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+/**
+ * XMPP - libpurple transport
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009, Jan Kaluza <hanzz@soc.pidgin.im>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02111-1301  USA
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include "transport/transport.h"
+
+#include "Swiften/Swiften.h"
+
+typedef enum { 	SPECTRUM_BUDDY_NO_FLAG = 0,
+				SPECTRUM_BUDDY_JID_ESCAPING = 2,
+				SPECTRUM_BUDDY_IGNORE = 4
+			} SpectrumBuddyFlag;
+
+using namespace Transport;
+
+// Wrapper for PurpleBuddy.
+class AbstractBuddy {
+	public:
+		AbstractBuddy(long id);
+		virtual ~AbstractBuddy();
+		
+		// Sets/gets ID used to identify this buddy for example by storage backend.
+		void setId(long id);
+		long getId();
+
+		// Returns full JID.
+		Swift::JID getJID(const std::string &hostname);
+
+		// Generates whole <presence> stanza without "to" attribute. That attribute
+		// has to be added manually.
+		// only_new - if the stanza is the same as previous generated one, returns NULL.
+		Swift::Presence::ref generatePresenceStanza(int features, bool only_new = false);
+
+		// Sets online/offline state information.
+		void setOnline();
+		void setOffline();
+
+		// Returns true if online.
+		bool isOnline();
+
+		// Sets/gets current subscription.
+		// TODO: rewrite me to use SpectrumSubscriptionType!
+		void setSubscription(const std::string &subscription);
+		const std::string &getSubscription();
+
+		// Sets SpectrumBuddyFlags.
+		void setFlags(int flags);
+
+		// Returns flags.
+		int getFlags();
+
+		// Returns buddy's name (so for example UIN for ICQ, JID for XMPP...).
+		virtual std::string getName() = 0;
+
+		// Returns buddy's alias (nickname).
+		virtual std::string getAlias() = 0;
+
+		// Returns buddy's group name.
+		virtual std::vector<std::string> getGroups() = 0;
+
+		// Returns name which doesn't contain unsafe characters, so it can be used.
+		// in JIDs.
+		virtual std::string getSafeName() = 0;
+
+		// Stores current status in `status` and current status message in `statusMessage`.
+		// Returns true if data can be stored.
+		virtual bool getStatus(Swift::StatusShow &status, std::string &statusMessage) = 0;
+
+		// Returns SHA-1 hash of buddy icon (avatar) or empty string if there is no avatar.
+		virtual std::string getIconHash() = 0;
+
+	private:
+		long m_id;
+		bool m_online;
+		std::string m_subscription;
+		Swift::Presence::ref m_lastPresence;
+		int m_flags;
+};