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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE xep SYSTEM 'xep.dtd' [
<!ENTITY % ents SYSTEM 'xep.ent'>
%ents;
]>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='xep.xsl'?>
<xep>
<header>
<title>Chat Session Negotiation</title>
<abstract>This document specifies a feature negotiation profile for initiating a one-to-one chat session.</abstract>
&LEGALNOTICE;
<number>0155</number>
<status>Experimental</status>
<type>Standards Track</type>
<jig>Standards JIG</jig>
<approver>Council</approver>
<dependencies>
<spec>XMPP Core</spec>
<spec>XMPP IM</spec>
<spec>XEP-0020</spec>
<spec>XEP-0068</spec>
</dependencies>
<supersedes/>
<supersededby/>
<shortname>chatneg</shortname>
&stpeter;
&ianpaterson;
<revision>
<version>0.9</version>
<date>2006-10-05</date>
<initials>ip</initials>
<remark><p>Added language field; replaced secure field with security field; changed type of otr, XHTML and Chat State fields from boolean to list-single; added not-acceptable error; several clarifications.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.8</version>
<date>2006-10-02</date>
<initials>ip</initials>
<remark><p>Added continue field and optional terminate acknowledgement; specified renegotiation failure proceedure; added context to Introduction; changed unavailable presence handling; renamed logging field to otr.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.7</version>
<date>2006-07-14</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>Added secure field from XEP-0116.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.6</version>
<date>2006-07-13</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>Specified that a client must re-initiate if it receives presence unavailable; changed document type to Standards Track.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.5</version>
<date>2006-01-24</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>Added renegotiate use case.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.4</version>
<date>2006-01-03</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>Added terminate use case; further specified mapping to SIP.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.3</version>
<date>2005-12-30</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>Further specified use of id attribute and thread element.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.2</version>
<date>2005-07-15</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>Further described contexts in which chat session negotiation could be useful; added more examples; added reference to SIP RFC and explained basic mapping to SIP INVITE method; added XMPP Registrar considerations.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.1</version>
<date>2005-07-14</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>Initial version.</p></remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.0.1</version>
<date>2005-07-12</date>
<initials>psa</initials>
<remark><p>First draft.</p></remark>
</revision>
</header>
<section1 topic='Introduction' anchor='intro'>
<p>The traditional model for one-to-one chat "sessions" in Jabber/XMPP is for a user to simply send a message to a contact without any formal negotiation of chat session parameters (e.g., see &xmppim;). This informal approach to initiation of a chat session is perfectly acceptable in many contexts, environments, and cultures. However, it may be desirable to formally request the chat and negotiate its parameters before beginning the chat session in some circumstances, such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Whenever parameters specific to a chat session must be agreed. e.g., security and privacy parameters (see &xep0116; and &xep0136;).</li>
<li>The parties are unknown to each other, have not exchanged presence, or have not discovered their respective capabilities via &xep0030; or &xep0115;.</li>
<li>When an XMPP-based system interfaces with a SIP-based system built on top of &rfc3261;. <note>In essence, a chat state negotiation request as specified herein is functionally equivalent to a SIP INVITE request, and acceptance of such a request is functionally equivalent to sending a SIP 200 OK response; see Section 17 of <cite>RFC 3261</cite>.</note></li>
<li>Within an organization or culture in which one would not simply begin chatting with another person (e.g., a superior) without first receiving permission to do so.</li>
</ul>
<p>This proposal defines best practices for such a negotiation, re-using the protocol defined in &xep0020;.</p>
</section1>
<section1 topic='Use Cases' anchor='usecases'>
<section2 topic='Initiating a Chat' anchor='initiate'>
<p>In order to initiate a negotiated chat session, the initiating party ("user") sends a &MESSAGE; <note>The &MESSAGE; stanza is used because the user does not necessarily know which of the contact's resources is most available (or indeed if the contact is online).</note> stanza to the receiving party ("contact") containing a &lt;feature/&gt; child qualified by the 'http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg' namespace. The &MESSAGE; stanza MUST NOT contain a &BODY; child element (as specified in &rfc3921;). The &MESSAGE; stanza type SHOULD be "normal" (either explicitly or by non-inclusion of the 'type' attribute). The stanza MAY include an 'id' attribute and MUST contain a &THREAD; element for tracking purposes (where the newly-generated ThreadID is unique to the proposed session). The data form MUST contain a hidden FORM_TYPE field whose value is "http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg" and MUST contain a boolean field named "accept". &BOOLEANNOTE; The inclusion of "otr" and "security" fields is also RECOMMENDED. Note: The options within any 'list-single' fields SHOULD appear in order of preference.</p>
<p>In the following example of a negotiation request, Romeo requests a chat with Juliet and also queries her regarding whether she wants to enable all message logging (see &xep0136;) <note>A client MUST NOT set the 'otr' field to 'true' unless it has confirmed that its server will allow it to switch off Automated Archiving (see <cite>Message Archiving</cite>).</note> and support the &xep0071; and &xep0085; extensions during this chat session. He also requires that they are both connected securely to their servers, and asks which language she prefers amoungst those he can write. (Note: These fields are examples only; a full set of chat session negotiation parameters will be registered as described in the <link url='#registrar'>XMPP Registrar Considerations</link> section of this document.)</p>
<example caption="User requests chat session"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
to='juliet@capulet.com'
id='init1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='form'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field label='Accept this chat?' type='boolean' var='accept'>
<value>true</value>
<required/>
</field>
<field label='Off-The-Record?' type='list-single' var='otr'>
<value>false</value>
<option label='Allow message logging'>
<value>false</value>
</option>
<option label='Disable all message logging'>
<value>true</value>
</option>
</field>
<field label='XHTML Formatting?'
