XMPP

XMPP is the Jabber protocol. It is also used for GoogleTalk

See here for official documentation or here for the Wikipedia page.

I am interested in it for use with FoxtrotGPS and IncidentView.

I want to pass specific bits of data along from a server to a laptop in the field.

Use cases:

• E911 Dispatch In IncidentView I want to be able to pass along the information from a 911 dispatch center to a rig.
• AVL for IncidentView I want to be able track locations on a Web map and convey the location database back to command vehicles.
• AVL for FoxtrotGPS I want to be able to show the locations of "friends". Aka

"presence information" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presence_information

Servers

First I need a server. A very popular server is GoogleTalk. But I am not in a Googly mood right now so first order of the day is to get a private server running.

Requirements

1. Free
2. Open source
3. Runs on Linux

Openfire

Openfire - my notes from last attempt pubsub not working 3.8.1 says they have fixed pubsub so I am trying again

Installed from DEB package. Guessed default user/pass = admin/admin wish they told me that somewhere!!! I think it kept the HSQL database around somewhere from an earlier installation. Would like to try a mysql installation.

brian/wildsong bwilson/alseageo iv/iv saint/thebells

The web interface seems reasonable. Supports groups.

Shows active sessions.

Has chat rooms. I think this could be a way to send dispatches to a group of users. I can also use the 'broadcast' plugin.

Plugins

You can install plugins directly from the web interface.

I installed the Asterisk plugin.

I installed the Broadcast plugin. "The broadcast plugin broadcasts messages to all users in the system or to specific groups. It's primarily useful for sending announcements or notifications."

To send a broadcast message, send a message to all@[serviceName].[serverName] or [group]@[serviceName].[serverName]. For example, if your server is called foo and the default service name is being used, a message to [email protected] would be broadcast to all users connected to the server. For the group staff, a message to [email protected] would be sent to all users in the group staff that are currently online or offline.

Prosody

Prosody - my notes say use this one, but trying out Openfire because of the plugins.

Working with .Net

See Jabber.net

Building pidgin

..because I am interested in libpurple for Windows (and pidgin runs on Windows)

Downloaded and unpacked source from pidgin site.

On Linux

It is easy on Ubuntu 12.04, once you install the build dependencies.

apt-get build-dep pidgin
cd pidgin
./configure 
make
sudo make install

On Windows

Here are the official instructions for Building Pidgin on Windows