SleekXMPP classes

class slixmpp.Message(*args, **kwargs)[source]

XMPP’s <message> stanzas are a “push” mechanism to send information to other XMPP entities without requiring a response.

Chat clients will typically use <message> stanzas that have a type of either “chat” or “groupchat”.

When handling a message event, be sure to check if the message is an error response.

Example <message> stanzas:
<message to=”user1@example.com” from=”user2@example.com“>
<body>Hi!</body>

</message>

<message type=”groupchat” to=”room@conference.example.com“>
<body>Hi everyone!</body>

</message>

Stanza Interface:
body – The main contents of the message. subject – An optional description of the message’s contents. mucroom – (Read-only) The name of the MUC room that sent the message. mucnick – (Read-only) The MUC nickname of message’s sender.
Attributes:
types – May be one of: normal, chat, headline, groupchat, or error.
Methods:
setup – Overrides StanzaBase.setup. chat – Set the message type to ‘chat’. normal – Set the message type to ‘normal’. reply – Overrides StanzaBase.reply get_type – Overrides StanzaBase interface get_mucroom – Return the name of the MUC room of the message. set_mucroom – Dummy method to prevent assignment. del_mucroom – Dummy method to prevent deletion. get_mucnick – Return the MUC nickname of the message’s sender. set_mucnick – Dummy method to prevent assignment. del_mucnick – Dummy method to prevent deletion.
chat()[source]

Set the message type to ‘chat’.

del_mucnick()[source]

Dummy method to prevent deletion.

del_mucroom()[source]

Dummy method to prevent deletion.

del_parent_thread()[source]

Delete the message thread’s parent reference.

get_mucnick()[source]

Return the nickname of the MUC user that sent the message.

Read-only stanza interface.

get_mucroom()[source]

Return the name of the MUC room where the message originated.

Read-only stanza interface.

get_parent_thread()[source]

Return the message thread’s parent thread.

get_type()[source]

Return the message type.

Overrides default stanza interface behavior.

Returns ‘normal’ if no type attribute is present.

normal()[source]

Set the message type to ‘normal’.

reply(body=None, clear=True)[source]

Create a message reply.

Overrides StanzaBase.reply.

Sets proper ‘to’ attribute if the message is from a MUC, and adds a message body if one is given.

Arguments:

body – Optional text content for the message. clear – Indicates if existing content should be removed

before replying. Defaults to True.
set_mucnick(value)[source]

Dummy method to prevent modification.

set_mucroom(value)[source]

Dummy method to prevent modification.

set_parent_thread(value)[source]

Add or change the message thread’s parent thread.

class slixmpp.Presence(*args, **kwargs)[source]

XMPP’s <presence> stanza allows entities to know the status of other clients and components. Since it is currently the only multi-cast stanza in XMPP, many extensions add more information to <presence> stanzas to broadcast to every entry in the roster, such as capabilities, music choices, or locations (XEP-0115: Entity Capabilities and XEP-0163: Personal Eventing Protocol).

Since <presence> stanzas are broadcast when an XMPP entity changes its status, the bulk of the traffic in an XMPP network will be from <presence> stanzas. Therefore, do not include more information than necessary in a status message or within a <presence> stanza in order to help keep the network running smoothly.

Example <presence> stanzas:

<presence />

<presence from=”user@example.com“>
<show>away</show> <status>Getting lunch.</status> <priority>5</priority>

</presence>

<presence type=”unavailable” />

<presence to=”user@otherhost.com” type=”subscribe” />

Stanza Interface:
priority – A value used by servers to determine message routing. show – The type of status, such as away or available for chat. status – Custom, human readable status message.
Attributes:
types – One of: available, unavailable, error, probe,
subscribe, subscribed, unsubscribe, and unsubscribed.

showtypes – One of: away, chat, dnd, and xa.