type='list-single'
var='http://jabber.org/protocol/xhtml-im'>
<value>true</value>
<option label='Disable'><value>false</value></option>
<option label='Enable'><value>true</value></option>
</field>
<field label='Chat State Notifications?'
type='list-single'
var='http://jabber.org/protocol/chatstates'>
<value>true</value>
<option label='Disable'><value>false</value></option>
<option label='Enable'><value>true</value></option>
</field>
<field label='Minimum security level'
type='list-single'
var='security'>
<value>c2s</value>
<option label='Both parties must be securely connected to their servers'>
<value>c2s</value>
</option>
</field>
<field label='Primary written language of the chat'
type='list-single'
var='language'>
<value>en</value>
<option label='English'><value>en</value></option>
<option label='Italiano'><value>it</value></option>
</field>
<field label='Reason' type='text-single' var='reason'>
<value>Can we talk?</value>
</field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>The contact's server delivers the request to the contact's most available resource (which in the examples below happens to be "balcony").</p>
<p>In any response to the request, the contact's client MUST mirror any 'id' attribute and &THREAD; value so that the user's client can correctly track the response.</p>
<p>If the contact's client does not support one of the default values or if the contact has disabled its support (as for Chat State Notifications and XHTML formatting in the example below), and the client can still accept the request, then it MUST set that field to a value that it can support.</p>
<p>In the example below we assume that Juliet accepts the chat and specifies that she prefers to speak Italian with Romeo:</p>
<example caption="Contact accepts offer and specifies parameters"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='init1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field var='accept'><value>true</value></field>
<field var='otr'><value>false</value></field>
<field var='http://jabber.org/protocol/xhtml-im'>
<value>false</value>
</field>
<field var='http://jabber.org/protocol/chatstates'>
<value>false</value>
</field>
<field var='security'><value>c2s</value></field>
<field var='language'><value>it</value></field>
<field var='reason'>
<value>OK, but I'm too tired to practice my English!</value>
</field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>If the contact does not want to reveal presence to the user for whatever reason then the contact's client SHOULD return no response or error (see <link url='#security'>Security Considerations</link>). Also, if the contact is using a legacy client then it MAY not support returning any response or error. In both these cases the user MAY, proceed to send stanzas to the contact outside the context of a negotiated chat session.</p>
<p>However, if the contact simply prefers not to chat then the client SHOULD decline the invitation:</p>
<example caption="Contact declines offer and specifies reason"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='init1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field var='accept'><value>0</value></field>
<field var='reason'>
<value>Sorry, can't chat now! How about tonight?</value>
</field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>If the contact's client does not support feature negotiation or does not support the "http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg" FORM_TYPE, it SHOULD return a &unavailable; error:</p>
<example caption="Contact returns service unavailable error"><![CDATA[
<message type='error'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='init1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<error code='503' type='cancel'>
<service-unavailable xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'/>
</error>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>If the contact's client does not support one or more of the <em>required</em> features, it SHOULD return a &feature; error and SHOULD specify the field(s) not implemented in a comma-separated list in the XMPP &lt;text/&gt; element:</p>
<example caption="Contact returns feature not implemented error"><![CDATA[
<message type='error'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='init1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<error code='501' type='cancel'>
<feature-not-implemented xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'/>
<text xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'>otr</text>
</error>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>If the contact's client supports <em>none</em> of the options for one or more fields, it SHOULD return a &notacceptable; error and SHOULD specify the field(s) with unsupported options in a comma-separated list in the XMPP &lt;text/&gt; element:</p>
<example caption="Contact returns options not acceptable error"><![CDATA[
<message type='error'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='init1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<error code='501' type='cancel'>
<not-acceptable xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'/>
<text xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'>security</text>
</error>
</message>
]]></example>
</section2>
<section2 topic='Renegotiating a Chat' anchor='renegotiate'>
<p>At any time during an existing chat session, either party MAY attempt to renegotiate the parameters of the session. The requesting party does this by sending a new &MESSAGE; stanza containing a feature negotiation form and a &THREAD; element with the same value as that of the existing chat session.</p>
<p>Note: The "accept" field SHOULD NOT be included in a renegotiation form. The set of other fields in the form MAY be different from the set included in the initial session negotitation.</p>
<example caption="One party requests renegotiation"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='reneg1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='form'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field label='Off-The-Record?' type='list-single' var='otr'>
<value>true</value>
<option label='Disable all message logging'>
