libpurple/protocols/myspace/README

Fri, 04 May 2007 04:49:01 +0000

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Jeff Connelly <jeff2@soc.pidgin.im>
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Add initializers for reserved fields in plugin and prpl structures.

Change msim_send to msim_send_raw and add an empty msim_send for later.

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1 MySpaceIM Protocol Plugin 0.3 by Jeff Connelly 20070414
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3 ** Note: this code is being developed under Google Summer of Code.
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5 Greetings. This package contains a plugin for Gaim (now named Pidgin, but
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6 the plugin does not yet take this into consideration) to connect to the new
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7 MySpaceIM instant messaging network and send/receive messages. Functionality
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8 is only basic as of yet, and this code should be considered beta quality.
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10 Currently implemented:
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12 - Parsing most of the protocol
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13 - Logging in using RC4/SHA1-based authentication
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14 - Sending messages, by numeric userid, username, or email
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15 - Receiving messages (displays username)
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16 - Some buddy list support (show all users on buddy list as username); not stable
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17 - Tooltip text (shows, among other things, currently playing song)
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18 - Win32 support
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20 To try it out, login to your account and send a message to yourself
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21 (by your username or numeric uid (email not yet supported)) or tom (6221).
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22 In either case you should get a reply. You should also be able to talk to
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23 other MySpaceIM users if you desire. Replies will always be shown as coming
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24 from a user's username, even if you IM by email or userid.
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26 There is a lot of work still to be done:
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27 - Better buddy list support, signing on/off
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28 - Status (online/offline/invisible, w/ message)
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29 - Typing notifications
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30 - Use Nathan Peterson's RC4 in cipher.c
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31 - General clean up of code
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32 - All the TODOs and XXX's mentioned in myspace.c
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33 - Every other MySpaceIM feature not yet implemented
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35 Feedback welcome.
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37 Enjoy,
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38 -Jeff Connelly
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39 California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
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40 myspaceim@xyzzy.cjb.net
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