# robbiehanson/XMPPFramework

An XMPP Framework in Objective-C for Mac and iOS

Repository: https://github.com/robbiehanson/XMPPFramework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xmppframework
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-04-22T16:30:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5634, "days_push": 863, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5878, forks 2058 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:31.900296+00:00)

## What it is
XMPPFramework is an Objective-C framework implementing the XMPP standard (RFC-3920) for Mac and iOS, with support for popular XEP extensions. It uses a modular, GCD-based, thread-safe architecture for building real-time messaging clients on Apple platforms.

## Use cases
- build an iOS chat app using XMPP
- connect a Mac app to a Jabber/XMPP server
- implement real-time messaging in Swift or Objective-C
- add XMPP XEP extensions like MUC or file transfer to an app
- handle XML streams for instant messaging on Apple platforms

## When to choose
- you are building an iOS or macOS app that needs XMPP protocol support
- you need a mature, thread-safe XMPP implementation with XEP extensions
- you want Swift interop with nullability annotations and modular subspecs

## When to avoid
- you need XMPP on Android, Windows, or Linux
- you prefer a modern Swift-native library rather than an Objective-C framework
- your project requires non-XMPP messaging protocols like MQTT or WebSocket-only chat

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, serialization, auth, middleware
- domain: messaging-platforms, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cpp
- tags: xmpp, jabber, objective-c, rfc-3920, xep, gcd, thread-safe, cocoapods, chat-protocol, xml-streaming, messaging, macos, ios, swift

## Member repositories
- robbiehanson/XMPPFramework (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.900296+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:51:34.664201+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robbiehanson/XMPPFramework (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:31.900296+00:00, sha 35141f0ecbcb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.