<value>true</value>
</option>
</field>
<field label='Reason' type='text-single' var='reason'>
<value>Lets keep this private!</value>
</field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<example caption="Other party accepts offer and specifies parameters"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
to='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
id='reneg1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field var='otr'><value>true</value></field>
<field var='reason'>
<value>Yes, the sys admin might tell our families!</value>
</field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>If the other party's client does not support one or more of the <em>required</em> features, it SHOULD return a &feature; error instead, while if it supports <em>none</em> of the options for one or more fields, it SHOULD return a &notacceptable; error instead (see <link url='#initiate'>Initiating a Chat</link>). In either of these cases the existing negotiated chat session parameters are maintained. Either party MAY then terminate the chat session as specified in the section <link url='#terminate'>Terminating a Chat</link>.</p>
</section2>
<section2 topic='Switching Resources' anchor='switch'>
<p>Either party MAY use chat renegotiation to attempt to continue the session using another of its resources. The requesting party does this by sending a feature renegotiation form with a "continue" field containing the value of the new resource:</p>
<example caption="One party asks to switch session to another of its resources"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='reneg2'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='form'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field label='New client name' type='text-single' var='continue'>
<value>PDA</value>
</field>
<field label='Reason' type='text-single' var='reason'>
<value>I am leaving the orchard.</value>
</field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>The requesting party SHOULD NOT send stanzas within the session from either resource until the other party has accepted or rejected (with a &feature; error) the switch to the new resource.</p>
<p>The other party SHOULD accept the switch since the requesting party might otherwise be unable to continue the session:</p>
<example caption="Other party accepts switch"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
to='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
id='reneg2'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field var='continue'><value>PDA</value></field>
<field var='reason'><value>OK, hurry to me.</value></field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>Once the other party has accepted the switch then all stanzas sent within the chat session MUST be to or from the new resource. Note: Both parties MUST ensure that they comply with all the other chat session negotiation parameters that were previously agreed for this session.</p>
</section2>
<section2 topic='Terminating a Chat' anchor='terminate'>
<p>In order to explicitly terminate a negotiated chat, the party that wishes to end the chat MUST do so by sending a &MESSAGE; containing a data form of type "submit". The &MESSAGE; stanza SHOULD possess an 'id' attribute and MUST contain a &THREAD; element with the same XML character data as the original initiation request. The data form containing a boolean field named "terminate" set to a value of "1" or "true" and MAY also contain a "reason" field.</p>
<example caption="One party terminates chat and specifies reason"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
id='term1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='submit'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field var='terminate'><value>1</value></field>
<field var='reason'><value>Gotta go!</value></field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>Both parties MUST then consider the chat session to be ended.</p>
<p>The other party's client MAY explicitly acknowledge the termination of the chat by sending a &MESSAGE; containing a data form of type "result", with no "reason" field and the value of the "terminate" field set to "1" or "true". The client MUST mirror the 'id' attribute and &THREAD; value it received.</p>
<example caption="Other party acknowledges chat termination"><![CDATA[
<message type='normal'
from='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
to='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
id='term1'>
<thread>ffd7076498744578d10edabfe7f4a866</thread>
<feature xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/feature-neg'>
<x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='result'>
<field var='FORM_TYPE' type='hidden'>
<value>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</value>
</field>
<field var='terminate'><value>1</value></field>
</x>
</feature>
</message>
]]></example>
</section2>
</section1>
<section1 topic='Mapping to SIP' anchor='sip'>
<p>When mapping instant messaging flows to SIP, implementations SHOULD adhere to &xmppsimple;.</p>
<p>In addition, the following mappings apply to chat session negotiation:</p>
<ul>
<li>Initiation of a negotiated chat session maps to the semantics of the SIP INVITE method.</li>
<li>Renegotiation of a negotiated chat session also maps to the semantics of the SIP INVITE method.</li>
<li>Termination of a negotiated chat session maps to the semantics of the SIP BYE method.</li>
<li>The XMPP &THREAD; value maps to the semantics of the SIP Call-ID attribute.</li>
</ul>
</section1>
<section1 topic='Implementation Notes' anchor='impl'>
<p>A client MAY require a human user to approve each chat session negotiation request or MAY auto-accept and auto-reject requests based on some user-configurable policy.</p>
<p>If a party receives XMPP presence of type "unavailable" from the full JID (&FULLJID;) of the other party (i.e., the resource with which it has had an active session) during a chat session, the receiving party MAY assume that the other client will still be unable to continue the session (perhaps it simply became "invisible", or it is persisting the state of the negotiated chat until it reconnects and receives "offline" messages).
