jitsi/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/OperationSetPresence.java

/*
 * 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;

import java.util.*;

import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.event.*;

/**
 * OperationSetPresence offers methods that allow managing the presence status
 * of the provider, and subscribing to that of our buddies (i.e. adding contacts
 * to our contact list).
 * <p>
 * This operation set is meant to be implemented by all protocols that support
 * presence, regardless of whether or not they can store contacts somewhere
 * on the network. Operations that allow managing server stored contact lists
 * are part of {@link OperationSetPersistentPresence}.
 *
 * @author Emil Ivov
 */
public interface OperationSetPresence
    extends OperationSet
{
    /**
     * Returns a PresenceStatus instance representing the state this provider is
     * currently in. Note that PresenceStatus instances returned by this method
     * MUST adequately represent all possible states that a provider might enter
     * during its lifecycle, including those that would not be visible to others
     * (e.g. Initializing, Connecting, etc ..) and those that will be sent to
     * contacts/buddies (On-Line, Eager to chat, etc.).
     *
     * @return the PresenceStatus last published by this provider.
     */
    public PresenceStatus getPresenceStatus();

    /**
     * Requests the provider to enter into a status corresponding to the
     * specified parameters. Note that calling this method does not necessarily
     * imply that the requested status would be entered. This method would
     * return right after being called and the caller should add itself as a
     * listener to this class in order to get notified when the state has
     * actually changed.
     *
     * @param status the PresenceStatus as returned by getRequestableStatusSet
     * @param statusMessage the message that should be set as the reason to
     *            enter that status
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the status requested is not a valid
     *             PresenceStatus supported by this provider.
     * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException if the provider is not currently
     *             registered.
     * @throws OperationFailedException with code NETWORK_FAILURE if publishing
     *             the status fails due to a network error.
     */
    public void publishPresenceStatus(PresenceStatus status,
        String statusMessage)
        throws IllegalArgumentException,
        IllegalStateException,
        OperationFailedException;

    /**
     * Returns the set of PresenceStatus objects that a user of this service may
     * request the provider to enter. Note that the provider would most probably
     * enter more states than those returned by this method as they only depict
     * instances that users may request to enter. (e.g. a user may not request a
     * "Connecting..." state - it is a temporary state that the provider enters
     * while trying to enter the "Connected" state).
     *
     * @return Iterator a PresenceStatus array containing "enterable" status
     *         instances.
     */
    public Iterator<PresenceStatus> getSupportedStatusSet();

    /**
     * Get the PresenceStatus for a particular contact. This method is not meant
     * to be used by the user interface (which would simply register as a
     * presence listener and always follow contact status) but rather by other
     * plugins that may for some reason need to know the status of a particular
     * contact.
     * <p>
     *
     * @param contactIdentifier the identifier of the contact whose status we're
     *            interested in.
     * @return PresenceStatus the <tt>PresenceStatus</tt> of the specified
     *         <tt>contact</tt>
     *
     * @throws OperationFailedException with code NETWORK_FAILURE if retrieving
     *             the status fails due to errors experienced during network
     *             communication
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>contact</tt> is not a contact
     *             known to the underlying protocol provider
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the underlying protocol provider is not
     *             registered/signed on a public service.
     */
    public PresenceStatus queryContactStatus(String contactIdentifier)
        throws IllegalArgumentException,
        IllegalStateException,
        OperationFailedException;

    /**
     * Adds a subscription for the presence status of the contact corresponding
     * to the specified contactIdentifier. Note that apart from an exception in
     * the case of an immediate failure, the method won't return any indication
     * of success or failure. That would happen later on through a
     * SubscriptionEvent generated by one of the methods of the
     * SubscriptionListener.
     * <p>
     * This subscription is not going to be persistent (as opposed to
     * subscriptions added from the OperationSetPersistentPresence.subscribe()
     * method)
     *
     * @param contactIdentifier the identifier of the contact whose status
     *            updates we are subscribing for.
     *            <p>
     * @throws OperationFailedException with code NETWORK_FAILURE if subscribing
     *             fails due to errors experienced during network communication
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>contact</tt> is not a contact
     *             known to the underlying protocol provider
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the underlying protocol provider is not
     *             registered/signed on a public service.
     */
    public void subscribe(String contactIdentifier)
        throws IllegalArgumentException,
        IllegalStateException,
        OperationFailedException;

