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The Jabber network isn't really known for its reliability, and administrators don't always have the necessary tools to monitor their server correctly. The data provided by http://public.jabbernet.dk/mrtg/ is not enough. The goal of this project is to build a testing framework to be able to monitor the public servers and answer those questions :
The Jabber network isn't really known for its reliability, and administrators don't always have the necessary tools to monitor their server correctly. The data provided by http://public.jabbernet.dk/mrtg/ is not enough. The goal of this project is to build a testing framework to be able to monitor the public servers and answer those questions :
* do client connections using SASL, TLS or SSL currently work on server S1 ?
* do client connections using SASL, TLS or SSL currently work on server S1 ? (not only checking if the TCP port is open, but full login)
* do server-to-server works between server S1 and S2 (by exchanging ping messages) ?
* do server-to-server works between server S1 and S2 (by exchanging ping messages on XMPP) ?
This would allow to build a more detailed status of the Jabber network. Additionally, it would be nice to be able to add a contact email, so the administrator can get informed of his server's problems.
This would allow to build a more detailed status of the Jabber network. Additionally, it would be nice to be able to add a contact email, so the administrator can get informed of his server's problems.


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(proposed by [[user:Stpeter]])
(proposed by [[user:Stpeter]])


It would be great if the [http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/ ejabberd] server (written in Erlang) supported the [http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jeps-0124.html HTTP Binding] and also the latest version of [http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0060.html Publish-Subscribe] -- any others?
It would be great if the [http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/ ejabberd] server (written in Erlang) supported the latest version of [http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0060.html Publish-Subscribe] including the [http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0163.html Personal Eventing] subset.
 
Support for the [http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jeps-0124.html HTTP Binding] would be great but I think the folks at [http://www.mabber.com/ mabber] have written this and just need to contribute their code.


(proposed by [[user:mremond]])
(proposed by [[user:mremond]])


File transfer proxy integration in ejabberd (http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0065.html)
File transfer [http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0065.html SOCKS5 proxy] integration.
 
=== Create a Vandal Fighter for Wikipedia based on XMPP ===
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Henna/VF/Feature_requests#XMPP_and_Especially_Publish-Subscribe
 
=== Hack a client to support some basic features ===
 
(proposed by [[user:Zion]])
 
Two big things that very very very few clients support
* muc
* xdata
 
Pick a client, and implement the full muc spec or add decent xdata where appropriate.
 
Also, anyone suggesting a new client should be thwapped.
 
=== Write a XMPP-compliance test suite ===
 
(proposed by [[User:Astro|Astro]])
 
A lot of servers claim XMPP-compliance, thus following the RFCs strictly. A test suite for interoperability between clients and servers can ratify these claims.

Revision as of 22:44, 21 April 2006

Here are some project ideas for the Summer of Code 2006 ...

Distributed monitoring of the Jabber network

(proposed by Lucas Nussbaum - xmpp:lucas@nussbaum.fr)

The Jabber network isn't really known for its reliability, and administrators don't always have the necessary tools to monitor their server correctly. The data provided by http://public.jabbernet.dk/mrtg/ is not enough. The goal of this project is to build a testing framework to be able to monitor the public servers and answer those questions :

  • do client connections using SASL, TLS or SSL currently work on server S1 ? (not only checking if the TCP port is open, but full login)
  • do server-to-server works between server S1 and S2 (by exchanging ping messages on XMPP) ?

This would allow to build a more detailed status of the Jabber network. Additionally, it would be nice to be able to add a contact email, so the administrator can get informed of his server's problems.

(addendum by user:Stpeter)

Integrating this into the XMPP Federation database and website would be super.

Jabber authentication to CMS and blogs

(proposed by user:Halr9000)

See my XMPP and CMS post on the topic.

ejabberd features

(proposed by user:Stpeter)

It would be great if the ejabberd server (written in Erlang) supported the latest version of Publish-Subscribe including the Personal Eventing subset.

Support for the HTTP Binding would be great but I think the folks at mabber have written this and just need to contribute their code.

(proposed by user:mremond)

File transfer SOCKS5 proxy integration.

Create a Vandal Fighter for Wikipedia based on XMPP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Henna/VF/Feature_requests#XMPP_and_Especially_Publish-Subscribe

Hack a client to support some basic features

(proposed by user:Zion)

Two big things that very very very few clients support

  • muc
  • xdata

Pick a client, and implement the full muc spec or add decent xdata where appropriate.

Also, anyone suggesting a new client should be thwapped.

Write a XMPP-compliance test suite

(proposed by Astro)

A lot of servers claim XMPP-compliance, thus following the RFCs strictly. A test suite for interoperability between clients and servers can ratify these claims.