Converse.js implements an XMPP based instant messaging client in the browser.
It is used by collective.xmpp.chat, which is a Plone instant messaging add-on.
The ultimate goal is to enable anyone to add chat functionality to their websites, regardless of the backend.
This is currently possible, except for adding new contacts, which still makes an XHR call to the (Plone) backend to fetch user info.
Features
- Manually or automically subscribe to other users.
- Accept or decline contact requests
- Chat status (online, busy, away, offline)
- Custom status messages
- Typing notifications
- Third person messages (/me )
- Multi-user chat in chatrooms
- Chatroom Topics
- vCard support
Screencasts
- Screencast 1: Integrated into a Plone site via collective.xmpp.chat.
- Screencast 2: A static HTML page with Converse.js. Here we chat to external XMPP accounts on Jabber.org and Gmail.
Dependencies
Converse.js depends on a few third party libraries, including: