# Libpurple (pidgin, formerly gaim) bindings?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libpurple-pidgin-formerly-gaim-bindings/110713>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 30, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libpurple-pidgin-formerly-gaim-bindings/110713 "2007-07-30T03:36:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libpurple-pidgin-formerly-gaim-bindings/110713/1 "2007-07-30T03:36:47Z")

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I’m interested in doing some AIM stuff with Ruby, and libpurple looks  
like  
the most stable and best supported library out there. Does anyone know  
of  
Ruby bindings for it, or are there bindings for some other IM library?

–Greg

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**Author:** ![pie-r-squared](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@pie-r-squared](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pie-r-squared)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libpurple-pidgin-formerly-gaim-bindings/110713/2 "2007-07-30T05:03:09Z")

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Gregory S. wrote:

> I’m interested in doing some AIM stuff with Ruby, and libpurple looks like  
> the most stable and best supported library out there. Does anyone know of  
> Ruby bindings for it, or are there bindings for some other IM library?
> 
> –Greg

How about this - [http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruburple/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruburple/) ?

Mark

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**Author:** ![pie-r-squared](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@pie-r-squared](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pie-r-squared)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libpurple-pidgin-formerly-gaim-bindings/110713/3 "2007-07-30T15:52:49Z")

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On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 12:02:03PM +0900, Mark G. wrote:

> Gregory S. wrote:
> 
> > I’m interested in doing some AIM stuff with Ruby, and libpurple looks like  
> > the most stable and best supported library out there. Does anyone know of  
> > Ruby bindings for it, or are there bindings for some other IM library?
> > 
> > –Greg
> 
> How about this - [http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruburple/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruburple/) ?

Just what I was looking for, thanks!

> Mark  
> –Greg