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+#ifndef TWITTERRESPOSNSEPARSER_H
+#define TWITTERRESPOSNSEPARSER_H
+
+#include "Swiften/Parser/StringTreeParser.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace TwitterReponseTypes
+{
+	const std::string id = "id";
+	const std::string id_list = "id_list";
+	const std::string ids = "ids";
+	const std::string name = "name";
+	const std::string screen_name = "screen_name";
+	const std::string statuses_count = "statuses_count";
+	const std::string created_at = "created_at";
+	const std::string text = "text";
+	const std::string truncated = "truncated";
+	const std::string in_reply_to_status_id = "in_reply_to_user_id";
+	const std::string in_reply_to_user_id = "in_reply_to_user_id";
+	const std::string in_reply_to_screen_name = "in_reply_to_screen_name";
+	const std::string retweet_count = "retweet_count";
+	const std::string favorited = "favorited";
+	const std::string retweeted = "retweeted";
+	const std::string user = "user";
+	const std::string users = "users";
+	const std::string status = "status";
+	const std::string error = "error";
+	const std::string direct_message = "direct_message";
+	const std::string directmessages = "direct-messages";
+	const std::string sender_id = "sender_id";
+	const std::string recipient_id = "recipient_id";
+	const std::string sender_screen_name = "sender_screen_name";
+	const std::string recipient_screen_name = "recipient_screen_name";
+	const std::string sender = "sender";
+   	const std::string recipient = "recipient";
+	const std::string profile_image_url = "profile_image_url";
+};
+
+//Class representing an embedded status object within other objects such as the User object.
+//Note: Not possible to user Status due to circular dependency
+class EmbeddedStatus
+{
+	std::string created_at;
+	std::string ID;
+	std::string text;
+	bool truncated;
+	std::string in_reply_to_status_id;
+	std::string in_reply_to_user_id;
+	std::string in_reply_to_screen_name;
+	unsigned int retweet_count;
+	bool favorited;
+	bool retweeted;
+	
+	public:
+	EmbeddedStatus():created_at(""),ID(""),text(""),truncated(false),in_reply_to_status_id(""),
+	         in_reply_to_user_id(""),in_reply_to_screen_name(""),retweet_count(0),
+	         favorited(false),retweeted(0){}
+	
+	std::string getCreationTime() {return created_at;}
+	std::string getID() {return ID;}
+	std::string getTweet() {return text;}
+	bool isTruncated() {return truncated;}
+	std::string getReplyToStatusID() {return in_reply_to_status_id;}
+	std::string getReplyToUserID() {return in_reply_to_user_id;}
+	std::string getReplyToScreenName() {return in_reply_to_screen_name;}
+	unsigned int getRetweetCount() {return retweet_count;}
+	bool isFavorited() {return favorited;}
+	bool isRetweeted() {return retweeted;}
+	
+	void setCreationTime(std::string _created) {created_at = _created;}
+	void setID(std::string _id) {ID = _id;}
+	void setTweet(std::string _text) {text = _text;}
+	void setTruncated(bool val) {truncated = val;}
+	void setReplyToStatusID(std::string _id) {in_reply_to_status_id = _id;}
+	void setReplyToUserID(std::string _id) {in_reply_to_user_id = _id;}
+	void setReplyToScreenName(std::string _name) {in_reply_to_screen_name = _name;}
+	void setRetweetCount(unsigned int rc) {retweet_count = rc;}
+	void setFavorited(bool val) {favorited = val;}
+	void setRetweeted(bool val) {retweeted = val;}
+};
+
+//Class holding user data
+class User
+{
+	std::string ID;
+	std::string name;
+	std::string screen_name;
+	std::string profile_image_url;
+	unsigned int statuses_count;
+	EmbeddedStatus last_status;
+
+	public:
+	User():ID(""),name(""),screen_name(""),statuses_count(0){}
+
+	std::string getUserID() {return ID;}
+	std::string getUserName() {return name;}
+	std::string getScreenName() {return screen_name;}
+	std::string getProfileImgURL() {return profile_image_url;}
+	unsigned int getNumberOfTweets() {return statuses_count;}
+	EmbeddedStatus getLastStatus() {return last_status;}
+	
+	
+	void setUserID(std::string _id) {ID = _id;}
+	void setUserName(std::string _name) {name = _name;}
+	void setScreenName(std::string _screen) {screen_name = _screen;}
+	void setProfileImgURL(std::string _url) {profile_image_url = _url;}
