Newbie asking about Openfire/Spark/Node-XMPP

Openfire Openfire Dev
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I am a totally newbie, trying to get my head around the structure and the difference between Openfire and other chat server out there.

If i understand correctly Openfire is a XMPP server thats written on Java, and if i am to complete a chat application, i believe i will need to add on Spark, but can i use javascript/html5 on top for a Webbrowser chat app?

I also see that there are offline message storage with a database. But what is the difference in Openfire and Node-XMPP??

Sorry if its a stupid question, trying to understand how it works.

Thanks

Clark

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Can’t answer all the questions. But you don’t have to use Spark. Any xmpp client (desktop, mobile, web, written in java or not) will work with Openfire.

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Thanks for the reply! So i assume i can use something like socket.io/strophe.js? And that talks to the openfire? And i assume with Socket.io/strophe i can use that to detect offline users.

1 quick question, openfire stores offline messages?

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I’m not a developer, but i hear people using strophe quite often in the forums.

Yes, Openfire stores offline messages by default. But there is storage limit set. You can change these settings in admin console.

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Go for converse.js.