How should I implement a keep-alive ping mechanism for an external component

[brailateo]

I have written a full functional framework with a browser client using pure JavaScript and Strophe.js library to connect through BOSH to a OpenFire XMPP server talking to an "external component" written in NodeJS with junction.

Everything is working OK but the component is dissapearing from the OpenFire external components list (in admin web page) after a timeout of 10 minutes or so of inactivity. Probably this is a normal behaviour but:

• is there a chance to raise this time limit?
• how should I implement something like a keep-alive ping mechanism to make the component persistent for a very long time?

Thanks,
Constantin Teodorescu

[darshanopenxcell]

strophe/strophejs#119

[debchy]

strophe/strophejs#119

this don't work.