Retrieving archive messages using openfire monitoring plugin

Question

I use XMPP with openfire server for my website im. I've enabled monitoring service plugin, so I can archive messages.

When I send an iq stanza to retrieve a collection, the server response is an error iq stanza.

This is the request

<iq type='get' id='user13' xmlns='jabber:client'>
   <list xmlns='urn:xmpp:archive' with='b31315847fed0d6728d5fb763e4a53b09d6fb549@user-pc'>
     <set xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/rsm'>
        <max>
          10
        </max>
     </set>
   </list>
</iq>

And this is the server response :

<iq xmlns='jabber:client' type='error' id='user13' to='dff4bb27259100a5b158ba2477037da823d54229@user-pc/68154bb7'>
    <error code='501' type='cancel'>
        <feature-not-implemented xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'/>
    </error>
</iq>

When I take a look at openfire admin console, I can view the archived conversations, so I expect my request to work fine, which is not the case.

What's going on?

Sirloin

I'm having the same issue and am wondering if you remember the version of the plugin you had installed. The monitoring plugin says it's supposed to support XEP-0136 from version 1.3 onward but I'm also getting a feature-not-implemented. – Kurdistan

@vinnybad, sorry it's been long time, I just noticed you comment. I don't remember the version exactly. – Sirloin

Answer 1

Your stanza is correct. But the plugin seems not working.

Openfire Monitoring plugin isn't designed for message archiving. The main purpose of this plugin is for traffic statistic logging & monitoring.

You can take a look on Monitoring Plugin readme page. Message archiving has just added in version 1.3. The message are saved but it's just for logging & monitoring purpose.

I've tried this plugin too & I can't retrieve message history by this plugin.

As a solution, you can install OpenArchive plugin rather than Openfire Monitoring plugin. This plugin is specified for message archiving & retrieval.

I've install OpenArchive 1.6 & it works for me.

My reference: http://community.igniterealtime.org/message/227791#227791

Surplus

Thank you so much my friend, It's been more than a month that I solved the problem... I didn't install OpenArchive, But I just used the archiving of the Monitoring service itself... I will consider using OpenArchive in a next project of course, as I delivered the previous project, +1 and Best answer :) Best regards – Sirloin

I forgot totally what was my solution, sorry : But I used monitoring of other thing I think. This is precisely the extension I used : XEP-136 xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0136.html – Sirloin

@wlz How did you get OpenArchvie 1.6? None of the links to blogs work. only this github repo is there: github.com/srt/openarchive (and latest version is 1.0.2) I am worried whether I can use this plugin dependably. Are you still using it? – Impanation

@vedant1811 Oops, it seems the link doesn't work anymore. I think they merge they already merge it with the Openfire Monitoring plugin (since version 1.3) igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/plugins/monitoring/… – Surplus

If you still want to get the Open Archive package, maybe you can try this link code.google.com/p/vacuum-im/downloads/… – Surplus

Can someone confirm if OpenArchive is merged in Monitoring plugin. I'm experiencing this issue, even though I have Monitoring Plugin enabled (v 1.5.2) – Appall

@Appall i'm using Monitoring Plugin 1.7.0 with Strophe.js with this plugin and it works. – Franklin