Facebook contacts, XMPP and presence

[JordanF98765]

Hi,

I'm trying to connect to Facebook chat via XMPP the way Adium does. (I think Adium uses XMPP, and not another api...) But FB's jabber server returns a roster that doesn't include presence info (available/away/idle) for contacts.

Where can I start digging to figure out how Adium grabs this info? Can anyone give me the quick rundown if they know it offhand?

I've been asking how to get roster/presence info from facebook via XMPP on the FB developer forums, but the issue seems to be that it's not available. That's why I'm asking here, because I see that data being pulled by Adium.

Thanks for taking the time to read this,
~Jordan

[Robby]

Hi,

Hi Jordan,

I'm trying to connect to Facebook chat via XMPP the way Adium does. (I think Adium uses XMPP, and not another api...) But FB's jabber server returns a roster that doesn't include presence info (available/away/idle) for contacts.

Well, I don't know what you've tried to do but if you selected the "Facebook" account option you are using the plugin which does not connect via XMPP. To connect via XMPP, follow the instructions here: http://trac.adium.im/wiki/FacebookChat# ... XMPP-based.

Where can I start digging to figure out how Adium grabs this info? Can anyone give me the quick rundown if they know it offhand?

I've been asking how to get roster/presence info from facebook via XMPP on the FB developer forums, but the issue seems to be that it's not available. That's why I'm asking here, because I see that data being pulled by Adium.

Thanks for taking the time to read this,
~Jordan

I'm not a developer but from what I've heard the missing presence info is a limitation on Facebook's part.

Regards,
Robby

[JordanF98765]

Forgive me if this is obvious, but how is the plugin connecting to facebook chat if it's not using XMPP?

[David Munch]

Forgive me if this is obvious, but how is the plugin connecting to facebook chat if it's not using XMPP?

I believe it is a reverse engineered implementation of the FB chat protocol. You can read more about it here.