XEP-0430 Inbox Summit 24 Updates

Updates to Inbox (XEP-0430) to address issues raised in the Summit.
This commit is contained in:
Dave Cridland 2020-02-03 11:41:13 +00:00
parent be00307eb0
commit 227bbf4dbc
1 changed files with 60 additions and 29 deletions

View File

@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
<!DOCTYPE xep SYSTEM 'xep.dtd' [
<!ENTITY % ents SYSTEM 'xep.ent'>
%ents;
<!ENTITY ns "urn:xmpp:inbox:0">
<!ENTITY ns "urn:xmpp:inbox:1">
<!ENTITY nsx "urn:example:">
]>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='xep.xsl'?>
@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
<supersededby/>
<shortname>inbox</shortname>
&dcridland;
<revision>
<version>0.2.0</version>
<date>2020-02-03</date>
<initials>dwd</initials>
<remark>Updates from the Summit 24 discussion:
<ul>
<li>Remove Marked</li>
<li>Metadata in sibling</li>
<li>Ensure the last "mam id" is present in metadata, and describe how that can be used.</li>
<li>Add options to control unread-only and elide messages.</li>
</ul>
</remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>0.1.0</version>
<date>2020-01-29</date>
@ -74,30 +87,26 @@
<section1 topic="Protocol Elements">
<section2 topic="Querying">
<p>An &IQ; of type "get" is used, containing a single element <tt>&lt;inbox/></tt>, containing an optional RSM
filter as specified by &xep0059;. This will typically be sent only to the user's own bare jid. The server
filter as specified by &xep0059;. This will typically be sent only to the user's own bare jid. If a client
requests the inbox without RSM, the server MAY limit the number of conversations arbitrarily by either time or number. This element has a number of attributes:</p>
<ul>
<li><tt>unread-only</tt> - Defaults to false. If true, the server will list only conversations with at least one unread message.</li>
<li><tt>messages</tt> - Defaults to true. If true, the server includes the last message; if false, this is elided.</li>
</ul>
<p>The server
responds with a sequence of &MESSAGE; stanzas, each containing an <tt>&lt;entry/></tt> element qualified by the
<tt>&ns;</tt> namespace with a number of attributes:</p>
<ul>
<li><tt>jid</tt> - contains the Jid of the conversation for this entry.</li>
<li><tt>unread</tt> - contains a count of messages which are deemed to be unread by the server.</li>
<li><tt>marked</tt> - a boolean indicating that a client has explicitly marked the conversation for some reason.</li>
<li><tt>unread</tt> - contains a count of messages which are deemed to be unread by the server. Clients may use this to indicate unread messages to the user.</li>
<li><tt>id</tt> - contains the last id in the MAM archive for this conversation. Clients may use this as a marker to fetch additional messages (or collated fastenings, see &xep0427;) about the conversation via MAM.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <tt>&lt;entry/></tt> element contains the latest instant message, if any, which is encapsulated as a
<p>If the <tt>messages</tt> attribute is missing or set to <tt>true</tt>, the <tt>&lt;entry/></tt> element is followed by the latest instant message, if any, which is encapsulated as a
<tt>&lt;result/></tt> element as defined by &xep0313;. This contains collated fastenings if supported by the
server.</p>
<p>After all entries required have been returned, the server then responds with an &IQ; result containing a
<tt>&lt;fin/></tt> element qualified by <tt>&ns;</tt>. This contains the RSM data, a total count of conversation
entries within the inbox, a count of conversations with unread messages, and a total count of unread messages.</p>
<p>Any counter of unread SHOULD be accurate, however client implementors please note that due to heuristics
involved and other issues these counters can be inaccurate at times.</p>
</section2>
<section2 topic="Marking">
<p>A client MAY at any time set a conversation as marked by sending an &IQ; of type "set" containing something or
other. This causes the server to set the "marked" flag on a conversation. A client SHOULD display a marked
conversation in the same way as an unread conversation, and explicitly removed the marked flag when the
