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# XMPPClient Binding

XMPPClient binding provides support for sending and receiving XMPP (Jabber) messages.

# Supported Things

xmppBridge - Basic XMPP (Jabber) client thing, that can send and receive messages.

# Thing Configuration

Sample configurations:

Bridge xmppclient:xmppBridge:xmpp "XMPP Client" [ username="openhab", domain="example.com", password="********" ] {
  Channels:
    Trigger String : xmpp_command [ separator="##" ]
}
Bridge xmppclient:xmppBridge:xmpp "XMPP Client" [ host="xmpp.example.com", port=7222, username="openhab", domain="example.com", password="********" ] {
  Channels:
    Trigger String : xmpp_command [ separator="##" ]
}

xmppBridge parameters:

Name Label Description Required Default value
username Username The XMPP username (left part of JID) true -
domain Domain The XMPP domain name (right part of JID) true -
password Password The XMPP user password true -
host Server Hostname/IP The IP/Hostname of the XMPP server false as "domain" parameter
port XMPP server Port The typical port is 5222 false 5222

# Channels

publishTrigger parameters:

Name Label Description Required
payload Payload condition An optional condition on the value false
separator Separator character The trigger channel payload usually only contains the received text. If you define a separator character, for example '#', the sender UID and received text will be in the trigger channel payload. For example: [email protected]#My Message Text false

# Example Rules

Send message:

rule "Leak detected"
when
    Item Xi_Leak changed
then
    if(Xi_Leak.state == ON) {
        val actions = getActions("xmpp","xmppclient:xmppBridge:xmpp")
        actions.publishXMPP("[email protected]","Warning! Leak detected!")
    }
end

Receive and process message:

rule "Turn off all lights without separator"
when
    Channel "xmppclient:xmppBridge:xmpp:xmpp_command" triggered
then
    var actionName = receivedEvent.getEvent()
    if(actionName.toLowerCase() == "turn off lights") {
        Group_Light_Home_All.sendCommand(OFF)
    }
end

rule "Turn off all lights with separator and reply"
when
    Channel "xmppclient:xmppBridge:xmpp:xmpp_command" triggered
then
    var actionName = receivedEvent.getEvent().split("##")
    if(actionName.get(1).toLowerCase() == "turn off lights") {
        Group_Light_Home_All.sendCommand(OFF)

        val actions = getActions("xmpp","xmppclient:xmppBridge:xmpp")
        actions.publishXMPP(actionName.get(0),"All lights was turned off")
    }
end