+	void setNumberOfTweets(unsigned int sc) {statuses_count  = sc;}
+	void setLastStatus(EmbeddedStatus _last_status) {last_status = _last_status;}
+};
+
+
+//Class representing a status (tweet)
+class Status
+{
+	std::string created_at;
+	std::string ID;
+	std::string text;
+	bool truncated;
+	std::string in_reply_to_status_id;
+	std::string in_reply_to_user_id;
+	std::string in_reply_to_screen_name;
+	User user;
+	unsigned int retweet_count;
+	bool favorited;
+	bool retweeted;
+
+	public:
+	Status():created_at(""),ID(""),text(""),truncated(false),in_reply_to_status_id(""),
+	         in_reply_to_user_id(""),in_reply_to_screen_name(""),user(User()),retweet_count(0),
+	         favorited(false),retweeted(0){}
+	
+	std::string getCreationTime() {return created_at;}
+	std::string getID() {return ID;}
+	std::string getTweet() {return text;}
+	bool isTruncated() {return truncated;}
+	std::string getReplyToStatusID() {return in_reply_to_status_id;}
+	std::string getReplyToUserID() {return in_reply_to_user_id;}
+	std::string getReplyToScreenName() {return in_reply_to_screen_name;}
+	User getUserData() {return user;}
+	unsigned int getRetweetCount() {return retweet_count;}
+	bool isFavorited() {return favorited;}
+	bool isRetweeted() {return retweeted;}
+	
+	void setCreationTime(std::string _created) {created_at = _created;}
+	void setID(std::string _id) {ID = _id;}
+	void setTweet(std::string _text) {text = _text;}
+	void setTruncated(bool val) {truncated = val;}
+	void setReplyToStatusID(std::string _id) {in_reply_to_status_id = _id;}
+	void setReplyToUserID(std::string _id) {in_reply_to_user_id = _id;}
+	void setReplyToScreenName(std::string _name) {in_reply_to_screen_name = _name;}
+	void setUserData(User u) {user = u;}
+	void setRetweetCount(unsigned int rc) {retweet_count = rc;}
+	void setFavorited(bool val) {favorited = val;}
+	void setRetweeted(bool val) {retweeted = val;}
+};
+
+//Class representing a Direct Message
+class DirectMessage
+{
+	std::string created_at;
+	std::string ID;
+	std::string text;
+	std::string sender_id;
+	std::string recipient_id;
+	std::string sender_screen_name;
+	std::string recipient_screen_name;
+	User sender, recipient;
+
+	public:
+	DirectMessage():created_at(""),ID(""),text(""),sender_id(""),recipient_id(""),
+			 sender_screen_name(""),recipient_screen_name(""),sender(User()),recipient(User()){}
+	
+	std::string getCreationTime() {return created_at;}
+	std::string getID() {return ID;}
+	std::string getMessage() {return text;}
+	std::string getSenderID() {return sender_id;}
+	std::string getRecipientID() {return recipient_id;}
+	std::string getSenderScreenName() {return sender_screen_name;}
+	std::string getRecipientScreenName() {return recipient_screen_name;}
+	User getSenderData() {return sender;}
+	User getRecipientData() {return recipient;}
+	
+	void setCreationTime(std::string _created) {created_at = _created;}
+	void setID(std::string _id) {ID = _id;}
+	void setMessage(std::string _text) {text = _text;}
+	void setSenderID(std::string _id) {sender_id = _id;}
+	void setRecipientID(std::string _id) {recipient_id = _id;}
+	void setSenderScreenName(std::string _name) {sender_screen_name = _name;}
+	void setRecipientScreenName(std::string _name) {recipient_screen_name = _name;}
+	void setSenderData(User u) {sender = u;}
+	void setRecipientData(User u) {recipient = u;}
+};
+
+class Error
+{
+	std::string code;
+	std::string message;
+	public:
+	Error():code(""),message(""){}
+	std::string getCode() {return code;}
+	std::string getMessage() {return message;}
+
+	void setCode(std::string &_code) {code = _code;}
+	void setMessage(std::string &_message) {message = _message;}
+};
+
+std::vector<Status> getTimeline(std::string &xml);
+std::vector<DirectMessage> getDirectMessages(std::string &xml);
+std::vector<std::string> getIDs(std::string &xml);
+std::vector<User> getUsers(std::string &xml);
+User getUser(std::string &xml);
+Error getErrorMessage(std::string &xml);
+
+Status getStatus(const Swift::ParserElement::ref &element, const std::string xmlns);
+DirectMessage getDirectMessage(const Swift::ParserElement::ref &element, const std::string xmlns);
+User getUser(const Swift::ParserElement::ref &element, const std::string xmlns);
+#endif