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+/*
+ * SIP Communicator, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
+ *
+ * Distributable under LGPL license.
+ * See terms of license at gnu.org.
+ */
+package net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.event;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
+
+/**
+ * <tt>MessageReceivedEvent</tt>s indicate reception of an instant message.
+ *
+ * @author Emil Ivov
+ */
+public class ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent
+    extends EventObject
+{
+    /**
+     * The contact that has sent this message.
+     */
+    private Contact from = null;
+
+    /**
+     * A timestamp indicating the exact date when the event occurred.
+     */
+    private Date timestamp = null;
+
+    /**
+     * The name/id of the ChatRoom where this message was received.
+     */
+    private String chatRoomID = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a <tt>MessageReceivedEvent</tt> representing reception of the
+     * <tt>source</tt> message received from the specified <tt>from</tt>
+     * contact.
+     *
+     * @param source the <tt>Message</tt> whose reception this event represents.
+     * @param from the <tt>Contact</tt> that has sent this message.
+     * @param timestamp the exact date when the event ocurred.
+     * @param chatRoomID the name/id of the chat room where this message has
+     * been received
+     */
+    public ChatRoomMessageReceivedEvent(Message source,
+                                        Contact from,
+                                        Date timestamp,
+                                        String chatRoomID)
+    {
+        super(source);
+
+        this.from = from;
+        this.timestamp = timestamp;
+        this.chatRoomID = chatRoomID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a reference to the <tt>Contact</tt> that has send the
+     * <tt>Message</tt> whose reception this event represents.
+     *
+     * @return a reference to the <tt>Contact</tt> that has send the
+     * <tt>Message</tt> whose reception this event represents.
+     */
+    public Contact getSourceContact()
+    {
+        return from;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the message that triggered this event
+     * @return the <tt>Message</tt> that triggered this event.
+     */
+    public Message getSourceMessage()
+    {
+        return (Message)getSource();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A timestamp indicating the exact date when the event ocurred.
+     * @return a Date indicating when the event ocurred.
+     */
+    public Date getTimestamp()
+    {
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the chat room where this message has been received.
+     * @return the name of the chat room where this message has been received.
+     */
+    public String getChatRoomID()
+    {
+        return chatRoomID;
+    }
+}