XMPP: The Definitive Guide: Building Real-Time Applications with Jabber Technologies [Paperback]

Peter Saint-Andre (Author), Kevin Smith (Author), Remko TronCon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2009

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.

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About the Author

Peter Saint-Andre has been contributing to the Jabber/XMPP developer community since late 1999, where he has focused on technology standardization as author of the XMPP RFCs and numerous XMPP extension protocols. Since 2002 he has also served as Executive Director of the XMPP Standards Foundation.

Kevin Smith is currently Chair of the XMPP Council, having served as a Council member since 2006, and is also the co-author of several XMPP extensions. He has been the project leader on Psi, a popular open-source client for Jabber/XMPP communications since 2004, and has contributed to various other XMPP projects, covering code libraries, automated bots and assorted XMPP utilities.

Remko Troncon is the lead developer of the Psi Jabber/XMPP client, and a contributor to various other XMPP-related applications. He has been a member of the XMPP Standards foundation since 2004, co-authoring and contributing to several XMPP extensions. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering (Computer Science) from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (May 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059652126X
• ISBN-13: 978-0596521264
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 0-60 with XMPP!, September 5, 2009

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Ilya Grigorik "igrigorik" (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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An equally great book if you are new to XMPP, or if you are an architect or a developer who has been previously exposed to the technology. Placing myself in the latter camp (worked on an asynchronous XMPP Ruby client), I found this book to be very useful for filling in the technical gaps. While the XMPP spec is a well written one, it is still hardly an enjoyable read. The authors did a great job between balancing the technical details and adopting an informal style which allows them to compress the specification into easily digestible chapters (they give you the basics, you're free to read the full spec).

The book covers all the major components: overall architecture, handshake, presence protocol, multi-user chat, data transfers, security, etc. If you're thinking about adopting XMPP, you should pick up a copy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book about XMPP, August 10, 2009

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Karan (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

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This is a great book for someone wanting to get a grip on XMPP. It covers from the basics all the way to recent additions to the protocol. It does help if you already have some introductory knowledge of what XMPP is about, but I think it would be suitable for complete newbies as well. The chapters are short and each one covers a specific aspect of the protocol -- so you don't necessarily have to read the book from beginning to end. The book is written in a very informal style, almost making it a light read, while immersing you in a lot of information.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only book you will need on XMPP, September 29, 2010

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AKEEM (MN United States) - See all my reviews

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This helped me gain a greater understanding of the jabber protocol. The first 4 chapters are more than enough to get you on your way to implement an instant messaging client provided you have a descent XMPP library handy.
After reading only the first 4 chapters, I was able to implements an IM client using Strophejs.
This book rocks and worth your money.
This may be the only XMPP book you will need on your shelve.