[2.0.20] phpBB Jabber Support

[Extensions Robot]

MOD Name: phpBB Jabber Support
Author: ptlis
MOD Description: Adds support for the Jabber IM network so that users can enter their Jabber information to their profile and it is viewable by other members at the bottom of posts & by viewing their profile as with other IM networks


MOD Version: 1.1.0 (Updated 04/16/06)

Download File: phpbbjabbermod-1.1.0.zip
mods overview page: View
File Size: 6112 Bytes

Security Score: 0

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This MOD has only been tested by the phpBB MOD Team with the phpBB version in the topic title. It may not work in any other versions of phpBB.

[TerraFrost]

MOD Validated/Released

Notes:
Adds a field for the Jabber IM client to the profile.

[AbelaJohnB]

Seems to work like it should.


My three suggestions:

1. Stop using the ENTIRE LINE for your "FIND" statements... you only need a small fraction of the line, not the entire line, when doing a FIND-INLINE. Some of us have other MOD's installed and when MOD Authors do a FIND on the entire line, it means we end-users have to go into your MOD and fix this. Not fun.
2. VARCHAR( 255 ) -- Hmm, last I recall Jabber doesn't allow 255 character usernames. Reduce this some and save us a small about of db bloating.
3. Include the xmpp integration within a /contrib/ directory so we don't have to hunt it down from your website.

Beyond that, works well. I know of a few people who will be grateful to see this MOD in action!

[ptlis]

Stop using the ENTIRE LINE for your "FIND" statements... you only need a small fraction of the line, not the entire line, when doing a FIND-INLINE. Some of us have other MOD's installed and when MOD Authors do a FIND on the entire line, it means we end-users have to go into your MOD and fix this. Not fun.

Yes, the MOD actually didn't pass validation the first time I submitted it because of that, when I release the next revision i'll take another look at the FIND statements and attempt to refine them down to the bare minimum find size (I only slimmed down the FINDs the MOD validator specifically stated were too long).

VARCHAR( 255 ) -- Hmm, last I recall Jabber doesn't allow 255 character usernames. Reduce this some and save us a small about of db bloating.

Actually, limiting it to VARCHAR(255) is actually a rather conservative limit as the Jabber protocol has a limit of 1023 characters, and I can't find any information (generally or in the RFCs/JEPs) as whether that's including the @domain.tld or not (in which case it would be an extra 64 characters if one includes the '@' symbol. In future revisions i'll be sure to mention this in the notes section of the mod.

Include the xmpp integration within a /contrib/ directory so we don't have to hunt it down from your website.

Ah, once again in future revisions I will do such, but in this instance the 'metamodificaion' to allow people to use the xmpp:// URI was made a week or two after i'd resubmitted the modification for validation.

Beyond that, works well. I know of a few people who will be grateful to see this MOD in action!

Excellent!

[AbelaJohnB]

VARCHAR( 255 ) -- Hmm, last I recall Jabber doesn't allow 255 character usernames. Reduce this some and save us a small about of db bloating.

Actually, limiting it to VARCHAR(255) is actually a rather conservative limit as the Jabber protocol has a limit of 1023 characters

Wow, I stand corrected.

Include the xmpp integration within a /contrib/ directory so we don't have to hunt it down from your website.

Ah, once again in future revisions I will do such, but in this instance the 'metamodificaion' to allow people to use the xmpp:// URI was made a week or two after i'd resubmitted the modification for validation.

Ah! I had that happen a few times too. It sucks.


Again, nice job!

[Saoshyant]

Nice job for all smart Jabber users out there such as me ^.^
Waiting for next version.

[MHobbit]

Could you possibly include some PHP Jabber classes, to basically be able to chat through phpBB (something like what Olympus has/had)? There are a couple of them at SF.net.

[Saoshyant]

Could you possibly include some PHP Jabber classes, to basically be able to chat through phpBB (something like what Olympus has/had)? There are a couple of them at SF.net.

Wow, that would be nice indeed. I doubt it though.

[ptlis]

Actually, I am looking at either grabbing the phpBB 3 source from cvs and backporting the Jabber class to phpBB 2.0.x or looking at this GPL'd Jabber class with the aim of being able to inform users if people are online. If I do do this it should be (relatively) trivial to add such functionality. If I did do that however i'd probably release it as a seperate MOD such that people who want their users to be able to post their jabber details but don't want the overhead the rest would require can still use this.

[MHobbit]

Actually, I am looking at either grabbing the phpBB 3 source from cvs and backporting the Jabber class to phpBB 2.0.x or looking at this GPL'd Jabber class with the aim of being able to inform users if people are online. If I do do this it should be (relatively) trivial to add such functionality. If I did do that however i'd probably release it as a seperate MOD such that people who want their users to be able to post their jabber details but don't want the overhead the rest would require can still use this.

That Jabber class looks better than the other ones I found.

I'm looking forward to it if you're going to release a separate MOD.

[ptlis]

Just a quick note to say that the current version of this modification is now 1.0.2 - the XMPP mini-mod can now be found in the /contrib/ directory and the finds have been made as small as I can make them while still ensuring that the right section of code is found. It has also been tested with every phpBB version from 2.0.10 through to the current version (2.0.17). Further Jabber integration is still in the works but my current workload is such that it's on the backburner for another few months.

Versions 1.0.2 can be downloaded from my phpBB Jabber page - i'll probably not bother submitting it for validation due to the amount of time that takes for a MOD to be validated and because the changes i've made are minor.

[ptlis]

Note: GTalk MOD now released so this is redundant


Another small note - this MOD can be used with just a change to the lang_main file and a new image to work with Google Talk (which uses the Jabber protocol). First replace the image icon_jabber.gif with an appropriate google talk image (one is in the works) then follow this tiny meta-MOD:

Code: Select all

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------------
#
language/lang_english/lang_main.php
#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------------
#
$lang['JABBER'] = 'Jabber';
#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH  ]----------------------------------------
#
$lang['JABBER'] = 'Google Talk';
#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]--------------------------------
#
# EoM

When I have a little more time i'll release a fully compatible Google Talk MOD based off the same codebase to allow users to supply regular Jabber details as well as Google Talk details in their profile.

ptlis

[stordoff]

Quick Way:

In notepad, use the replace tool to replace all JABBER with GTALK

ie, Edit > Replace > Find What = Jabber > Replace With = GTALK > Repalce All

[ptlis]

Quick Way:

In notepad, use the replace tool to replace all JABBER with GTALK

ie, Edit > Replace > Find What = Jabber > Replace With = GTALK > Repalce All

Ah, you've misunderstood me - the time consuming part wasn't converting the code itself over, it was making an appropriate SubSilver image for gtalk using my very limited image manipulation skills.

The phpBB GTalk MOD now exists, you can find it's support thread here.

ptlis

[ycl6]

MOD Updated to version 1.0.4
See first post for Download Link