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got mod_xmlrpc working

hatembr — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:26:28 +0000

got mod_xmlrpc working ;)
thanks badlop.

actually I meant mod_xmlrpc

hatembr — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:15:41 +0000

actually I meant mod_xmlrpc (not ejabberd_xmlrpc) :)

Ok, I tried to install the

hatembr — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:11:44 +0000

Ok, I tried to install the ejabberd_xmlrpc module, but it doesn't seem to be loaded, I don't see it listed in the modules page.
Then I read (http://www.ejabberd.im/ejabberd_xmlrpc) it requires "XML-RPC-Erlang 1.13 with IP, Ruby and Xmerl 1.x patches".
If I get the compiled version of those patches, do I have to place the correspondant beam files in the ebin folder with the other modules? Then which ones of those beams have to be added in the ejabberd config file/modules section?

Sorry all this is new to me, I have absolutely no idea about it

Hi, I tried the shell

hatembr — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:47:13 +0000

Hi,

I tried the shell commands and they work great except when I exec them from php, this is certainly due to some privileges.
I will try the XML_RPC method in order to anticipate the execution of ejabberd on a different server.

For ejabberd 2.0.* you can

mfoss — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:24:28 +0000

For ejabberd 2.0.* you can use shell commands thanks to mod_ctlextra; or XML-RPC calls with mod_xmlrpc. You can't use mod_rest in ejabberd 2.0.* to execute commands.

Thanks for answering

hatembr — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:03:38 +0000

Thanks for answering badlop.

I didn't install the 2.1 yet, I have the previous version, so I can't use those shell commands right now.
So I will have a look at the REST and XML RPC methods.

Some Jabber details. How to add contacts with ejabberd commands

mfoss — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:50:57 +0000

1. -X makes a search
2. -X sends a friend request to Y
3. -Y accepts the request

Now your webapp must tell ejabberd to add X as contact of Y, and Y as contact of X. If you have the webapp and ejabberd in the same machine, this can be done with shell calls. Other solutions are to send XML-RPC calls, or REST HTTP calls. See later.

4. -Since then, X can view Y photos, details... but can also send a chat request (same for Y)

By default in Jabber/XMPP/ejabberd, you can chat with anybody, even if he is not in your roster. You don't need his pre-approval. Of course, if your users only use a client written by you, you can implement in your client this limitation: "you only can send messages to approved contacts".

5. -Y accepts the chat request and the session is now open between them.

In Jabber/XMPP/ejabberd there isn't conversation pre-approval. I consider normal that, when you accept/approve a new contact, you allow him to chat with you anytime.

Explanation of "this can be done with shell calls" when using ejabberd 2.1.0-beta2:
1. Install ejabberd
2. Download mod_admin_extra from ejabberd-modules SVN, compile, install and enable in config.
3. Start ejabberd
4. Create users x@localhost and y@localhost
For example:

$ ejabberdctl register x localhost mypassxx
User x@localhost succesfully registered

$ ejabberdctl register y localhost mypassyy
User y@localhost succesfully registered

5. Add both users as contacts. For example:

$ ejabberdctl add_rosteritem x localhost y localhost \"Mr. Y\" Friends both

$ ejabberdctl add_rosteritem y localhost x localhost \"Dr. X\" \"Friends from school\" both

6. Enter the ejabberd WebAdmin to verify the rosters were correctly updated.

If you prefer to use XML-RPC calls, install ejabberd_xmlrpc. If you prefer REST HTTP calls, install mod_rest.