XMPP: The Definitive Guide

Description

This practical book provides everything you need to know about the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). This open technology for real-time communication is used in many diverse applications such as instant messaging, Voice over IP, real-time collaboration, social networking, microblogging, lightweight middleware, cloud computing, and more.

XMPP: The Definitive Guide walks you through the thought processes and design decisions involved in building a complete XMPP-enabled application, and adding real-time interfaces to existing applications. You'll not only learn simple yet powerful XMPP tools, but you'll also discover, through real-world developer stories, how common XMPP "building blocks" can help solve particular classes of problems.

 With this book, you will:

* Learn the basics of XMPP technologies, including architectural issues, addressing, and communication primitives
* Understand the terminology of XMPP and learn about the wealth of XMPP servers, clients, and code libraries
* Become familiar with the XMPP concepts and services you need to solve common problems
* Construct a complete business application or real-time service with XMPP

 Every day, more software developers and service providers are using XMPP for real-time applications, and with the help of XMPP: The Definitive Guide, you can, too.

CONTENTS:

PrefaceAn Overview of XMPP
* Chapter 1: Introduction
* Chapter 2: Basics of XMPPThe XMPP Toolkit
* Chapter 3: Presence
* Chapter 4: Instant Messaging
* Chapter 5: Discovering the World
* Chapter 6: Data Forms
* Chapter 7: Multi-Party Interactions
* Chapter 8: Publish/Subscribe
* Chapter 9: Jingle: Jabber Does Multimedia
* Chapter 10: Sending Binary Data
* Chapter 11: Remote Commands
* Chapter 12: Connection Methods and SecurityPutting It All Together
* Chapter 13: Design Decisions
* Chapter 14: Building an XMPP ApplicationAppendixes
* A Guide to XMPP Specifications
* Popular Servers, Clients, and Libraries
* Further Practical ConsiderationsGlossaryBibliographyColophon