gen_client_test.erl

#!/usr/bin/env escript

main([]) ->  

{ok, Client} = gen_client:start("some_user@woow.com", "localhost", 5222, "password"),

%% We can add any number of handlers (callbacks) to the session
%% Message handler
gen_client:add_handler(Client, 
  fun(#received_packet{packet_type = message, type_attr = "chat", from = Jid}, _Session) ->
    io:format("Got message from ~p~n", [Jid]);
    (_, _) ->
      ok
  end,

%% Or, we can send sync packet and wait (more appropriate for IQ requests): 
case gen_client:send_sync_packet(Client, exmpp_message:chat("Hi, Bob!"), 1000) of
 {ok, #received_packet{packet_type = message}} ->
      io:format("Got message:~p~n", [Received]);
 timeout ->
      io:format("no reply~n");
 {error, Reason} ->
      io:format("something went wrong: ~p", [Reason])
end.