An example of using XMPP to do messaging

xmpp.js

var Client = require('node-xmpp-client'),
    ltx = require('node-xmpp-core').ltx;

var client = new Client({jid: 'billy@pbx.dev', password: 'password'});

client.on('online', function(data) {
  console.log('Connected as ' + data.jid.user + '@' + data.jid.domain + '/' + data.jid.resource)
  var presence = new ltx.Element('presence', { type: 'available' }).c('show').t('chat');
  client.send(presence);
});

client.on('stanza', function(stanza) {
  console.log('RECEIVED STANZA', stanza);
});

client.on('offline', function () {
  console.log('Client is offline');
});

client.on('connect', function () {
  console.log('Client is connected');
});

// log in
client.connect();

var message = new ltx.Element(
  'message',
  {to: 'jeremy@pbx.dev', type: 'chat'}
).c('body').t('sup?');

// send message
client.send(message);

var roster = new ltx.Element(
  'iq',
  {id: 'roster_0',type: 'get'}
).c('query', { xmlns: 'jabber:iq:roster'});

// get roster
client.send(roster);

// log out
client.end();