Notifications and posting via jabber bot

[animone]

Title:
Notifications and posting via jabber bot

Area:
Notifications / Posting

Summary:
A Dreamwidth jabber bot would allow notifications and posting via instant message.

Description:
Currently the only ways to receive notifications are via the DW inbox, or through email. Posting is done through webform, email, or standalone client. I propose creating a Dreamwidth jabber bot that would interface with the notification and posting system to allow both via instant message. Yes, LJ had a jabber bot, but its implementation and features were lacking.

Additionally, a complete XMPP API for common functions (posting, reading, notifications, etc) could allow easy integration with client programs and other very cool features.

Poll #745

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 23

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Should be implemented as-is.
12 (52.2%)

Should be implemented with changes.
4 (17.4%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
6 (26.1%)

(Other: please comment)
1 (4.3%)

Comments

[cesy]

Sounds good in general, but should be a low priority compared to a lot of other suggestions that have been mentioned.

[existence]

This, pretty much.

[yvi]

I don't really use any IMs, so I might be a bit biased here :) Notification sounds good, the submitting... reminds me a bit too much posting via Twitter and after all, Dreamwidth will have a client in the future.

I think I just dislike IM and don't quite see why posting from them is needed:)

[rebelsheart]

I've never really understood this desire and would like to know what functions the poster considers needed.

[melannen]

I like the idea of having comprehensive public APIs, but if I understand how that would work correctly, it would mean that independent developers could easily write things like a jabber client without DW having to.

I don't really think DW itself should do a jabber integration, though. We need to concentrate on DW, not on integrating with every other service out there.

[zvi]

Yeah, I'm leaning towards an API that gives the ability to interact, and then letting outsiders build the clients.

[exor674]

Well, a part of the suggestion is notification -- which would be a lot easier (on Dreamwidth) in a "push" configuration then a "the client asks every 5 minutes 'Anything for me yet'" configuration