README.rst

converse.js

Converse.js is a web based XMPP/Jabber instant messaging client.

It enables you to add chat functionality to your website, independent of any specific backend. You will however need an XMPP server to connect to, either your own, or a public one.

Features

It has the following features:

• Single-user chat
• Multi-user chat rooms XEP 45
• Direct invitations to chat rooms XEP 249
• vCard support XEP 54
• Service discovery XEP 30
• In-band registration XEP 77
• Contact rosters and groups
• Contact subscriptions
• Roster item exchange XEP 144
• Chat statuses (online, busy, away, offline)
• Custom status messages
• Typing and state notifications XEP 85
• Messages appear in all connnected chat clients XEP 280
• Third person "/me" messages XEP 245
• XMPP Ping XEP 199
• Server-side archiving of messages XEP 313
• Client state indication XEP 352
• Off-the-record encryption
• Translated into 16 languages

Screencasts

• In a static HTML page. Here we chat to external XMPP accounts on Jabber.org and Gmail.
• Integrated into a Plone site via collective.xmpp.chat.
• Off-the-record encryption in Converse 0.7.

Integration into other frameworks

• Plone:

  collective.xmpp.chat is an add-on for Plone that uses Converse.js. Together with collective.xmpp.core, it provides for single-signon-support (SSO) and also enables you to manually or automatically register your Plone users onto your XMPP server.

• Django:

  django-conversejs is an app that makes it easer to integrate Converse.js into Django. django-xmpp adds XMPP chat integration with converse.js by letting Ejabberd authenticate against your Django site.

• Roundcube:

  roundcube-converse.js-xmpp-plugin is a plugin for Roundcube Webmail.

• Wordpress:

  ConverseJS

• Patternslib:

  patterns.converse provides a Patternslib pattern for Converse.js

• Alfresco:

  alfresco-js-chat-share: alfresco-js-chat-share

Demo

A live demo is available at https://conversejs.org

Tests

We use behavior-driven tests written with jasmine.js.

Open tests.html in your browser, and the tests will run automatically.

Documentation

The developer/integrator documentation can be found at https://conversejs.org/docs/html.

Licence

Converse.js is released under the Mozilla Public License (MPL).

Support

For support queries and discussions, please join the mailing list: [email protected]

Also take a look at the mailing list archives.

Issues can be logged on the Github issue tracker.

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