Methods:
setup – Overrides StanzaBase.setup reply – Overrides StanzaBase.reply set_show – Set the value of the <show> element. get_type – Get the value of the type attribute or <show> element. set_type – Set the value of the type attribute or <show> element. get_priority – Get the value of the <priority> element. set_priority – Set the value of the <priority> element.
del_type()[source]

Remove both the type attribute and the <show> element.

exception(e)[source]

Override exception passback for presence.

get_priority()[source]

Return the value of the <presence> element as an integer.

get_type()[source]

Return the value of the <presence> stanza’s type attribute, or the value of the <show> element.

reply(clear=True)[source]

Set the appropriate presence reply type.

Overrides StanzaBase.reply.

Arguments:
clear – Indicates if the stanza contents should be removed
before replying. Defaults to True.
set_priority(value)[source]

Set the entity’s priority value. Some server use priority to determine message routing behavior.

Bot clients should typically use a priority of 0 if the same JID is used elsewhere by a human-interacting client.

Arguments:
value – An integer value greater than or equal to 0.
set_show(show)[source]

Set the value of the <show> element.

Arguments:
show – Must be one of: away, chat, dnd, or xa.
set_type(value)[source]

Set the type attribute’s value, and the <show> element if applicable.

Arguments:
value – Must be in either self.types or self.showtypes.
class slixmpp.Iq(*args, **kwargs)[source]

XMPP <iq> stanzas, or info/query stanzas, are XMPP’s method of requesting and modifying information, similar to HTTP’s GET and POST methods.

Each <iq> stanza must have an ‘id’ value which associates the stanza with the response stanza. XMPP entities must always be given a response <iq> stanza with a type of ‘result’ after sending a stanza of type ‘get’ or ‘set’.

Most uses cases for <iq> stanzas will involve adding a <query> element whose namespace indicates the type of information desired. However, some custom XMPP applications use <iq> stanzas as a carrier stanza for an application-specific protocol instead.

Example <iq> Stanzas:
<iq to=”user@example.com” type=”get” id=”314”>
<query xmlns=”http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#items” />

</iq>

<iq to=”user@localhost” type=”result” id=”17”>
<query xmlns=’jabber:iq:roster’>
<item jid='otheruser@example.net‘
name=’John Doe’ subscription=’both’>

<group>Friends</group>

</item>

</query>

</iq>

Stanza Interface:
query – The namespace of the <query> element if one exists.
Attributes:
types – May be one of: get, set, result, or error.
Methods:
__init__ – Overrides StanzaBase.__init__. unhandled – Send error if there are no handlers. set_payload – Overrides StanzaBase.set_payload. set_query – Add or modify a <query> element. get_query – Return the namespace of the <query> element. del_query – Remove the <query> element. reply – Overrides StanzaBase.reply send – Overrides StanzaBase.send
del_query()[source]

Remove the <query> element.

get_query()[source]

Return the namespace of the <query> element.

reply(clear=True)[source]

Send a reply <iq> stanza.

Overrides StanzaBase.reply

Sets the ‘type’ to ‘result’ in addition to the default StanzaBase.reply behavior.

Arguments:
clear – Indicates if existing content should be
removed before replying. Defaults to True.
send(callback=None, timeout=None, timeout_callback=None)[source]

Send an <iq> stanza over the XML stream.

A callback handler can be provided that will be executed when the Iq stanza’s result reply is received.

Overrides StanzaBase.send

Arguments:

callback – Optional reference to a stream handler
function. Will be executed when a reply stanza is received.
timeout – The length of time (in seconds) to wait for a
response before the timeout_callback is called, instead of the regular callback
timeout_callback – Optional reference to a stream handler
function. Will be executed when the timeout expires before a response has been received with the originally-sent IQ stanza.
set_payload(value)[source]

Set the XML contents of the <iq> stanza.

Arguments:
value – An XML object to use as the <iq> stanza’s contents
set_query(value)[source]

Add or modify a <query> element.

Query elements are differentiated by their namespace.

Arguments:
value – The namespace of the <query> element.
unhandled()[source]

Send a feature-not-implemented error if the stanza is not handled.

Overrides StanzaBase.unhandled.