Strophe.addConnectionPlugin("xdomainrequest", {
	init: function () {
		if (window.XDomainRequest) {
			Strophe.debug("using XdomainRequest for IE");
			
			// Need to extend XDomainRequest to support compatibility in IE8
			var MyXHR = function() {
				var that = new XDomainRequest();
				var oldsend = that.send;
				
				that.send = function() {
					oldsend.apply(that, arguments);
					
					that.readyState = 2;
					try {
						that.onreadystatechange();
					} catch (e) { }
				};
				
				return that;
			};
			
			// replace Strophe.Request._newXHR with the xdomainrequest version
			Strophe.Request.prototype._newXHR = function () {
				var fireReadyStateChange = function (xhr, status) {
					xhr.status = status;
					xhr.readyState = 4;
					try {
						xhr.onreadystatechange();
					} catch (e) {}
				};
				
				
				var xhr = MyXHR();

				xhr.readyState = 0;
				xhr.onreadystatechange = this.func.bind(null, this);
				xhr.onload = function () {
					var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
					xmlDoc.async = "false";
					xmlDoc.loadXML(xhr.responseText);
					xhr.responseXML = xmlDoc;
					fireReadyStateChange(xhr, 200);
				};
				xhr.onerror = function () {
					Strophe.error("Strophe xdr.onerror called");
					fireReadyStateChange(xhr, 500);
				};
				xhr.ontimeout = function () {
					Strophe.error("Strophe xdr.ontimeout called");
					fireReadyStateChange(xhr, 500);
				};
				return xhr;
			}

		} else {
			Strophe.info("XDomainRequest not found. Falling back to native XHR implementation.");
		}
	}
});