# Parsee - the jealous XMPP<=>Matrix bridge
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Parsee is a Matrix<=>XMPP bridge written in C99, with Cytoplasm, similar to Bifrost, 
but it is NOT a drop-in replacment.

## Why?
### Naming
The name 'Parsee' is actually a reference to [Parsee Mizuhashi](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Parsee_Mizuhashi), a
"*bridge* princess".

### Reasoning (personal to LDA)
I hate Bifrost. I also wanted to dip my toes in XMPP, XML, and bridges a bit. Also, as a sister project to KappaChat, 
this means that I can integrate Parsee with KappaChat however I wish it to be, which allows me to mess around with a 
codebase I'm already familiar with.

### "Why not just use Matrix lol"
### "Why not just use XMPP lol"
These two having the same answer should be enough information. Also can I *just* have fun?

~~Also dependency bad.~~

## BUILDING
```sh
$ make # This generates a 'parsee' executable.
$ 
```

### DEPENDENCIES
Parsee tries to avoid dependencies aside from [Cytoplasm](https://git.telodendria.io/Telodendria/Cytoplasm).

## RUNNING
TODO

## DOCS
TODO

## TODOS
- Look at XEPS-TBD.TXT for XEPs to be done
- Achievements
### Why?
> "[...] and it [BoVeX] has an achievement system, because another thing I don't like is when software will not acknowledge that you've reached an obscure error state, essentially outsmarting it."
                                                        - Tom Murphy VII

## DONATING/CONTRIBUTING
If you know things about XMPP or Matrix, yet aren't familiar with C99, or just
want to suggest a feature, you may open an issue.

**(DON'T FOR NOW, THERE IS LITERALLY NOWHERE THIS GOES TO)**
You may also donate to [the LiberaPay](https://en.liberapay.com/Parsee), alongside 
[Telodendria's](https://en.liberapay.com/Telodendria), as it is the project 
currently maintaining Cytoplasm.