[tor-bugs] #12819 [GetTor]: XMPP service

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#12819: XMPP service
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 Reporter:  ilv                      |          Owner:  ilv
     Type:  enhancement              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:
Component:  GetTor                   |        Version:
 Keywords:  revamp gettor gsoc xmpp  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #12817                   |         Points:
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 As part of #12817, a new service is being implemented for GetTor. This
 service
 receives and replies requests via XMPP. The design of the module for this
 new
 service is quite simple:

     1) User credentials must be specified on the configuration file.

     2) The module works as a bot; it uses the given credentials to go
 online.

     3) A user using XMPP can send a message to the bot asking for
 links/help.
     The bot reads the message received and tries to look for a supported
     operating system. If it doesn't find any, it sends help. Then it looks
     for a supported locale. If it doesn't find any, it uses english by
     default. For example, the message 'linux en' should return a message
     in english with the links for downloading the bundles for linux. If
     the user sends 'help es', it should return a message with help
     information in spanish.

     4) If the user also specify terms related to built-in pluggable
     transports, it sends info about them when sending the links. For
     this, it looks for the words 'obfs', 'pt', 'pluggable transport'.

 The bot has been tried successfully on dukgo.com, jabber.ccc.de, and
 riseup.net
 It also worked for a while on jit.si, but not anymore (no clue why).

 What are better ways of doing this?

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