LocalMessageDispatcher.java

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package jetbrains.communicator.core.dispatcher;

import jetbrains.communicator.core.users.User;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * @author Kir
 */
public interface LocalMessageDispatcher extends MessageDispatcher {

  void addPendingMessage(User user, LocalMessage message);

  int countPendingMessages();

  /** If there are active incoming messages, returns the icon specific for the first message.
   * It can used for some notification. */
  Icon getBlinkingIcon();

  /** Oldest messages go first */
  LocalMessage[] getHistory(User user, Date since);

  void clearHistory();
  boolean isHistoryEmpty();
}