server/core/src/main/java/org/apache/vysper/xmpp/server/components/Component.java

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package org.apache.vysper.xmpp.server.components;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.vysper.xmpp.addressing.Entity;
import org.apache.vysper.xmpp.protocol.NamespaceHandlerDictionary;
import org.apache.vysper.xmpp.protocol.StanzaHandler;

/**
 * A component is a server subsystem providing a dedicated extension. components
 * operate on their own subdomain, e.g. conference.vysper.org for MUC.
 * components have a dedicated context in which they receive stanzas
 */
public interface Component {

    /**
     * the subdomain this component should become available under. example:
     * subdomain = 'chat' + server domain = 'vysper.org' {@code =>} 'chat.vysper.org'
     * 
     * @return
     */
    String getSubdomain();

    List<StanzaHandler> getComponentHandlers(Entity fullDomain);

    List<NamespaceHandlerDictionary> getComponentHandlerDictionnaries(Entity fullDomain);
}