Radar

This page provides an up-to-date snapshot of activity related to XMPP Extension Protocols, as maintained by the XEP Editor for use by the XMPP Council. This page is structured in "maturity order", with Final and Draft XEPs listed first, then Experimental XEPs, then proposals that have not yet been accepted as XEPs.

Interim Versions

These are Draft and Final XEPs that are undergoing revision. All such changes must be approved by the XMPP Council before they are officially published.

XEP-0047: In-Band Bytestreams

Version: 1.3rc2

Changelog: Clarified error handling.

Status: Seems complete but might need further review. Perhaps move forward with other file-transfer-related specs (65, 234, 260, 261).

Diff: http://xmpp.org/extensions/diff/api/xep/0047/diff/1.2/vs/1.3rc2

XEP-0065: SOCKS5 Bytestreams

Version: 1.8rc3

Changelog: See interim version.

Status: Seems complete but might need further review. Perhaps move forward with other file-transfer-related specs (47, 234, 260, 261).

Diff: http://xmpp.org/extensions/diff/api/xep/0065/diff/1.7/vs/1.8rc3

Calls for Experience

A Call for Experience is issued when the Council is considering advancement of a XEP from Draft to Final.

There are no Calls for Experience at this time.

Proposed XEPs with Voting in Progress

There are no votes in progress at this time.

Current and Recent Last Calls

A Last Call is issued when the Council is considering advancement of a XEP from Experiment to Draft (or, for informational specifications, Active).

A Last Call on XEP-0255: Location Query ended on May 21, 2010. The authors are working on a revised version.

A Last Call on XEP-0226: Message Stanza Profiles ended on November 13, 2009. The authors are working on a revised version.

Experimental XEPs Slated for Last Call

• XEP-0234: Jingle File Transfer is ready for a Last Call. The protocol appears to be stable and feature-complete. There are several interoperable implementations.

• XEP-0260: Jingle SOCKS5 Bytestreams Transport Method is ready for a Last Call. The protocol appears to be stable and feature-complete. There are several interoperable implementations.

• XEP-0261: Jingle In-Band Bytestreams Transport Method is ready for a Last Call. The protocol appears to be stable and feature-complete. There are several interoperable implementations.

• XEP-0269: Jingle Early Media is ready for a Last Call. The protocol appears to be stable and there is at least one implementation.

To Be Deferred

Experimental XEPs are automatically deferred after 12 months of inactivity (i.e., no new published version).

The following XEPs are set to be automatically deferred within the next 30 days.

• XEP-0264: File Transfer Thumbnails -- the author would like to request a Last Call
• XEP-0266: Codecs for Jingle RTP Sessions -- it might be time to finalize this regarding the apparent consensus about recommended audio codecs

Inbox

The Inbox contains proposals that have not yet been accepted by the XMPP Council for publication as official XEPs.

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