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package org.jivesoftware.smackx;

import java.util.Iterator;


/**
 * The NodeInformationProvider is responsible for providing information (i.e. DiscoverItems.Item)
 * about a given node. This information will be requested each time this XMPPP client receives a
 * disco items requests on the given node.
 * 
 * @author Gaston Dombiak
 */
public interface NodeInformationProvider {
    
    /**
     * Returns an Iterator on the Items {@link org.jivesoftware.smackx.packet.DiscoverItems.Item} 
     * defined in the node. For example, the MUC protocol specifies that an XMPP client should 
     * answer an Item for each joined room when asked for the rooms where the use has joined.
     *  
     * @return an Iterator on the Items defined in the node.
     */
    public abstract Iterator getNodeItems();

}