er.imadaptor

Interface IInstantMessenger

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractInstantMessenger, AimBotInstantMessenger, DaimInstantMessenger, JOscarInstantMessenger

public interface IInstantMessenger

IInstantMessenger defines the interface for an instant messenger implementation to hook into the ERIMAdaptor framework.

Author:

mschrag

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addBuddy(String buddyName) Adds a buddy to the buddy list.
void	addMessageListener(IMessageListener messageListener) Adds a listener to this InstantMessenger.
long	buddyListLastModified() Returns the timestamp of the last buddy list modification.
void	connect() Connects to the instant messenger service.
void	disconnect() Disconnects from the instant messenger service.
String	getAwayMessage(String buddyName) Returns the away message for the given buddy
String[]	getBuddiesInGroupNamed(String groupName) Returns the names of the buddies in the given group.
String[]	getGroupNames() Returns the names of the buddy list groups.
String	getScreenName() Returns the screen name of the current user.
String	getStatusMessage(String buddyName) Returns the status message for the given buddy
boolean	isBuddyAway(String buddyName) Returns whether or not the given buddy is away.
boolean	isBuddyOnline(String buddyName) Returns whether or not the specified buddy name is online.
boolean	isConnected() Returns whether or not this messenger is connected.
void	removeBuddy(String buddyName) Removes a buddy from the buddy list.
void	removeMessageListener(IMessageListener messageListener) Removes a listener from this InstantMessenger.
void	sendMessage(String buddyName, String message, boolean ignoreIfOffline) Sends a message to the specified buddy.

Method Detail

buddyListLastModified

long buddyListLastModified()

Returns the timestamp of the last buddy list modification.

Returns:

the timestamp of the last buddy list modification

getScreenName

String getScreenName()

Returns the screen name of the current user.

isConnected

boolean isConnected()

Returns whether or not this messenger is connected.

connect

void connect()
      throws IMConnectionException

Connects to the instant messenger service.

Throws:

IMConnectionException - if the connect request fails

disconnect

void disconnect()

Disconnects from the instant messenger service.

isBuddyOnline

boolean isBuddyOnline(String buddyName)
               throws InstantMessengerException

Returns whether or not the specified buddy name is online.

Parameters:

buddyName - the name of the buddy to check for

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

isBuddyAway

boolean isBuddyAway(String buddyName)
             throws InstantMessengerException

Returns whether or not the given buddy is away.

Parameters:

buddyName - the name of the buddy to check

Returns:

whether or not the given buddy is away

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

getStatusMessage

String getStatusMessage(String buddyName)
                 throws InstantMessengerException

Returns the status message for the given buddy

Parameters:

buddyName - the name of the buddy to return status for

Returns:

the status of the given buddy

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

getAwayMessage

String getAwayMessage(String buddyName)
               throws InstantMessengerException

Returns the away message for the given buddy

Parameters:

buddyName - the name of the buddy to return the away message for

Returns:

the away message of the given buddy

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

addBuddy

void addBuddy(String buddyName)
       throws InstantMessengerException

Adds a buddy to the buddy list.

Parameters:

buddyName - the name of the buddy to add

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

removeBuddy

void removeBuddy(String buddyName)
          throws InstantMessengerException

Removes a buddy from the buddy list.

Parameters:

buddyName - the name of the buddy to remove

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

getGroupNames

String[] getGroupNames()
                throws InstantMessengerException

Returns the names of the buddy list groups.

Returns:

the names of the buddy list groups

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

getBuddiesInGroupNamed

String[] getBuddiesInGroupNamed(String groupName)
                         throws InstantMessengerException

Returns the names of the buddies in the given group.

Parameters:

groupName - the name of the group to list

Returns:

the names of the buddies in the given group

Throws:

InstantMessengerException

sendMessage

void sendMessage(String buddyName,
                 String message,
                 boolean ignoreIfOffline)
          throws MessageException

Sends a message to the specified buddy.

Parameters:

buddyName - the name of the buddy to message

message - the message to send

ignoreIfOffline - should the message be ignored if the user is offline (false = throw an exception)

Throws:

MessageException

addMessageListener

void addMessageListener(IMessageListener messageListener)

Adds a listener to this InstantMessenger.

Parameters:

messageListener - the message listener to add

removeMessageListener

void removeMessageListener(IMessageListener messageListener)

Removes a listener from this InstantMessenger.

Parameters:

messageListener - the message listener to remove