Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of WhatIsLibpurple

Timestamp:

Feb 8, 2007, 6:58:29 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

MarkDoliner

Comment:

Initial version

WhatIsLibpurple

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+libpurple is intended to be the core of an IM program.  When using libpurple,
+you'll basically be writing a UI for this core chunk of code.  So Gaim is
+really just a GTK+ frontend to libpurple, Gaim-text is an ncurses frontend, and
+Adium is a Cocoa frontend.
+
+Your program provides the int main() function.  Your main function will call
+libpurple_core_init(), which initializes libpurple.  Your main function will also
+register a whole bunch of "callback" functions that are called by libpurple any
+time there is something to tell the user.  For example, when libpurple receives
+an IM it'll call your function for handling an incoming IM.  When one of your
+buddies signs online libpurple will call your function to update the buddylist.
+
+If your user fetches someones info then you'll call a libpurple function that
+sends the appropriate message across the network.  Then libpurple will get a
+response and call your function for handling buddy info.