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Practical XMPP

By : Lloyd Watkin, Steven Watkin, Koelle
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Practical XMPP

By: Lloyd Watkin, Steven Watkin, Koelle

Overview of this book

XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is a messaging protocol that enables communication between two or more devices via the Internet. With this book, developers will learn about the fundamentals of XMPP, be able to work with the core functionality both server-side and in the browser, as well as starting to explore several of the protocol extensions. You will not only have a solid grasp of XMPP and how it works, but will also be able to use the protocol to build real-world applications that utilize the power of XMPP. By the end of this book, you will know more about networking applications in general, and have a good understanding of how to extend XMPP, as well as using it in sample applications.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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1. An Introduction to XMPP and Installing Our First Server

Summary


In this chapter, you have built a complete application with a server-side component, an XMPP-FTW extension for adding messages with your own namespace, and clients that connect to the server and send messages back and forth. Hopefully you've had some fun while gaining deeper knowledge that demonstrates how you can apply XMPP in your own real-world applications.

Speaking about real-world applications, when you do develop your business applications and consider deploying them, there are several factors that you'll need to keep in mind regarding concerns of security, scalability, and so on. Fortunately, XMPP provides powerful capabilities to support your deployed, real-world applications, and you're going to learn about those in the next chapter.

You will also read more about various XMPP Extension Protocols (XEPs), and get a sense for how XMPP continues to grow in a world that is evolving toward new things like Universal Plug and Play, the Internet of Things, and WebRTC.