XMPP

Since making the first release of the module last week I was finally able to get some feedback on the project, so thanks to everyone who wrote and IMed me :) This week, unfortunately, I ran into a few problems implementing publish-subscribe functionality due to the fact that clients aren't reacting to event notifications. If you want to know more, I posted all the details here.

This week I'm making the first release of the XMPP Drupal module. It basically wraps the functionality of the latest library version, giving you an interface to configure the client and send test messages. I would love to get some feedback both on the user interface and the actual functionality, since so far I've heard very little regarding the two library releases. You can grab the module archive from my site, be sure to read what I posted regarding the configuration steps.

-Max

I posted the week 5 update on my site a few days ago, and not much changed since then. I'm still waiting to hear any feedback on the client I released a week ago. I didn't want to release the module until some testing was done on the client separately, but looks like I'll have no choice. For now, I've decided to make a few additional changes to the client, and the next version will be posted in a day or two. The module will follow shortly after.

-Max

This week was a big milestone for me, because I made the first release of the XMPP library that will eventually turn into a Drupal module. For now, the library contains just the client component which can connect to XMPP servers and send instant messages to other users. There is still a bit more work to be done (particularly on the Publish-Subscribe extension, which is currently non-existent), but I think this is a good first step.

Very short update for this week. I'm trying to finish the parts of my client needed for sending and receiving messages. Next week I plan to start working on the Drupal module and API. Hopefully by the first or second week of July I'll be able to put something on my development site to demo the publish-subscribe functionality using an external server. Should be just in time for mid-term evaluations :)

That's all for now.
-Max

Since everyone else in a true computer science fashion decided to count weeks starting at 0, this is a second week 2 for me. As usual, I posted an update on my development site on how the coding is going. There was also a mid-week update that went over the general structure of the client component.

Not whole lot of new things to report as far as my project goes. I started reading over the relevant RFCs, I'm still in the processes of setting up the servers that I need to write and test this project, and I spent most of today playing around with a new version control system that I found called Mercurial. Other SoC students who would like to keep track of their projects in another location besides the Drupal CVS might want to take a look at it. More info on my development site.

We had a call using Skype conferencing today, and the experience wasn't that great for people running on Linux. It was pointed out that we should investigate using open solutions.

Here was the bulk of my post: