Hangouts API: Add listeners for chat

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Add event listeners for the chat window so that apps can interact with users 
chat.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by eric.hod...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2011 at 7:22

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Original comment by chirags@google.com on 21 Sep 2011 at 8:54

• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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Original comment by chirags@google.com on 11 Oct 2011 at 1:01

• Added labels: Component-Hangouts

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+1 for API access to the chat feature

Original comment by rjdam...@gmail.com on 31 Oct 2012 at 9:37

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absolutely needed, since xmpp is being left behind.

Original comment by raphael....@gmail.com on 31 May 2013 at 12:40

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I want this one!

I need start a chat conversation from API.

Original comment by kernel.n...@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2013 at 8:55

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This is important for the GQueues bot which used XMPP with google talk before.

It is also important for those who are switching from IRC and want to bring 
their bot.

Original comment by cognifloyd@gmail.com on 14 Jun 2013 at 5:48

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Yes please

Original comment by cautw...@gmail.com on 30 Jun 2013 at 8:55

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api access to the chat would be really nice

Original comment by tsell...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2013 at 12:05

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I'm pretty surprised this doesn't exist already. Seems like a particularly 
useful feature. Please add.

Original comment by musicthe...@gmail.com on 6 Aug 2013 at 3:41

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Strange thing is that the chat inside a Hangouts window is completly 
disconnected from the chat inside Gmail/Hangouts Mobile App. If you go in a 
Hangouts window and send messages (in the right chat panel), the other end 
won't get those messages through GMail/Hangouts App. Same goes for the other 
way.
Furthemore, XMPP being abandonned, if no API is proposed for Hangouts chat 
conversations, might as well say that Google is locking itself just as Apple.

Original comment by raphael....@gmail.com on 6 Aug 2013 at 7:47

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Starred!

Original comment by vlad.man...@points.com on 15 Aug 2013 at 3:47

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Hey +1 on this feature. Would be nice to retrieve the chat!

Original comment by paulo.me...@gmail.com on 16 Aug 2013 at 5:45

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+1 This is obviously a needed feature to replace the missing XMPP connectivity 

Original comment by kokh...@gmail.com on 14 Sep 2013 at 7:44

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This would be much needed so we can add out team chatbot to hangouts.

Original comment by gorazd.r...@gmail.com on 14 Sep 2013 at 5:18

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how is this not already a thing

Original comment by lucas.p....@gmail.com on 22 Sep 2013 at 2:29

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+1 this would be profitable for google, with small ads.

Original comment by seven...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2013 at 12:55

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Please just star the issue and not comment, otherwise I have a new email with 
nothing important added.

Original comment by pedrogfr...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2013 at 10:01

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I 19th this!

Original comment by simonvan...@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2013 at 1:27

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So, this is a big problem, and it's important that google treats this as, at 
the least, a medium-high level of priority.  There are plenty of people trying 
to use hangouts for serious things, like software deployments.  We need a 
record of the conversations in the chat window, and without them it makes it 
hard to justify using a platform without such a basic feature.  The mustaches 
are great, don't get me wrong, but please just give me some xml or some format 
so we can get this record.  

Original comment by arch_201...@2u.com on 23 Oct 2013 at 1:36

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This all sound like Oyoyoy :)

Google sees everyone using closed services like whatsapp and Apple's products.
Google does the math and concludes that the world is closing up, people are 
still happy about it, and the closed products make good money.
Google wants to be part of this show.

Instead of whining - yes, i'm talking to you - start uninstalling closed apps 
and services!
Start using the most open platforms.
Make your friends, family and coworkers contact you using open platforms - if 
any such exists....

Original comment by kilaka@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2013 at 3:43

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Please add a api access to the chat lines

Original comment by shlo...@liveperson.com on 20 Nov 2013 at 3:09

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If you're going to kill XMPP then at least give us something!

Original comment by brady...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2013 at 6:45

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If you're going to kill XMPP then at least give us something!