However, if the receiving party assumes that the other client will <em>not</em> be able to continue the session, then it MUST explicitly terminate the session (see <link url='#terminate'>Terminating a Chat</link>) - since its assumption could be incorrect. If the receiving party later receives presence of type "available" from that same resource or another resource associated with the other party and the receiving party desires to restart the chat session, it MUST initiate a new chat session (including a newly-generated ThreadID) with the other party rather than renegotiate parameters for the terminated session. (Note: This is consistent with the handling of chat states as specified in <cite>XEP-0085</cite>.)</p>
</section1>
<section1 topic='Security Considerations' anchor='security'>
<p>If a contact accepts a user's request or returns an error to the user, the user will effectively discover the contact's presence (at least the presence of one of the contact's resources). Due care must therefore be exercised in determining whether to accept the request or return an error. For examples, the contact's client SHOULD NOT <em>automatically</em> (i.e. without first asking the contact) either accept the user's request or return an error to the user unless the user is subscribing to the contact's presence (and the contact's presence is not currently "invisible" to the user). Furthermore, the contact's client MUST NOT take either action if the user is in the contact's block list.</p>
</section1>
<section1 topic='IANA Considerations' anchor='iana'>
<p>This document requires no interaction with &IANA;.</p>
</section1>
<section1 topic='XMPP Registrar Considerations' anchor='registrar'>
<section2 topic='Service Discovery Features' anchor='registrar-features'>
<p>The &REGISTRAR; shall include 'http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg' in its registry of Service Discovery features.</p>
<code caption='Registry Submission'><![CDATA[
<var>
<name>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</name>
<desc>Support for Chat Session Negotiation and its FORM_TYPE</desc>
<doc>XEP-0155</doc>
</var>
]]></code>
</section2>
<section2 topic='Field Standardization' anchor='registrar-formtype'>
<p>&xep0068; defines a process for standardizing the fields used within Data Forms qualified by a particular namespace. The following fields shall be registered for use in Chat Session Negotiation:</p>
<code caption='Registry Submission'><![CDATA[
<form_type>
<name>http://jabber.org/protocol/chatneg</name>
<doc>XEP-0155</doc>
<desc>
Forms enabling negotation of a one-to-one
chat session between two entities.
</desc>
<field
var='accept'
type='boolean'
label='Whether to accept the invitation'/>
<field
var='continue'
type='text-single'
label='Another resource with which to continue the session'/>
<field
var='http://jabber.org/protocol/chatstates'
type='list-single'
label='Whether to enable Chat State Notifications per XEP-0085'>
<option label='Disable'>
<value>false</value>
</option>
<option label='Enable'>
<value>true</value>
</option>
</field>
<field
var='http://jabber.org/protocol/xhtml-im'
type='list-single'
label='Whether to enable XHTML-IM formatting per XEP-0071'/>
<option label='Disable'>
<value>false</value>
</option>
<option label='Enable'>
<value>true</value>
</option>
</field>
<field
var='language'
type='list-single'
label='Primary written language of the chat (each value appears in order of preference and conforms to RFC 4646 and the IANA registry)'/>
<field
var='otr'
type='list-single'
label='Off-The-Record'>
<option label='Allow message logging'>
<value>false</value>
</option>
<option label='Disable absolutely all message logging including automatic archiving - see XEP-0136'>
<value>true</value>
</option>
</field>
<field
var='reason'
type='text-single'
label='A reason for chatting (or not)'/>
<field
var='security'
type='list-single'
label='Minimum security level'>
<option label='Secure connections not required'>
<value>none</value>
</option>
<option label='Both parties must be securely connected to their servers'>
<value>c2s</value>
</option>
<option label='Both parties must be securely connected to each other'>
<value>e2e</value>
</option>
</field>
<field
var='terminate'
type='boolean'
label='Whether to terminate the session'/>
</form_type>
]]></code>
</section2>
</section1>
<section1 topic='XML Schema' anchor='schema'>
<p>This proposal re-uses the format defined in XEP-0020 and therefore does not require a separate schema.</p>
</section1>
<section1 topic='Acknowledgements' anchor='ack'>
<p>Thanks to Thomas Charron and Jean-Louis Seguineau for their feedback.</p>
</section1>
</xep>