Class Workgroup


  • public class Workgroup
    extends Object
    Provides workgroup services for users. Users can join the workgroup queue, depart the queue, find status information about their placement in the queue, and register to be notified when they are routed to an agent.

    This class only provides a users perspective into a workgroup and is not intended for use by agents.

    • Constructor Detail

      • Workgroup

        public Workgroup​(EntityBareJid workgroupJID,
                         XMPPConnection connection)
        Creates a new workgroup instance using the specified workgroup JID (eg support@workgroup.example.com) and XMPP connection. The connection must have undergone a successful login before being used to construct an instance of this class.
        Parameters:
        workgroupJID - the JID of the workgroup.
        connection - an XMPP connection which must have already undergone a successful login.
    • Method Detail

      • getWorkgroupJID

        public EntityBareJid getWorkgroupJID()
        Returns the name of this workgroup (eg support@example.com).
        Returns:
        the name of the workgroup.
      • isInQueue

        public boolean isInQueue()
        Returns true if the user is currently waiting in the workgroup queue.
        Returns:
        true if currently waiting in the queue.
      • getQueuePosition

        public int getQueuePosition()
        Returns the users current position in the workgroup queue. A value of 0 means the user is next in line to be routed; therefore, if the queue position is being displayed to the end user it is usually a good idea to add 1 to the value this method returns before display. If the user is not currently waiting in the workgroup, or no queue position information is available, -1 will be returned.
        Returns:
        the user's current position in the workgroup queue, or -1 if the position isn't available or if the user isn't in the queue.
      • getQueueRemainingTime

        public int getQueueRemainingTime()
        Returns the estimated time (in seconds) that the user has to left wait in the workgroup queue before being routed. If the user is not currently waiting int he workgroup, or no queue time information is available, -1 will be returned.
        Returns:
        the estimated time remaining (in seconds) that the user has to wait in the workgroup queue, or -1 if time information isn't available or if the user isn't int the queue.
      • joinQueue

        public void joinQueue()
                       throws XMPPException,
                              SmackException,
                              InterruptedException
        Joins the workgroup queue to wait to be routed to an agent. After joining the queue, queue status events will be sent to indicate the user's position and estimated time left in the queue. Once joining the queue, there are three ways the user can leave the queue:
        • The user is routed to an agent, which triggers a GroupChat invitation.
        • The user asks to leave the queue by calling the departQueue() method.
        • A server error occurs, or an administrator explicitly removes the user from the queue.
        A user cannot request to join the queue again if already in the queue. Therefore, this method will throw an IllegalStateException if the user is already in the queue.

        Some servers may be configured to require certain meta-data in order to join the queue. In that case, the joinQueue(FillableForm) method should be used instead of this method so that meta-data may be passed in.

        The server tracks the conversations that a user has with agents over time. By default, that tracking is done using the user's JID. However, this is not always possible. For example, when the user is logged in anonymously using a web client. In that case the user ID might be a randomly generated value put into a persistent cookie or a username obtained via the session. A userID can be explicitly passed in by using the joinQueue(DataForm, Jid) method. When specified, that userID will be used instead of the user's JID to track conversations. The server will ignore a manually specified userID if the user's connection to the server is not anonymous.

        Throws:
        XMPPException - if an error occurred joining the queue. An error may indicate that a connection failure occurred or that the server explicitly rejected the request to join the queue.
        SmackException - if Smack detected an exceptional situation.
        InterruptedException - if the calling thread was interrupted.
      • joinQueue

        public void joinQueue​(FillableForm answerForm)
                       throws XMPPException,
                              SmackException,
                              InterruptedException
        Joins the workgroup queue to wait to be routed to an agent. After joining the queue, queue status events will be sent to indicate the user's position and estimated time left in the queue. Once joining the queue, there are three ways the user can leave the queue:
        • The user is routed to an agent, which triggers a GroupChat invitation.
        • The user asks to leave the queue by calling the departQueue() method.
        • A server error occurs, or an administrator explicitly removes the user from the queue.
        A user cannot request to join the queue again if already in the queue. Therefore, this method will throw an IllegalStateException if the user is already in the queue.

        Some servers may be configured to require certain meta-data in order to join the queue.

        The server tracks the conversations that a user has with agents over time. By default, that tracking is done using the user's JID. However, this is not always possible. For example, when the user is logged in anonymously using a web client. In that case the user ID might be a randomly generated value put into a persistent cookie or a username obtained via the session. A userID can be explicitly passed in by using the joinQueue(DataForm, Jid) method. When specified, that userID will be used instead of the user's JID to track conversations. The server will ignore a manually specified userID if the user's connection to the server is not anonymous.

