I'm in the process creating sample chat app that need to works both in mobile and web with node application and ejabbered server using xmpp protocol.using xmpp protocol for the node-ejabbered connection I am facing confusion with the several modules node-xmpp-client and node-xmpp-server. I am new to this please anyone suggest which is to be used among 2 and correct me if i am wrong.
And what is the role of node-xmpp module if there is already 2 modules node-xmpp-client and node-xmpp-server.
please clear my confusion, I can't get clear thought with descriptions given in the other sites
Thanks
Both node-xmpp-client and node-xmpp-server are deprecated and the whole node-xmpp family as well.
There is a separate https://github.com/xmppjs/xmpp.js which is a replacement for them.
This library is good for the following things:
So you can use this lib if you want to interract from all above environments with your Ejabberd server.
Also, if we are talking about Web only - there is a good Web browser lib: http://strophe.im/strophejs/
Also, if we are talking about native mobile, there are 2 XMPP libs for native iOS & Android:
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You do not need to use 'node-xmpp-server' at all. You already have an XMPP server (Ejabberd). You just need to interact with it from your mobile & web apps using above libs.
If you are going to use some Native Script / Reeact Native for mobile apps development then you can use a single lib xmpp.js on both mobile and web apps. If you are going to use native iOS/Android SDK - then you need to use XMPPFramework & Smack on mobile and Strophe.js (or xmpp.js) on web.