42wim/go-xmpp — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2020-01-24
Add real-time chat messaging to a Go application without implementing XMPP yourself
Build a notifications system that delivers updates over the XMPP protocol
Add in-game messaging to a game server written in Go
Integrate a Go app with an existing XMPP-based company chat system
| 42wim/go-xmpp | 42wim/fabio | aasheeshlikepanner/vase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | — | — | 0 |
| Language | Go | Go | Go |
| Last pushed | 2020-01-24 | 2018-02-04 | — |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Dormant | — |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | moderate | moderate |
| Complexity | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| Audience | developer | ops devops | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
README is minimal, expect to read the source to find available functions and usage examples.
This is a library that lets Go programmers add XMPP messaging to their applications. XMPP (also known as Jabber) is an open protocol for instant messaging and real-time communication, think of it as the backbone that powers chat systems, presence updates, and message delivery. Instead of building XMPP support from scratch, developers can use this library as a pre-built toolkit. They import it into their Go project and get functions to connect to XMPP servers, send and receive messages, manage contacts, and handle chat state. It handles all the low-level protocol details, the handshakes, encryption, message routing, so the developer can focus on building their app's user experience rather than reinventing the wheel. Who would use this? Anyone building a Go application that needs real-time messaging. That could be a chat application, a notifications system, a game with in-game messaging, or even a bot that needs to communicate over XMPP. For instance, if you're building a company chat tool or integrating with an existing XMPP-based chat system, this library saves you months of work. The project itself is a fork of an original implementation, which means the maintainer has iterated on and improved the initial version. The README is quite minimal, so it doesn't explain the full feature set or provide examples of how to get started. If you're interested in using it, you'd want to look at the code repository itself or any documentation in the project's source files to see what capabilities are available.
A Go library that handles the low-level XMPP protocol details, letting developers add real-time chat and messaging to their applications without building it from scratch.
Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, XMPP.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-01-24).
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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