        Parameters:
        answerForm - the completed form the send for the join request.
        Throws:
        XMPPException - if an error occurred joining the queue. An error may indicate that a connection failure occurred or that the server explicitly rejected the request to join the queue.
        SmackException - if Smack detected an exceptional situation.
        InterruptedException - if the calling thread was interrupted.
      • joinQueue

        public void joinQueue​(DataForm answerForm,
                              Jid userID)
                       throws SmackException.NoResponseException,
                              XMPPException.XMPPErrorException,
                              SmackException.NotConnectedException,
                              InterruptedException

        Joins the workgroup queue to wait to be routed to an agent. After joining the queue, queue status events will be sent to indicate the user's position and estimated time left in the queue. Once joining the queue, there are three ways the user can leave the queue:

        • The user is routed to an agent, which triggers a GroupChat invitation.
        • The user asks to leave the queue by calling the departQueue() method.
        • A server error occurs, or an administrator explicitly removes the user from the queue.
        A user cannot request to join the queue again if already in the queue. Therefore, this method will throw an IllegalStateException if the user is already in the queue.

        Some servers may be configured to require certain meta-data in order to join the queue.

        The server tracks the conversations that a user has with agents over time. By default, that tracking is done using the user's JID. However, this is not always possible. For example, when the user is logged in anonymously using a web client. In that case the user ID might be a randomly generated value put into a persistent cookie or a username obtained via the session. When specified, that userID will be used instead of the user's JID to track conversations. The server will ignore a manually specified userID if the user's connection to the server is not anonymous.

        Parameters:
        answerForm - the completed form associated with the join request.
        userID - String that represents the ID of the user when using anonymous sessions or null if a userID should not be used.
        Throws:
        XMPPException.XMPPErrorException - if an error occurred joining the queue. An error may indicate that a connection failure occurred or that the server explicitly rejected the request to join the queue.
        SmackException.NoResponseException - if there was no response from the remote entity.
        SmackException.NotConnectedException - if the XMPP connection is not connected.
        InterruptedException - if the calling thread was interrupted.
      • joinQueue

        public void joinQueue​(Map<String,​Object> metadata,
                              Jid userID)
                       throws XMPPException,
                              SmackException,
                              InterruptedException

        Joins the workgroup queue to wait to be routed to an agent. After joining the queue, queue status events will be sent to indicate the user's position and estimated time left in the queue. Once joining the queue, there are three ways the user can leave the queue:

        • The user is routed to an agent, which triggers a GroupChat invitation.
        • The user asks to leave the queue by calling the departQueue() method.
        • A server error occurs, or an administrator explicitly removes the user from the queue.
        A user cannot request to join the queue again if already in the queue. Therefore, this method will throw an IllegalStateException if the user is already in the queue.

        Some servers may be configured to require certain meta-data in order to join the queue.

        The server tracks the conversations that a user has with agents over time. By default, that tracking is done using the user's JID. However, this is not always possible. For example, when the user is logged in anonymously using a web client. In that case the user ID might be a randomly generated value put into a persistent cookie or a username obtained via the session. When specified, that userID will be used instead of the user's JID to track conversations. The server will ignore a manually specified userID if the user's connection to the server is not anonymous.

        Parameters:
        metadata - metadata to create a dataform from.
        userID - String that represents the ID of the user when using anonymous sessions or null if a userID should not be used.
        Throws:
        XMPPException - if an error occurred joining the queue. An error may indicate that a connection failure occurred or that the server explicitly rejected the request to join the queue.
        SmackException - if Smack detected an exceptional situation.
        InterruptedException - if the calling thread was interrupted.
      • addQueueListener

        public void addQueueListener​(QueueListener queueListener)
        Adds a queue listener that will be notified of queue events for the user that created this Workgroup instance.
        Parameters:
        queueListener - the queue listener.
      • removeQueueListener

        public void removeQueueListener​(QueueListener queueListener)
        Removes a queue listener.
        Parameters:
        queueListener - the queue listener.
      • addInvitationListener

        public void addInvitationListener​(WorkgroupInvitationListener invitationListener)
        Adds an invitation listener that will be notified of groupchat invitations from the workgroup for the the user that created this Workgroup instance.
        Parameters:
        invitationListener - the invitation listener.
      • isEmailAvailable

        public boolean isEmailAvailable()
                                 throws SmackException,
                                        InterruptedException
        The workgroup service may be configured to send email. This queries the Workgroup Service to see if the email service has been configured and is available.
        Returns:
        true if the email service is available, otherwise return false.
        Throws:
        SmackException - if Smack detected an exceptional situation.
        InterruptedException - if the calling thread was interrupted.