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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/abstractbuddy.h"
+
+AbstractBuddy::AbstractBuddy(long id) : m_id(id), m_online(false), m_subscription("ask"), m_flags(0) {
+}
+
+AbstractBuddy::~AbstractBuddy() {
+}
+
+void AbstractBuddy::setId(long id) {
+	m_id = id;
+}
+
+long AbstractBuddy::getId() {
+	return m_id;
+}
+
+void AbstractBuddy::setFlags(int flags) {
+	m_flags = flags;
+}
+
+int AbstractBuddy::getFlags() {
+	return m_flags;
+}
+
+Swift::JID AbstractBuddy::getJID(const std::string &hostname) {
+ 	return Swift::JID(getSafeName(), hostname, "bot");
+}
+
+void AbstractBuddy::setOnline() {
+	m_online = true;
+}
+
+void AbstractBuddy::setOffline() {
+	m_online = false;
+	m_lastPresence = Swift::Presence::ref();
+}
+
+bool AbstractBuddy::isOnline() {
+	return m_online;
+}
+
+void AbstractBuddy::setSubscription(const std::string &subscription) {
+	m_subscription = subscription;
+}
+
+const std::string &AbstractBuddy::getSubscription() {
+	return m_subscription;
+}
+
+Swift::Presence::ref AbstractBuddy::generatePresenceStanza(int features, bool only_new) {
+	std::string alias = getAlias();
+	std::string name = getSafeName();
+
+	Swift::StatusShow s;
+	std::string statusMessage;
+	if (!getStatus(s, statusMessage))
+		return Swift::Presence::ref();
+
+	Swift::Presence::ref presence = Swift::Presence::create();
+// 	presence->setFrom(getJID());
+	presence->setType(Swift::Presence::Available);
+
+	if (!statusMessage.empty())
+		presence->setStatus(statusMessage);
+
+	if (s.getType() == Swift::StatusShow::None)
+		presence->setType(Swift::Presence::Unavailable);
+	presence->setShow(s.getType());
+
+	if (presence->getType() != Swift::Presence::Unavailable) {
+		// caps
+// 		presence->addPayload(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Payload>(new Swift::CapsInfo (CONFIG().caps)));
+
+		if (features & 0/*TRANSPORT_FEATURE_AVATARS*/) {
+			presence->addPayload(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Payload>(new Swift::VCardUpdate (getIconHash())));
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (only_new) {
+		if (m_lastPresence)
+			m_lastPresence->setTo(Swift::JID(""));
+		if (m_lastPresence == presence) {
+			return Swift::Presence::ref();
+		}
+		m_lastPresence = presence;
+	}
+
+	return presence;
+}