Smack/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketListener.java

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package org.jivesoftware.smack;
import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Packet;
import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.PacketFilter;
/**
* Provides a mechanism to listen for packets that pass a specified filter.
* This allows event-style programming -- every time a new packet is found,
* the {@link #processPacket(Packet)} method will be called. This is the
* opposite approach to the functionality provided by a {@link PacketCollector}
* which lets you block while waiting for results.
*
* @see PacketReader#addPacketListener(PacketListener, PacketFilter)
* @author Matt Tucker
*/
public interface PacketListener {
/**
* Process the next packet sent to this packet listener.
*
* @param packet the packet to process.
*/
public void processPacket(Packet packet);
}