Book Description
Create real-time, highly interactive apps quickly with the powerful XMPP protocol

XMPP is a robust protocol used for a wide range of applications, including instant messaging, multi-user chat, voice and video conferencing, collaborative spaces, real-time gaming, data synchronization, and search. This book teaches you how to harness the power of XMPP in your own apps and presents you with all the tools you need to build the next generation of apps using XMPP or add new features to your current apps. Featuring the JavaScript language throughout and making use of the jQuery library, the book contains several XMPP apps of increasing complexity that serve as ideal learning tools.

* Learn about XMPP’s instant messaging features, such as rosters, presence and subscriptions, and private chats
* Covers XMPP stanzas, stanza errors, and client protocol syntax and semantics
* Discusses service discovery, data forms, and publish-subscribe
* Addresses XMPP programming-related topics such as application design, event handling, and combining existing protocols
* Details the best ways to deploy XMPP-based applications
* Explains how to use Strophe’s plugin system and how to create your own plugins
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Book Description

This practical book provides everything you need to know about the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). This open technology for real-time communication is used in many diverse applications such as instant messaging, Voice over IP, real-time collaboration, social networking, microblogging, lightweight middleware, cloud computing, and more. XMPP: The Definitive Guide walks you through the thought processes and design decisions involved in building a complete XMPP-enabled application, and adding real-time interfaces to existing applications. You’ll not only learn simple yet powerful XMPP tools, but you’ll also discover, through real-world developer stories, how common XMPP “building blocks” can help solve particular classes of problems. With this book, you will:

Learn the basics of XMPP technologies, including architectural issues, addressing, and communication primitivesU Understand the terminology of XMPP and learn about the wealth of XMPP servers, clients, and code libraries Become familiar with the XMPP concepts and services you need to solve common problems Construct a complete business application or real-time service with XMPP

Every day, more software developers and service providers are using XMPP for real-time applications, and with the help of XMPP: The Definitive Guide, you can, too. Continue Reading »