Using Chat-API "the right way" to receive messages

Question

I've been using Chat-API (https://github.com/WHAnonymous/Chat-API) since it was WhatsAPI, and yet I don't know for sure how to receive messages properly.

Right now, I have a cron file that runs once every minute with this basic structure:

$wa = new WhatsProt($WA_NUMBER, $WA_NICKNAME);
$wa->connect();
$wa->loginWithPassword($WA_PASSWORD);
$wa->pollMessage();
$data = $wa->getMessages();
foreach ($data as $item) {
    $from_number = $item->getAttribute("from");
    $from_nickname = $item->getAttribute("notify");
    if ($item->getAttribute("type") == "text") {
        $msg = $item->getChild("body")->getData();
    } else {
        $msg = $item->getChild("media")->getAttribute("url");
    }
    ...
}
$wa->disconnect();

I've also tried running a PHP script constantly in the background like this:

while (true) {
    $wa->pollMessage();
    $data = $wa->getMessages();
    ...
}

The first option is more reliable than the second one, but neither is the right solution.

Is there any way making use of sockets to connect to Whatsapp servers as a phone would do? I mean, open a socket and keep it open, triggering a function every time a new message is received (using XMPP protocol).

Dude may I ask how do you format the output of `pollmessage()` ? — Mohamed Mo Kawsara, Sep 15 '15 at 07:26
Sure, @mohamed-kawsara! I've edited the question to add an example on how to retrieve the message info — josemmo, Sep 15 '15 at 07:46
Buddy have you ever considered using this event ? [Legacy Events](https://github.com/WHAnonymous/Chat-API/wiki/WhatsAPI-Documentation#legacy-events) — Mohamed Mo Kawsara, Sep 15 '15 at 08:14
I've tried, but I couldn't get it to work. If someone posted a full example using Legacy Events, that would be really helpful :) — josemmo, Sep 15 '15 at 12:18
Have you found a better solution for this? I'm struggling with it as well. — dylanvdb, Dec 10 '15 at 15:25

Using Chat-API "the right way" to receive messages

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