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mod_measure_modules: Report module statuses via OpenMetrics Someone in the chat asked about a health check endpoint, which reminded me of mod_http_status, which provides access to module statuses with full details. After that, this idea came about, which seems natural. As noted in the README, it could be used to monitor that critical modules are in fact loaded correctly. As more modules use the status API, the more useful this module and mod_http_status becomes.
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:34:39 +0200
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2 labels:
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3 - 'Stage-Alpha'
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4 summary: Send XMPP stanzas via REST/HTTP
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7 This module provides a [REST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer)ful
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8 method for sending XMPP stanzas.
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10 This enables you to send stanzas by making HTTP requests to `http://${prosody-url}/rest`.
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12 **DANGER/ACHTUNG!: This module does NOT enforce any authentication or user-checking.
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13 This means that by default stanzas can be sent *anyone* on behalf of *any* user.**
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15 You should enable [mod_http_authentication](https://modules.prosody.im/mod_http_authentication.html),
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16 to require authentication for calls made to this module, or alternatively, you
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17 could use a reverse proxy like Nginx.
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19 # To enable this module
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21 Add `"http_rest"` to `modules_enabled`, either globally or for a particular virtual
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22 host.
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24 # How to test:
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26 You can use curl to make the HTTP request to Prosody, to test whether this
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29 curl -k http://localhost:5280/rest -u username:password -H "Content-Type: text/xml" -d '<iq to="pubsub.localhost" type="set" id="4dd1a1e3-ef91-4017-a5aa-eaba0a82eb94-1" from="user@localhost"><pubsub xmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub"><publish node="Test mod_rest.lua"><item>Hello World!</item></publish></pubsub></iq>'