From 974e0fce163683d6f4cbf0d121442e1278947479 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Whited Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:09:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add new "message attaching" spec Proposal to allow one message to be "attached" to another (a hint for the client to display the messages side by side, even if other messages were sent between them). --- inbox/attachto.xml | 179 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 179 insertions(+) create mode 100644 inbox/attachto.xml diff --git a/inbox/attachto.xml b/inbox/attachto.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b2cd60df --- /dev/null +++ b/inbox/attachto.xml @@ -0,0 +1,179 @@ + + +%ents; +]> + + +
+ Message Attaching + + This specification defines a method for indicating that a message contains + content which describes an earlier message in the conversation and should + be grouped with the earlier message. + + &LEGALNOTICE; + XXXX + ProtoXEP + Standards Track + Standards + Council + + XMPP Core + + + + message-attaching + &sam; + + Craig + Petchell + cpetchell@atlassian.com + + + 0.0.1 + 2015-10-16 + ssw +

First draft.

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+ Many messaging applications send special messages which include more + information about a previous message. For example, when sending a link the + service may display the description or an image off the page, or users may + respond to a message with a "sticker" or an "emotion" which they wish to + display alongside the message, even though the conversation has moved on. +

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+ This specification defines a way by which one can indicate that a message + is logically (and visibly) "attached" to an earlier message in the + conversation. +

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+ If a client implements message attaching, it MUST specify the + 'urn:xmpp:message-attaching:0' feature in its service discovery information + features as specified in &xep0030; and the Entity Capabilities profile + specified in &xep0115;. +

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+ Messages that are attached to other messages MUST contain an + <attach-to/> element qualified by the 'urn:xmpp:message-attaching:0' + namespace and with an 'id' attribute set to the ID of the message that we + want to attach to. Messages MAY be attached to any other message, including + those sent by other clients, but clients MAY choose to ignore the attach-to + directive and display the message normally. +

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+ Note that indicating that a message should be "attached" to an earlier + message in the conversation is merely a suggestion to the client to display + the message next to or below the old message. +

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+ A receiving client MAY choose to show the attached message next to or below + the indicated message in whatever display is used for messages or can + choose to display the attachment in another way (including as a normal + message, completely ignoring the attach-to element). +

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+ A receiving client SHOULD indicate that the message is an attachment, and + not a part of the original message to prevent confusion. +

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+ <attach-to/> elements MUST NOT be put on any stanza type other than + messages. +

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+ A server may choose to strip some <attach-to/> messages based on + local policy (eg. a server might have a policy that only it can create + message attachments). +

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Clients MUST send ids on messages if they support attachments.

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+ Messages MUST NOT contain more than one >attach-to/< element. +

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+ Clients and servers MUST NOT include an <attach-to/> element on + messages with a non-messaging payload unless they are including it on an + error which may be attached to the message that caused the error to be + generated. +

+ + + Clients that implement message attachments MUST be careful not to display the + attachments in such a way that they could be confused with the original + message and cause someone viewing the conversation to assume they were sent + by the sender of the message being attached to. + + +

This document requires no interaction with &IANA;.

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This specification defines the following XML namespaces:

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  • urn:xmpp:message-attaching:0
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+ The ®ISTRAR; shall include the foregoing namespaces in its disco + features registry as defined in &xep0030;. + + urn:xmpp:message-attaching:0 + Indicates support for attaching one message to another. + XEP-xxxx + + ]]> +

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