gistfile1.py

import logging

from sleekxmpp import ClientXMPP
from sleekxmpp.exceptions import IqError, IqTimeout

JID = '[email protected]'
PASSWORD = "your_password"
ROOM_JID = "[email protected]";


class EchoBot(ClientXMPP):

    def __init__(self, jid, password, nick):
        ClientXMPP.__init__(self, jid, password)

        self.nick = nick
        self.add_event_handler("session_start", self.session_start)
        self.add_event_handler("message", self.message)
        self.add_event_handler("groupchat_message", self.muc_message)

    def session_start(self, event):
        self.get_roster()
        self.send_presence()

        # note: the send message without joining is made on purpose
        # so that we will receive a <message type="error"> back
        self.send_message(
            mto=ROOM_JID,
            mbody="Echo, from " + self.nick,
            mtype='groupchat'
        )

    def message(self, msg):
        print("we should arrive here")

    def muc_message(self, msg):
        print("and certainly here too")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    logging.basicConfig(
        level=logging.DEBUG,
        format='%(levelname)-8s %(message)s'
    )

    #bot_1 is simply a nick for the room
    xmpp = EchoBot(JID, PASSWORD, "bot_1")
    xmpp.register_plugin('xep_0045')
    xmpp.connect()
    xmpp.process(block=True)