conversation is considered re-read.</p>
<p>Removing a marked flag, even when the conversation is not currently marked, causes the unread counter for that
conversation to be set to zero.</p>
</section2>
</section1>
@ -108,14 +117,14 @@
<li>An instant message always starts unread.</li>
<li>A Chat Marker (see &xep0333;) of "displayed" or "acknowledged" causes the message to be read (and also causes
all prior messages to be read by implication).</li>
<li>A Message Receipt (see &xep0184;) does not cause messages to be considered unread. Perhaps it should?</li>
<li>A Message Receipt (see &xep0184;) does not cause messages to be considered unread.</li>
<li>Unmarking a conversation always sets the unread counter to zero, and by implication sets all messages to be
read.</li>
</ul>
</section1>
<section1 topic="Examples">
<p>Let us assume a user has only two contacts they have exchanges messages with, and a single chatroom. Asking for their inbox is simple:</p>
<p>Let us assume a user has only three jids they have exchanged messages with. Asking for their inbox is simple:</p>
<example><![CDATA[
<iq type='get' id='iq_stanza_id'>
<inbox xmlns=']]>&ns;<![CDATA['/>
@ -124,21 +133,43 @@
<p>The server responds with a list of conversations:</p>
<example><![CDATA[
<message>
<entry xmlns=']]>&ns;<![CDATA[' unread='2' marked='false' jid='first_contact@example.net'>
<result xmlns='urn:xmpp:mam:2' queryid='iq_stanza_id' id='uuid-1'>
<forwarded xmlns='urn:xmpp:forward:0'>
<message xmlns='jabber:client' from='first_contact@example.net' to='user@example.org' type='chat'>
<body>Greetings from Alpha Centauri!</body>
</message>
</forwarded>
</result>
</entry>
<entry xmlns=']]>&ns;<![CDATA[' unread='5' jid='first_contact@example.net' id='uuid-1'/>
<result xmlns='urn:xmpp:mam:2' queryid='iq_stanza_id' id='uuid-1'>
<forwarded xmlns='urn:xmpp:forward:0'>
<message xmlns='jabber:client' from='first_contact@example.net' to='user@example.org' type='chat'>
<body>Greetings from Alpha Centauri!</body>
</message>
</forwarded>
</result>
</message>
<message>
<entry xmlns=']]>&ns;<![CDATA[' unread='0' jid='second_contact@example.net' id='uuid-5'/>
<result xmlns='urn:xmpp:mam:2' queryid='iq_stanza_id' id='uuid-5'>
<forwarded xmlns='urn:xmpp:forward:0'>
<message xmlns='jabber:client' from='second_contact@example.net' to='user@example.org' type='chat'>
<body>Greetings from Mars!</body>
</message>
</forwarded>
</result>
</message>
<message>
<entry xmlns=']]>&ns;<![CDATA[' unread='1' jid='third_contact@example.net' id='uuid-8'/>
<result xmlns='urn:xmpp:mam:2' queryid='iq_stanza_id' id='uuid-8'>
<forwarded xmlns='urn:xmpp:forward:0'>
<message xmlns='jabber:client' from='third_contact@example.net' to='user@example.org' type='chat'>
<body>Greetings from Somewhere Else!</body>
</message>
</forwarded>
</result>
</message>
]]></example>
<p>After the list of messages, the server completes its response with a the reply to the original IQ.</p>
<p>If the <tt>id</tt> of a conversation has changed, a client might fetch the missing messages and metadata by requesting the MAM archive <tt>with</tt> the <tt>jid</tt> of the entry, and <tt>after</tt> the previous known <tt>id</tt> for the conversation.</p>
<p>After the list of conversations, the server completes its response with a the reply to the original IQ.</p>
<example><![CDATA[
<iq type='result' id='iq_stanza_id'>
<fin xmlns=']]>&ns;<![CDATA[' total='3' unread='1' all-unread='2'>
<fin xmlns=']]>&ns;<![CDATA[' total='3' unread='2' all-unread='6'>
<!-- RSM -->
</fin>
]]></example>
@ -161,7 +192,7 @@
</section1>
<section1 topic='Acknowledgements' anchor='ack'>
<p>The author notes that this protocol is heavily based on the <tt>mod_inbox</tt> system of MongooseIM. In addition, Kevin Smith provided useful feedback which has shaped this specification.</p>
<p>The author notes that this protocol is heavily based on the <tt>mod_inbox</tt> system of MongooseIM. In addition, Kevin Smith and several others at the XMPP Summit 24 provided useful feedback which has shaped this specification.</p>
</section1>
</xep>