Node Simple XMPP

Potentially Simpler High Level NodeJS XMPP Library, which supports listening to more than one account.

Status

Beta

Dependencies

sudo apt-get install libexpat1 libexpat1-dev libicu-dev

Install

npm install simpler-xmpp

Example

var xmpp = require('simple-xmpp')({
    jid         : [email protected],
    password    : password,
    host        : 'talk.google.com',
    port        : 5222
});

xmpp.on('online', function() {
	console.log('Yes, I\'m connected!');
});

xmpp.on('chat', function(from, message) {
	xmpp.send(from, 'echo: ' + message);
});

xmpp.on('error', function(err) {
	console.error(err);
});

xmpp.connect();

Documentation

Events

Online

event where emits when successfully connected

xmpp.on('online', function() {
	console.log('Yes, I\'m online');
});

Chat

event where emits when somebody sends a chat message to you

xmpp.on('chat', function(from, message) {
	console.log('%s says %s', from, message);
});

Buddy

event where emits when state of the buddy on your chat list changes

/**
	@param jid - is the id of buddy (eg:- [email protected])
	@param state - state of the buddy. value will be one of the following constant can be access via require('simple-xmpp').STATUS
		"away" - Buddy goes away
	    "dnd" - Buddy set its status as "Do Not Disturb" or  "Busy",
	    "online" - Buddy comes online or available to chat
	    "offline" - Buddy goes offline
*/
xmpp.on('buddy', function(jid, state) {
	console.log('%s is in %s state', jid, state);
});

Stanza

access core stanza element when such received Fires for every incoming stanza

/**
	@param stanza - the core object
	xmpp.on('stanza', function(stanza) {
		console.log(stanza);
	});
*/

Methods

Send

Send Chat Messages

/**
	@param to - Address to send (eg:- [email protected]) 
	@param message - message to be sent 
*/

xmpp.send(to, message);

Probe

Probe the state of the buddy

/**
	@param jid - Buddy's id (eg:- [email protected])
	@param state -  State of the buddy.  value will be one of the following constant can be access via require('simple-xmpp').STATUS
		AWAY - Buddy goes away
		DND - Buddy set its status as "Do Not Disturb" or  "Busy",
		ONLINE - Buddy comes online or available to chat
		OFFLINE - Buddy goes offline
*/

xmpp.probe(jid, function(state) {
	
})