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mod_server_info: New module to add custom service extension forms to disco
author Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com>
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3 - 'Stage-Alpha'
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4 summary: Manually configure extended service discovery info
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7 XEP-0128 defines a way for servers to provide custom information via service
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8 discovery. Various XEPs and plugins make use of this functionality, so that
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9 e.g. clients can look up necessary information.
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11 This module allows the admin to manually configure service discovery
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12 extensions in the config file. It may be useful as a way to advertise certain
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13 information.
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15 Everything configured here is publicly visible to other XMPP entities.
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17 ## Configuration
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19 The `server_info` option accepts a list of dataforms. A dataform is an array
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20 of fields. A field has three required properties:
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22 - `type` - usually `text-single` or `list-multi`
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23 - `var` - the field name
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24 - `value` the field value
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26 Example configuration:
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28 ``` lua
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29 server_info = {
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31 -- Our custom form
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32 {
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33 -- Conventionally XMPP dataforms have a 'FORM_TYPE' field to
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34 -- indicate what type of form it is
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35 { type = "hidden", var = "FORM_TYPE", value = "urn:example:foo" };
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37 -- Advertise that our maximum speed is 88 mph
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38 { type = "text-single", var = "speed", value = "88" };
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40 -- Advertise that the time is 1:20 AM and zero seconds
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41 { type = "text-single", var = "time", value = "01:21:00" };
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42 };
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44 }
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45 ```
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47 ## Compatibility
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49 This module should be compatible with Prosody 0.12, and possibly earlier
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50 versions.