is presented Release Zulip 4.0 , server platform for deploying corporate messengers suitable for organizing communicating staff and developer groups. The project was originally developed by Zulip and was opened after its absorption by Dropbox under the Apache 2.0 license. Server part code written in Python language using Django framework. Client software Available for Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android and iOS is also provided with a built-in web interface.
The system supports as a direct Messaging between two people and the conduct of group discussions. Zulip can be compared with the service Slack and viewed as an intracorporate counterpart Twitter used to communicate and discuss working issues in large groups of employees. The means to track the status and participation simultaneously in several discussions using the thread-shaped display model of messages, which is the optimal compromise between binding to the rooms in Slack and the unified public Twitter space. The simultaneous thread-shaped display of all the discussions allows all the groups in one place, while maintaining the logical separation between them.
From the capabilities of Zulip, you can also note the support of sending messages to the user in offline mode (messages will be delivered after the appearance in online), saving the full history of the discussion on the server and tools for searching the archive, the ability to send files in Drag-and-Drop , automatic syntax highlight for code block messages, built-in markup language for quick decoration of lists and text formatting, means for group sending notifications, the ability to create closed groups, integration with Trac, Nagios, Github, Jenkins, Git, Subversion, Jira, Puppet , RSS, Twitter and other services, means for binding to visible labels.
Basic innovations :
- users are given the opportunity to muffle the activity of other users in order not to see their messages.
- in the access rights system implemented a new role – “Moderator”, which allows users to provide users with additional powers to manage partitions and Discussions, not allowing rights to change settings.
- the ability to move discussions between sections ( stream ), including the possibility of moving topics to private sections .
- integrated support for the service giphy , allowing you to choose and paste memes and animated images.