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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
+ */
+
+#include "transport/LocalBuddy.h"
+#include "transport/User.h"
+#include "transport/RosterManager.h"
+#include "transport/Transport.h"
+
+namespace Transport {
+
+LocalBuddy::LocalBuddy(RosterManager *rosterManager, long id, const std::string &name, const std::string &alias, const std::vector<std::string> &groups, BuddyFlag flags) : Buddy(rosterManager, id, flags) {
+	m_status = Swift::StatusShow::None;
+	m_alias = alias;
+	m_name = name;
+	m_groups = groups;
+	try {
+		generateJID();
+	} catch (...) {
+	}
+}
+
+LocalBuddy::~LocalBuddy() {
+}
+
+void LocalBuddy::setStatus(const Swift::StatusShow &status, const std::string &statusMessage) {
+	bool changed = ((m_status.getType() != status.getType()) || (m_statusMessage != statusMessage));
+	if (changed) {
+		m_status = status;
+		m_statusMessage = statusMessage;
+		sendPresence();
+	}
+}
+
+void LocalBuddy::setIconHash(const std::string &iconHash) {
+	bool changed = m_iconHash != iconHash;
+	m_iconHash = iconHash;
+	if (changed) {
+		getRosterManager()->storeBuddy(this);
+		sendPresence();
+	}
+}
+
+bool LocalBuddy::setName(const std::string &name) {
+	if (name == m_name) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	std::string oldName = name;
+	m_name = name;
+	try {
+		generateJID();
+		return m_jid.isValid();
+	} catch (...) {
+		m_name = oldName;
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+void LocalBuddy::setAlias(const std::string &alias) {
+	bool changed = m_alias != alias;
+	m_alias = alias;
+
+	if (changed) {
+		getRosterManager()->doUpdateBuddy(this);
+		getRosterManager()->storeBuddy(this);
+	}
+}
+
+void LocalBuddy::setGroups(const std::vector<std::string> &groups) {
+	bool changed = m_groups.size() != groups.size();
+	if (!changed) {
+		for (int i = 0; i != m_groups.size(); i++) {
+			if (m_groups[i] != groups[i]) {
+				changed = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	m_groups = groups;
+	if (changed) {
+		getRosterManager()->doUpdateBuddy(this);
+		getRosterManager()->storeBuddy(this);
+	}
+}
+
+bool LocalBuddy::getStatus(Swift::StatusShow &status, std::string &statusMessage) {
+	if (getRosterManager()->getUser()->getComponent()->isRawXMLEnabled()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	status = m_status;
+	statusMessage = m_statusMessage;
+	return true;
+}
+
+}