Jami-Cli

Jami client for terminal.

Usage

This is a jami client done in Rust based on Gurk. I did it to test swarm chat while developping this feature for Jami, so it's a client that will support Swarm chat, but will not support old conversations API. This feature doesn't exists yet in Jami, so just a few people will be able to use this client, but it can be modified for your needs and has account management. But if still interested, this is the current Epic related: https://git.jami.net/groups/savoirfairelinux/-/boards?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&milestone_title=Swarm-chat

To run this project you will need:

• The Jami daemon (cf https://jami.net) and install Jami. (Current status: you will need this stack: https://review.jami.net/q/topic:%22swarm%22+(status:open%20OR%20status:merged)) as the swarm feature is not available for now. This instructions can be useful (https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/ring-project/wikis/technical/Build-instructions)
• Install libdbus
• cargo install jami-cli
• Run dring
• Run jami-cli
• Enjoy!

Update August 2024

Many Dbus API calls are not up to date. But send_message and send-file have been updated to work with latest versions of Jami as of August 2024.

For example, on Fedora 40 do this to install:

• sudo dnf install dbus-devel pkgconf-pkg-config sqlite3 sqlite-devel # install as prerequisite for jami-cli jami-rs
• sudo dnf-3 config-manager --add-repo https://dl.jami.net/stable/fedora_40/jami-stable.repo # add Jami repo to dnf
• sudo dnf install jami-daemon # install the Jami daemon jamid
• /usr/libexec/jamid -p & # start the daemon jamid

To run:

• clone jami-rs repo and jami-cli repo
• compile with cargo
• don't forget that the jamid daemon must be running, see above
• run jami-cli

Features

• Manage accounts (add/remove/link/import/change settings)
• Contact lookups and profile receptions
• Swarm:
  • Start a swarm
  • Remove a swarm
  • Invite someone to join a swarm
  • Receive invites for swarms
  • Join or decline an invite
  • Remove members
  • Send text messages
  • Show synchronized call messages and file transfers
  • Support swarm modes (1:1, admin invites only, invites only, public)
• Room titles
• Presence tracking
• Member lists
• Data transfer

Missing features but wanted

• Calls (without image, maybe in the future)
  • Start a call
  • Stop a call
  • Invite members
• Scroll for messages
• Auto-completion

License

From gurk (original project):

• Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT License (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

Jami is a GPLv3 project