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-/**
- * $RCSfile$
- * $Revision$
- * $Date$
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
- * ====================================================================
- * The Jive Software License (based on Apache Software License, Version 1.1)
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *
- * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,
- *    if any, must include the following acknowledgment:
- *       "This product includes software developed by
- *        Jive Software (http://www.jivesoftware.com)."
- *    Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,
- *    if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
- *
- * 4. The names "Smack" and "Jive Software" must not be used to
- *    endorse or promote products derived from this software without
- *    prior written permission. For written permission, please
- *    contact webmaster@jivesoftware.com.
- *
- * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Smack",
- *    nor may "Smack" appear in their name, without prior written
- *    permission of Jive Software.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
- * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
- * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
- * DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL JIVE SOFTWARE OR
- * ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
- * USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
- * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- * ====================================================================
- */
-
-package org.jivesoftware.smack;
-
-import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.IQ;
-import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
-
-/**
- * An interface for parsing custom IQ packets. Each IQProvider must be registered with
- * the PacketReader class for it to be used.
- *
- * @see PacketReader
- * @author Matt Tucker
- */
-public interface IQProvider {
-
-    /**
-     * Parse the query sub-packet of an IQ packet and create an IQ instance. At
-     * the beginning of the method call, the xml parser will be positioned directly
-     * after the opening <query> tag of the IQ packet. At the end of the method call,
-     * the parser <b>must</b> be positioned directly after the closing &lt;query/&gt; tag.
-     *
-     * @param parser an XML parser.
-     * @return a new IQ instance.
-     * @throws Exception if an error occurs parsing the XML.
-     */
-    public IQ parseIQ(XmlPullParser parser) throws Exception;
-}
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