    /**
     * Removes a subscription for the presence status of the specified contact.
     *
     * @param contact the contact whose status updates we are unsubscribing
     *            from.
     *
     * @throws OperationFailedException with code NETWORK_FAILURE if
     *             unsubscribing fails due to errors experienced during network
     *             communication
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>contact</tt> is not a contact
     *             known to the underlying protocol provider
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the underlying protocol provider is not
     *             registered/signed on a public service.
     */
    public void unsubscribe(Contact contact)
        throws IllegalArgumentException,
        IllegalStateException,
        OperationFailedException;

    /**
     * Returns a reference to the contact with the specified ID in case we have
     * a subscription for it and null otherwise/
     *
     * @param contactID a String identifier of the contact which we're seeking a
     *            reference of.
     * @return a reference to the Contact with the specified <tt>contactID</tt>
     *         or null if we don't have a subscription for the that identifier.
     */
    public Contact findContactByID(String contactID);

    /**
     * Handler for incoming authorization requests. An authorization request
     * notifies the user that someone is trying to add her to their contact list
     * and requires her to approve or reject authorization for that action.
     *
     * @param handler an instance of an AuthorizationHandler for authorization
     *            requests coming from other users requesting permission add us
     *            to their contact list.
     */
    public void setAuthorizationHandler(AuthorizationHandler handler);

    /**
     * Adds a listener that would receive events upon changes of the provider
     * presence status.
     *
     * @param listener the listener to register for changes in our
     *            PresenceStatus.
     */
    public void addProviderPresenceStatusListener(
        ProviderPresenceStatusListener listener);

    /**
     * Unregisters the specified listener so that it does not receive further
     * events upon changes in local presence status.
     *
     * @param listener ProviderPresenceStatusListener
     */
    public void removeProviderPresenceStatusListener(
        ProviderPresenceStatusListener listener);

    /**
     * Registers a listener that would receive a presence status change event
     * every time a contact, whose status we're subscribed for, changes her
     * status. Note that, for reasons of simplicity and ease of implementation,
     * there is only a means of registering such "global" listeners that would
     * receive updates for status changes for any contact and it is not
     * currently possible to register such contacts for a single contact or a
     * subset of contacts.
     *
     * @param listener the listener that would received presence status updates
     *            for contacts.
     */
    public void addContactPresenceStatusListener(
        ContactPresenceStatusListener listener);

    /**
     * Removes the specified listener so that it won't receive any further
     * updates on contact presence status changes
     *
     * @param listener the listener to remove.
     */
    public void removeContactPresenceStatusListener(
        ContactPresenceStatusListener listener);

    /**
     * Registers a listener that would get notifications any time a new
     * subscription was successfully added, has failed or was removed.
     *
     * @param listener the SubscriptionListener to register
     */
    public void addSubscriptionListener(SubscriptionListener listener);

    /**
     * Removes the specified subscription listener.
     *
     * @param listener the listener to remove.
     */
    public void removeSubscriptionListener(SubscriptionListener listener);

    /**
     * Returns the status message that was confirmed by the server
     *
     * @return the last status message that we have requested and the aim server
     *         has confirmed.
     */
    public String getCurrentStatusMessage();

    /**
     * Creates and returns a unresolved contact from the specified
     * <tt>address</tt> and <tt>persistentData</tt>. The method will not try to
     * establish a network connection and resolve the newly created Contact
     * against the server. The protocol provider may will later try and resolve
     * the contact. When this happens the corresponding event would notify
     * interested subscription listeners.
     *
     * @param address an identifier of the contact that we'll be creating.
     * @param persistentData a String returned Contact's getPersistentData()
     *            method during a previous run and that has been persistently
     *            stored locally.
     *
     * @return the unresolved <tt>Contact</tt> created from the specified
     *         <tt>address</tt> and <tt>persistentData</tt>
     */
    public Contact createUnresolvedContact(String address, String persistentData);
}