Search Plugin Readme

Overview

The search plugin adds Jabber Search JEP-0055 capabilities to Jive Messenger. This plugin is designed to work with various Jabber clients to allow other users to search for users currently registered on the same server they are.

Installation

Copy the file, "search.jar" into the plugins directory of your Jive Messenger installation. The plugin will then be automatically deployed. To upgrade to a new version: 1) go to the plugin screen of the Admin Console, 2) click on the delete icon on the same row as the currently installed search plugin, 3) copy the new search.jar into the plugins directory of your Jive Messenger installation.

Configuration

Presently, there is nothing that can be configured for the search plugin.

Using the Plugin

Use of this plugin varies from client to client; however, basic instructions for accessing the search screen for some of the more popular clients are listed below. On the search screen there is a single textfield with three checkboxes. In the textfield enter all or part of the user's name, username and/or email that you want to find. As an example, if you want to find your friend John but don't know if his last name is spelled "Smith" or "Smyth", try entering "John S*" in the search field and making sure the name checkbox is selected. The "*" symbol acts as a wildcard so your search might return not only "John Smith" but all the users whose name begins with "John S", i.e. "John Slater", "John Salazar", etc.

  • Exodus - After clicking on the magnifying glass with the red "+" sign, a screen will appear displaying the search service that will be used which will be used. Click on the "Next" button and the search screen will be visible.

  • JAJC - After clicking on the "Jabber Browser" icon (the third icon from the left), a Jabber browser screen will appear and on the right-hand side, there will be a list of services. Double-click on the "User Search" entry and a new screen will appear. Finally, on the left-hand side of the screen, click on the "Search" item to view the search screen.

  • Psi - On the lower left-hand corner of the client, click on the main Psi toolbar, select "Service Discovery", and click on your username. After the service discovery windowappears, select the "User Search" entry and click on the magnifying glass at the top of the window to view the search screen.