node.js-driven Google Chat bot

node-gchat.js

var xmpp = require('node-xmpp'),
    secret = require('./secret'),
    util = require('util');
    
var creds = {
    jid: 'bengoering@gmail.com',
    password: secret.pw, //string
};

var GChat = function(creds) {
    var self = this,
        c = this.client = new xmpp.Client(creds);
    
    c.on('online', function() {
        c.send(new xmpp.Element('presence'));
    });
    
    c.on('stanza', function(stanza) {
        //util.log('IN: '+stanza.name);
        if (stanza.is('presence')) c.emit('presence', stanza);
        else if (stanza.is('message')) c.emit('message', stanza);
    });
    
    c.on('presence', function(p) {
        var show = p.getChild('show');
        
        util.print('Friend: '+p.attrs.from);
        
        if (show) util.print(' ('+show.getText()+')');
        util.print('\n');
    });
    
    c.on('message', function(msg) {
        var from = msg.attrs.from,
            body = msg.getChild('body'),
            text = body ? body.getText() : '';
            
        util.print('\nNew message from: '+from+'\n');
        util.print('\t'+text+'\n');
    });
};

var gc = new GChat(creds);

Sample output

$) node gchat.js

Friend: r--ch-@gmail.com/------ (dnd)
Friend: je-a--g-r@gmail.com/------ (away)
Friend: ben@livefyre.com/benmbp

New message from: ben@livefyre.com/benmbp
    And it can receive messages too!

Oh yeah, and node-xmpp and its dependencies appear to require node.js v0.2.6 right now, which is the latest stable version.

Trying to make it work with v0.3 will only waste you hours of time. Trust me...