Jive Messenger 2.2.2 Javadoc

Package org.jivesoftware.messenger.user

Provides the interfaces and classes necessary to create custom user account data providers for Messenger.

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Interface Summary
UserProvider Provider interface for the user system.
 

Class Summary
DefaultUserProvider Default implementation of the UserProvider interface, which reads and writes data from the jiveUser database table.
NativeUserProvider A UserProvider to be used in conjunction with NativeAuthProvider, which authenticates using OS-level authentication.
POP3UserProvider A UserProvider to be used in conjunction with POP3AuthProvider, which authenticates using a POP3 server.
User Encapsulates information about a user.
UserCollection Provides a view of an array of usernames as a Collection of User objects.
UserManager Manages users, including loading, creating and deleting.
 

Exception Summary
UserAlreadyExistsException Thrown when attempting to create a user that already exists.
UserNotFoundException Thrown when User cannot be found.
 

Package org.jivesoftware.messenger.user Description

Provides the interfaces and classes necessary to create custom user account data providers for Messenger.

User accounts are handled separately from authentication. The three primary interfaces to implement are the UserIDProvider, UserAccountProvider, and UserInfoProvider. An overview of how these providers should be implemented and how they interact is described in the User Account Provider Guide included in the Messenger distribution.

There are several Roster (a.k.a. Buddy List) related classes in the user package. Developers are strongly discouraged from implementing custom RosterProvider classes. Roster provider implementation is complicated and should be left to the Jive JDBC implementation if at all possible. There are no disadvantages in implementing user account data with custom providers to integrate Messenger with a CRM or ERP user system, while leaving roster storage in Jive's standard JDBC database tables. (Note: Messenger comes with JDBC and LDAP user account providers 'out of the box'. It is expected that LDAP will accomodate many enterprise integration needs).


Jive Messenger 2.2.2 Javadoc

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