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package org.apache.vysper.xmpp.server.components;
import org.apache.vysper.xmpp.protocol.StanzaProcessor;
/**
* 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' => 'chat.vysper.org'
* @return
*/
String getSubdomain();
/**
* retrieve the stanza processor for the component
* @return
*/
StanzaProcessor getStanzaProcessor();
}