com.echomine.jabber

Interface JabberMessageParsable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractJabberMessage, AgentsIQMessage, AuthIQMessage, BrowseIQMessage, DataXMessage, DelayXMessage, EventXMessage, ExpireXMessage, GatewayIQMessage, JabberChatMessage, JabberIQMessage, JabberIQMessageParser, JabberJDOMMessage, JabberPresenceMessage, JabberVCardMessage, LastIQMessage, OOBIQMessage, OOBXMessage, PGPEncryptedXMessage, PGPSignedXMessage, PrivateXmlIQMessage, RegisterIQMessage, RosterIQMessage, RosterXMessage, SearchIQMessage, ServiceInfoIQMessage, ServiceItemsIQMessage, TimeIQMessage, VacationIQMessage, VersionIQMessage, XMLRPCMessage

public interface JabberMessageParsable

All messages that is used to parse incoming messages must implement this method. Since the parse relies on the JDOM, you will need to use JDOM even if your message does not extend JabberJDOMMessage, or you will need to implement your own Message Parser.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JabberMessage	parse(JabberMessageParser parser, Element msgTree) parse element/incoming message into a message object.

Method Detail

parse

JabberMessage parse(JabberMessageParser parser,
                  Element msgTree)
                    throws ParseException

parse element/incoming message into a message object. Note that the parsing is unique in that during normal behavior, you will return "this" at the end of the method. However, for those message that require "morphing" into another message type (ie. IQ Messages), the method can return a new instance of another JabberMessage to replace the current one.

Throws:

ParseException