ServerFeaturesProvider


1   /**
2    * $RCSfile: ServerFeaturesProvider.java,v $
3    * $Revision: 1.3 $
4    * $Date: 2005/07/26 05:09:55 $
5    *
6    * Copyright (C) 2004 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
7    *
8    * This software is published under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL),
9    * a copy of which is included in this distribution.
10   */
11  
12  package org.jivesoftware.messenger.disco;
13  
14  import java.util.Iterator  ;
15  
16  /**
17   * ServerFeaturesProviders are responsible for providing the features offered and supported
18   * protocols by the SERVER. Example of server features are: jabber:iq:agents, jabber:iq:time, etc.
19   * <p/>
20   * <p/>
21   * When the server starts up, IQDiscoInfoHandler will request to all the services that implement
22   * the ServerFeaturesProvider interface for their features. Whenever a disco request is received
23   * IQDiscoInfoHandler will add to the provided information all the collected features. Therefore, a
24   * service must implement this interface in order to offer/publish its features as part of the
25   * server features.
26   *
27   * @author Gaston Dombiak
28   */
29  public interface ServerFeaturesProvider {
30  
31      /**
32       * Returns an Iterator (of String) with the supported features by the server. The features to
33       * include are the features offered and supported protocols by the SERVER. The idea is that
34       * different modules may provide their features that will ultimately be part of the features
35       * offered by the server.
36       *
37       * @return an Iterator (of String) with the supported features by the server.
38       */
39      public abstract Iterator  <String  > getFeatures();
40  }
41

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