On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 12:07:36PM +1000, Steve Smith wrote: > Hi, > > I'm just learning the Jabber protocol and JEPs with an eye use as a > coordination tool for other software. I'd like to run some thoughts > past the wizards to see if I understand things correctly: > > I'd like to be able to associate a set of multicast addresses with a > chat-room (to allow optional video conferencing capability). There > seems to me to be two methods of doing this: Use the service-discovery > extension method (i.e. JEP 128) with some arbitrary form fields, or use > the pub-sub mechanism. Could someone clarify the relationship between > these who mechanisms for me? > > Using the pub-sub method seems to require an existing format; should I > define my own with the intention of getting it into a JEP at some point, > or can arbitrary data-forms be published to a node?
You can publish arbitrary data forms to a node, but my sense is that service discovery extensions will probably solve your problem. Will you be dynamically updating the multicast addresses? If so, you might want to investigate the idea of pushing updates through your existing chat room. In a way, a chat room is like a specialized pubsub venue, so you could send messages with attached data forms through the room. But I may be misunderstanding your application.... Peter _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev
