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org.jivesoftware.smack
Class Roster

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.jivesoftware.smack.Roster

public class Roster
extends Object

Represents a user's roster, which is the collection of users a person receives presence updates for. Roster items are categorized into groups for easier management.

Others users may attempt to subscribe to this user using a subscription request. Three modes are supported for handling these requests:

Author:
Matt Tucker
See Also:
Connection.getRoster()

Nested Class Summary
static class Roster.SubscriptionMode
          An enumeration for the subscription mode options.
 
Method Summary
 void addRosterListener(RosterListener rosterListener)
          Adds a listener to this roster.
 boolean contains(String user)
          Returns true if the specified XMPP address is an entry in the roster.
 void createEntry(String user, String name, String[] groups)
          Creates a new roster entry and presence subscription.
 RosterGroup createGroup(String name)
          Creates a new group.
static Roster.SubscriptionMode getDefaultSubscriptionMode()
          Returns the default subscription processing mode to use when a new Roster is created.
 Collection<RosterEntry> getEntries()
          Returns an unmodifiable collection of all entries in the roster, including entries that don't belong to any groups.
 RosterEntry getEntry(String user)
          Returns the roster entry associated with the given XMPP address or null if the user is not an entry in the roster.
 int getEntryCount()
          Returns a count of the entries in the roster.
 RosterGroup getGroup(String name)
          Returns the roster group with the specified name, or null if the group doesn't exist.
 int getGroupCount()
          Returns the number of the groups in the roster.
 Collection<RosterGroup> getGroups()
          Returns an unmodifiable collections of all the roster groups.
 Presence getPresence(String user)
          Returns the presence info for a particular user.
 Presence getPresenceResource(String userWithResource)
          Returns the presence info for a particular user's resource, or unavailable presence if the user is offline or if no presence information is available, such as when you are not subscribed to the user's presence updates.
 Iterator<Presence> getPresences(String user)
          Returns an iterator (of Presence objects) for all of a user's current presences or an unavailable presence if the user is unavailable (offline) or if no presence information is available, such as when you are not subscribed to the user's presence updates.
 Roster.SubscriptionMode getSubscriptionMode()
          Returns the subscription processing mode, which dictates what action Smack will take when subscription requests from other users are made.
 Collection<RosterEntry> getUnfiledEntries()
          Returns an unmodifiable collection for the unfiled roster entries.
 int getUnfiledEntryCount()
          Returns a count of the unfiled entries in the roster.
 void reload()
          Reloads the entire roster from the server.
 void removeEntry(RosterEntry entry)
          Removes a roster entry from the roster.
 void removeRosterListener(RosterListener rosterListener)
          Removes a listener from this roster.
static void setDefaultSubscriptionMode(Roster.SubscriptionMode subscriptionMode)
          Sets the default subscription processing mode to use when a new Roster is created.
 void setSubscriptionMode(Roster.SubscriptionMode subscriptionMode)
          Sets the subscription processing mode, which dictates what action Smack will take when subscription requests from other users are made.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getDefaultSubscriptionMode

public static Roster.SubscriptionMode getDefaultSubscriptionMode()
Returns the default subscription processing mode to use when a new Roster is created. The subscription processing mode dictates what action Smack will take when subscription requests from other users are made. The default subscription mode is Roster.SubscriptionMode.accept_all.

Returns:
the default subscription mode to use for new Rosters

setDefaultSubscriptionMode

public static void setDefaultSubscriptionMode(Roster.SubscriptionMode subscriptionMode)
Sets the default subscription processing mode to use when a new Roster is created. The subscription processing mode dictates what action Smack will take when subscription requests from other users are made. The default subscription mode is Roster.SubscriptionMode.accept_all.

Parameters:
subscriptionMode - the default subscription mode to use for new Rosters.

getSubscriptionMode

public Roster.SubscriptionMode getSubscriptionMode()
Returns the subscription processing mode, which dictates what action Smack will take when subscription requests from other users are made. The default subscription mode is Roster.SubscriptionMode.accept_all.

If using the manual mode, a PacketListener should be registered that listens for Presence packets that have a type of Presence.Type.subscribe.

Returns:
the subscription mode.

setSubscriptionMode

public void setSubscriptionMode(Roster.SubscriptionMode subscriptionMode)
Sets the subscription processing mode, which dictates what action Smack will take when subscription requests from other users are made. The default subscription mode is Roster.SubscriptionMode.accept_all.

If using the manual mode, a PacketListener should be registered that listens for Presence packets that have a type of Presence.Type.subscribe.

Parameters:
subscriptionMode - the subscription mode.

reload

public void reload()
Reloads the entire roster from the server. This is an asynchronous operation, which means the method will return immediately, and the roster will be reloaded at a later point when the server responds to the reload request.

Throws:
IllegalStateException - if connection is not logged in or logged in anonymously

addRosterListener

public void addRosterListener(RosterListener rosterListener)
Adds a listener to this roster. The listener will be fired anytime one or more changes to the roster are pushed from the server.

Parameters:
rosterListener - a roster listener.

removeRosterListener

public void removeRosterListener(RosterListener rosterListener)
Removes a listener from this roster. The listener will be fired anytime one or more changes to the roster are pushed from the server.

Parameters:
rosterListener - a roster listener.

createGroup

public RosterGroup createGroup(String name)
Creates a new group.

Note: you must add at least one entry to the group for the group to be kept after a logout/login. This is due to the way that XMPP stores group information.

Parameters:
name - the name of the group.
Returns:
a new group.
Throws:
IllegalStateException - if connection is not logged in or logged in anonymously

createEntry

public void createEntry(String user,
                        String name,
                        String[] groups)
                 throws XMPPException
Creates a new roster entry and presence subscription. The server will asynchronously update the roster with the subscription status.

Parameters:
user - the user. (e.g. johndoe@jabber.org)
name - the nickname of the user.
groups - the list of group names the entry will belong to, or null if the the roster entry won't belong to a group.
Throws:
XMPPException - if an XMPP exception occurs.
IllegalStateException - if connection is not logged in or logged in anonymously

removeEntry

public void removeEntry(RosterEntry entry)
                 throws XMPPException
Removes a roster entry from the roster. The roster entry will also be removed from the unfiled entries or from any roster group where it could belong and will no longer be part of the roster. Note that this is an asynchronous call -- Smack must wait for the server to send an updated subscription status.

Parameters:
entry - a roster entry.
Throws:
XMPPException - if an XMPP error occurs.
IllegalStateException - if connection is not logged in or logged in anonymously

getEntryCount

public int getEntryCount()
Returns a count of the entries in the roster.

Returns:
the number of entries in the roster.

getEntries

public Collection<RosterEntry> getEntries()
Returns an unmodifiable collection of all entries in the roster, including entries that don't belong to any groups.

Returns:
all entries in the roster.

getUnfiledEntryCount

public int getUnfiledEntryCount()
Returns a count of the unfiled entries in the roster. An unfiled entry is an entry that doesn't belong to any groups.

Returns:
the number of unfiled entries in the roster.

getUnfiledEntries

public Collection<RosterEntry> getUnfiledEntries()
Returns an unmodifiable collection for the unfiled roster entries. An unfiled entry is an entry that doesn't belong to any groups.

Returns:
the unfiled roster entries.

getEntry

public RosterEntry getEntry(String user)
Returns the roster entry associated with the given XMPP address or null if the user is not an entry in the roster.

Parameters:
user - the XMPP address of the user (eg "jsmith@example.com"). The address could be in any valid format (e.g. "domain/resource", "user@domain" or "user@domain/resource").
Returns:
the roster entry or null if it does not exist.

contains

public boolean contains(String user)
Returns true if the specified XMPP address is an entry in the roster.

Parameters:
user - the XMPP address of the user (eg "jsmith@example.com"). The address could be in any valid format (e.g. "domain/resource", "user@domain" or "user@domain/resource").
Returns:
true if the XMPP address is an entry in the roster.

getGroup

public RosterGroup getGroup(String name)
Returns the roster group with the specified name, or null if the group doesn't exist.

Parameters:
name - the name of the group.
Returns:
the roster group with the specified name.

getGroupCount

public int getGroupCount()
Returns the number of the groups in the roster.

Returns:
the number of groups in the roster.

getGroups

public Collection<RosterGroup> getGroups()
Returns an unmodifiable collections of all the roster groups.

Returns:
an iterator for all roster groups.

getPresence

public Presence getPresence(String user)
Returns the presence info for a particular user. If the user is offline, or if no presence data is available (such as when you are not subscribed to the user's presence updates), unavailable presence will be returned.

If the user has several presences (one for each resource), then the presence with highest priority will be returned. If multiple presences have the same priority, the one with the "most available" presence mode will be returned. In order, that's free to chat, available, away, extended away, and do not disturb.

Note that presence information is received asynchronously. So, just after logging in to the server, presence values for users in the roster may be unavailable even if they are actually online. In other words, the value returned by this method should only be treated as a snapshot in time, and may not accurately reflect other user's presence instant by instant. If you need to track presence over time, such as when showing a visual representation of the roster, consider using a RosterListener.

Parameters:
user - an XMPP ID. The address could be in any valid format (e.g. "domain/resource", "user@domain" or "user@domain/resource"). Any resource information that's part of the ID will be discarded.
Returns:
the user's current presence, or unavailable presence if the user is offline or if no presence information is available..

getPresenceResource

public Presence getPresenceResource(String userWithResource)
Returns the presence info for a particular user's resource, or unavailable presence if the user is offline or if no presence information is available, such as when you are not subscribed to the user's presence updates.

Parameters:
userWithResource - a fully qualified XMPP ID including a resource (user@domain/resource).
Returns:
the user's current presence, or unavailable presence if the user is offline or if no presence information is available.

getPresences

public Iterator<Presence> getPresences(String user)
Returns an iterator (of Presence objects) for all of a user's current presences or an unavailable presence if the user is unavailable (offline) or if no presence information is available, such as when you are not subscribed to the user's presence updates.

Parameters:
user - a XMPP ID, e.g. jdoe@example.com.
Returns:
an iterator (of Presence objects) for all the user's current presences, or an unavailable presence if the user is offline or if no presence information is available.

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