/** * $RCSfile$ * $Revision: $ * $Date: $ * * Copyright (C) 2005-2008 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.user; import org.xmpp.packet.JID; /** * Interface to be implemented by components that are capable of returning the name of entities * when running as internal components. * * @author Gaston Dombiak */ public interface UserNameProvider { /** * Returns the name of the entity specified by the following JID. * * @param entity JID of the entity to return its name. * @return the name of the entity specified by the following JID. */ abstract String getUserName(JID entity); }