[JDEV] Foreign protocol transports using Jabber::Connection?

[Richard Dobson]

I dont think you can do threading in Perl, not the last time I was
programming in it a year ago anyway.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Migs Paraz" <map at internet.org.ph>
To: <jdev at jabber.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [JDEV] Foreign protocol transports using Jabber::Connection?


> On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 06:42:51PM +0800, I wrote:
> > well I've proven it works with my "JUD" (to which I'll add DBI database
> > calls later)... now I'll try writing a test transport for foreign IM's.
>
> I find that the Jabber part is really easy!  Just trial and error with
> gabber to see what is sent to the Perl client, then look it up in
> jabber-programmers.pdf.
>
> Now the hard part:
> I find that threads are used in the transport code (I looked at AIM and
ICQ)
> and I would assume that they are needed since a single transport pretends
> to be the IM user for each of the clients.
>
> Any suggestions on how to implement this in Perl?  I have no experience
> in threads in any language... :(
>
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