Original comment by brady...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2013 at 6:46

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are google's XMPP servers officially dead? Can I still use them? I can still 
ping xmpp-server.l.google.com

Original comment by lucas.p....@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2013 at 6:53

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Last I heard newer style Hangout chats no longer use the XMPP servers but they 
are still running as not everybody has transitioned to Hangouts yet.

Original comment by 4braham on 13 Dec 2013 at 4:56

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this one currently still works: talk.google.com.

in fact, there is a bridge between hangouts chat and google talk xmpp servers. 
but they will probably shut down xmpp servers one day when enough people have 
migrated from GTalk to Hangouts. the bridge works in a strange manner: some 
messages get through others don't. if one send a msg from GTalk to a migrated 
gtalk-to-hangouts user, he might get the msg, but I think the other way around 
doesn't work well.

anyways, just give us an API for chat for google plus/hangouts users. this will 
avoid us screwing around with some other google plus APIs such as Activities, 
Moments and Comments to send a simple message to a google plus user.

Original comment by raphael....@gmail.com on 13 Dec 2013 at 3:54

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this should totally exist. google is becoming what it used to fight :(

Original comment by ziga.vrt...@gmail.com on 14 Dec 2013 at 3:27

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Many people on this thread will benefit from reading Thor's excellent comment 
on how Google prioritizes feature requests: 
https://plus.google.com/100950714873798861880/posts/MA9kYepxgvC

Original comment by 4braham on 14 Dec 2013 at 5:04

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to develop apps on IPTV in which we are proving chatting service on TV it is 
must . please add API for this

Original comment by maheshpa...@gmail.com on 8 Feb 2014 at 9:43

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This feels like a sorely needed feature. 10/10 would develop for.

Original comment by piotrhol...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2014 at 11:37

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would be extremely useful since Hangouts does not support xmpp. Would also be 
nice to keep all the functionality from the AppEngine XMPP API

Original comment by marcelop...@google.com on 3 Sep 2014 at 2:32

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Absolutely, need to record and store the chat history of hangout session.

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Original comment by aggas...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2014 at 8:25

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+1 on this feature. Would be really useful for some internal projects.

Original comment by ajohns...@riotgames.com on 13 Nov 2014 at 5:44

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You like to integrate this with out Asterisk phone system...turning of xmpp 
kills us (we have custom apps written to monitor our phones and Google Talk 
(xmpp)...please get this done ASAP!!!!

Original comment by cbar...@stwinc.net on 17 Nov 2014 at 10:10

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Since the move to hangouts killed XMPP we need a Hangouts API replacement!

Original comment by mikhail....@gmail.com on 9 Dec 2014 at 5:41

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Need this...

Original comment by Jop2...@gmail.com on 16 Dec 2014 at 2:48

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Please do

Original comment by dcantu...@gmail.com on 26 Dec 2014 at 12:22

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+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 

Need this feature.

Original comment by ferron.h...@groupbyinc.com on 7 Jan 2015 at 8:29

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Would allow us to do some really interesting things with some of our internal 
tools. +1.

Original comment by alastair...@guardian.co.uk on 8 Jan 2015 at 10:28

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Yes please!

Original comment by Calvintu...@gmail.com on 21 Jan 2015 at 11:10

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yes, i need this.

Original comment by mims...@gmail.com on 21 Jan 2015 at 11:16

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One here in python:  https://github.com/tdryer/hangups

Original comment by will.war...@groupbyinc.com on 21 Jan 2015 at 1:40

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I am interested in this feature too.  Thanks! +1

Original comment by tim.j.st...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2015 at 10:22

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Seriously - if Google would allow code to listen to / be invited in / interact 
with chats there is a world of possibilities. IRC, slack, XMPP are platforms 
that allow this and there are good reasons for google to open up similar apis. 
Chat ops or chat with the internet of things...

Original comment by aogriffi...@gmail.com on 8 May 2015 at 6:50

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yes! I need it too to employ!!!

Original comment by aanoorz...@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2015 at 7:08

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https://github.com/tdryer/hangups

Original comment by kenneth....@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2015 at 9:54