Tinode

Open source instant messaging server and clients. Backend in pure Go (license GPL 3.0), client-side binding in Java for Android and Javascript (license Apache 2.0)...

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Open source instant messaging server and clients. Backend in pure Go (license GPL 3.0), clientside binding in Java for Android and Javascript (license Apache 2.0), persistent storage RethinkDB. JSON over websocket (long polling is also available). Tinode is meant as a replacement for XMPP. Overall it's a lot like open source WhatsApp or Telegram.

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