===== Notifications module =====
OAR is able to send notifications on some **events**, to the administrator in case of problems, or to the users to notify the start or the end of a job. Those notifications are currently sent by **e-mail** only. This is not the more efficient way since notifications can generate a lot of email traffic.

We want to build a notifications **module** able to accept **plugins** for other types of notification systems. One of the first plugin to create is for **XMPP** so that administrator and users may be notified in a chat room. Portable devices such as **iPhone/iPod** push notification services may also be studied.

===== Difficulty =====

Medium

===== Skills =====

  *  Perl
  *  Mysql/Postgresql
  *  Network sockets/XMPP protocol under Linux

===== References =====
"XMPP (Jabber protocol)": http://xmpp.org

"Apple push notification service": http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3576

"Ebuddy iphone/ipod application (a simple way to have notifications without developping an apple push notification service": http://www.ebuddy.com/

[[http://www.webhooks.org/|webhooks]]

[[https://api.grid5000.fr/sid/ui|Grid'5000 UI]]  (need of Grid'5000's account)

===== Mentors =====
  *  Bruno Bzeznik
  *  Joseph Emeras