custom XMPP messages with Strophe.js

Question

How can I send custom messages with XMPP using the Strophe JS library?

I know that using $msg( ... ); I can create a chat message element and connection.send(m); send it through XMPP connection.

I need a way to send messages not for chat but for "command" (or other purpose).

Answer 1

Using Strophe.js you can simply do:

function sendCustomMessage(to, from, body, field1, field2) {
    var m = $msg({to: to, from: from, type: 'chat'}).c("body").t(body);     
   // custom data
   m.up().c("data", {xmlns: 'my-custom-data-ns', field1: field1, field2: field2});
   connection.send(m);
}