useritemsprovider.java

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/**
 * $RCSfile: $
 * $Revision: $
 * $Date: $
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software is published under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL),
 * a copy of which is included in this distribution, or a commercial license
 * agreement with Jive.
 */

package org.jivesoftware.openfire.disco;

import org.dom4j.Element;
import org.xmpp.packet.JID;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * <p>
 * A <code>UserItemsProvider</code> is responsible for providing the items associated with a user
 * that are to be discovered during a disco#items query sent to the user.
 * </p>
 * 
 * <p>
 * Examples of when a <code>UserItemsProvider</code> is used include:
 * </p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>For discovering PEP items of a user.</li>
 * <li>For discovering available resources of a user.</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Armando Jagucki
 */
public interface UserItemsProvider {

    /**
     * Returns an Iterator (of Element) with the target entity's items or null if none. Each Element
     * must include a JID attribute and may include the name and node attributes of the entity. In
     * case that the sender of the disco request is not authorized to discover items an
     * UnauthorizedException will be thrown.
     *
     * @param name the recipient JID's name.
     * @param senderJID the XMPPAddress of user that sent the disco items request.
     * @return an Iterator (of Element) with the target entity's items or null if none.
     */
    public abstract Iterator<Element> getUserItems(String name, JID senderJID);
}