
        you're using SRV records (see "usesrv" above), don't set this. A
        required variable, but only if "usesrv" is false.

username 

        The username. If your XMPP user is "fred@yourdomain.xyz", the
        username is "fred". A required variable.

password 

        The password. This probably doesn't need introduction. A required
        variable.

resource 

        The resource. If you don't know what this is, you probably don't
        need to set it. In the JID "fred@yourdomain.xyz/Office", the
        resource is "Office". A default is provided if you don't set it.

debug 

        The debug level. The higher the number, the more debug messages
        you'll get. If you don't want to get any messages, set it to -1.
        Default is 0.

tickdelay 

        The delay in the "run" loop, in floating-point seconds. If you don't
        use "run" (see below), you won't need this. Default is 0.5 seconds.

initialpresence 

        Your initial presence on the XMPP server upon connection. Set it to
        any valid presence value (such as "available", "dnd", "away"). Can
        be changed at any time while connected via the "presence" function
        (see below). Default is "available".

initialstatus 

        Your initial status message on the XMPP server upon connection. Set
        it to some string. Can be changed at any time while connected via
        the "presence" function (see below). Default is empty string.

socket_write_len 

        If you don't know what this is for, don't mess with it. Sets the
        amount to write to the socket at one time. Default is 4096.

socket_read_len 

        If you don't know what this is for, don't mess with it. Sets the
        amount to read from the socket at one time. Default is 4096.

debug
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Debug messages are written to this function. Debug messages only appear (via STDERR) when "($debugvalue <= $xmpp-{debug})".

connect
Initiates the XMPP connection.

sendhandshake
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Sends the XMPP handshake.

check_socket_connected
Used internally. Checks to see if the socket is currently connected. Doesn't test to see if the socket is TLS or not.

disconnect
Disconnects the socket. Also shuts down the TLS connection cleanly.

ready
Used internally. Determines if the XMPP socket is ready to be used. It's ready after authentication was successful, the resource is bound, and the session has started.

use_tls
Used internally. Determines whether the socket is TLS'ified or not.

setup_tls
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Sets up the TLS connection over the socket.

run 

      $xmpp->run(\&mycallbackfunction);
      # .. or ..
      $xmpp->run(sub {
        my $xmpp = shift;
        print "This is my callback function!\n";
      });

Starts the SloppyXMPP-controlled main loop. If you don't want SloppyXMPP to control your loop, use "tick" instead. Runs "tick" once, runs your callback function, and then sleeps for "$xmpp->{tickdelay}" seconds.

tick
Runs the SloppyXMPP loop once. Don't use this if you're using "run".

write
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Writes raw data to the socket write queue.

read
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Reads data from the read queue. Used by the event manager.

unread
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. If "read" was used, but the data can't be used, put it back in the queue.

readable
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Determines if there is any data to be read in the read queue.

socket_write
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Writes data from the socket write queue to the socket.

socket_read
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Reads data from the socket and pushes it into the socket read buffer to be processed by "process_read_buffer".

process_read_buffer
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Processes data in the socket read buffer and pushes it into the read queue to be processed by "process_read_queue".

process_read_queue
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Handles events, errors, etc.

authenticated
Used internally. Returns true if this connection has been authenticated successfully.

authenticate
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Begins the authentication process.

saslchallenge
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Handles the SASL challenge.

saslsuccess
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Handles SASL challenge success.

bindresource
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Binds this connection to a specific resource.

startsession
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Starts the XMPP session.

presence

$xmpp->presence('available', 'Playing music and eating chips.');

Sets your presence and status.

messagecomposingstarted
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Event handler uses this function to handle the "messagecomposingstarted" event. This happens when some user starts typing a message to you. Not all XMPP clients send this notification.

messagecomposingpaused
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Event handler uses this function to handle the "messagecomposingpaused" event. This happens when the person typing the message stopped typing (but didn't erase their message, send the message, or close the message window).

messagecomposingended
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Event handler uses this function to handle the "messagecomposingended" event. This happens when the person typing the message quit their message (erased their message, sent the message, or closed the message window).

messagereceived
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Event handler uses this function to handle the "messagereceived" event. This happens when a message is received from another XMPP user.

roster

my $roster = $xmpp->roster;

Returns an arrayref that contains the roster.

rosterfetch
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. Requests the roster from the XMPP server. Only has to happen once at connection time.

rosterreceived
Used internally. Don't use it yourself. The roster arrived from the XMPP server. This populates the proper variable that contains the roster arrayref. Access this data via "roster" (see above).

TODO

BUGS

Find bugs? Of course you will. Report them on the CPAN bug tracker. Don't email me directly about bugs. If it works for you, I'd love to hear about it. Find my email address in my CPAN profile ("wilsond"). Make sure to put ""Net::SloppyXMPP Feedback"" in the subject line or I might ignore it completely. Please don't send HTML email if at all possible. I greatly prefer plaintext email.

If you have a patch for this module, post it on the CPAN bug tracker. If it fits the goal of this module, I'll be very happy to merge it in. If it doesn't fit the goal, I won't, even if you think it makes sense.

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