twisted.words.im.basechat.ChatUI

Known subclasses: twisted.words.test.test_ircsupport.StubChatUI

A GUI chat client.

Instance Variable	conversations	A cache of all the direct windows. (type: `dict` of `Conversation`)
Instance Variable	groupConversations	A cache of all the group windows. (type: `dict` of `GroupConversation`)
Instance Variable	persons	A cache of all the users associated with this client. (type: `dict` with keys that are a `tuple` of (`str`, `IAccount` provider) and values that are `IPerson` provider)
Instance Variable	groups	A cache of all the groups associated with this client. (type: `dict` with keys that are a `tuple` of (`str`, `IAccount` provider) and values that are `IGroup` provider)
Instance Variable	onlineClients	A list of message sources currently online. (type: `list` of `IClient` providers)
Instance Variable	contactsList	A contacts list. (type: `ContactsList`)
Method	__init__	Undocumented
Method	registerAccountClient	Notify the user that an account has been signed on to.
Method	unregisterAccountClient	Notify the user that an account has been signed off or disconnected.
Method	getContactsList	Get the contacts list associated with this chat window.
Method	getConversation	For the given person object, return the conversation window or create and return a new conversation window if one does not exist.
Method	getGroupConversation	For the given group object, return the group conversation window or create and return a new group conversation window if it doesn't exist.
Method	getPerson	For the given name and account client, return an instance of a `IGroup` provider or create and return a new instance of a `IGroup` provider.
Method	getGroup	For the given name and account client, return an instance of a `IGroup` provider or create and return a new instance of a `IGroup` provider.
Method	contactChangedNick	For the given `person`, change the `person`'s `name` to `newnick` and tell the contact list and any conversation windows with that `person` to change as well.

conversations =

A cache of all the direct windows. (type: dict of Conversation)

groupConversations =

A cache of all the group windows. (type: dict of GroupConversation)

persons =

A cache of all the users associated with this client. (type: dict with keys that are a tuple of (str, IAccount provider) and values that are IPerson provider)

groups =

A cache of all the groups associated with this client. (type: dict with keys that are a tuple of (str, IAccount provider) and values that are IGroup provider)

onlineClients =

A list of message sources currently online. (type: list of IClient providers)

contactsList =

A contacts list. (type: ContactsList)

def __init__(self):

Undocumented

def registerAccountClient(self, client):

Notify the user that an account has been signed on to.

Parameters	client	The client account for the person who has just signed on. (type: `IClient` provider)
Returns	The client, so that it may be used in a callback chain. (type: `IClient` provider)

def unregisterAccountClient(self, client):

Notify the user that an account has been signed off or disconnected.

Parameters client The client account for the person who has just signed off. (type: IClient provider)

def getContactsList(self):

Get the contacts list associated with this chat window.

Returns The contacts list associated with this chat window. (type: ContactsList)

def getConversation(self, person, Class=Conversation, stayHidden=False):

overridden in twisted.words.test.test_ircsupport.StubChatUI

For the given person object, return the conversation window or create and return a new conversation window if one does not exist.

Parameters	person	The person whose conversation window we want to get. (type: `IPerson` provider)
	The kind of conversation window we want. If the conversation window for this person didn't already exist, create one of this type.
	stayHidden	Whether or not the conversation window should stay hidden. (type: `bool`)
Returns	The conversation window. (type: `IConversation` provider)

def getGroupConversation(self, group, Class=GroupConversation, stayHidden=False):

overridden in twisted.words.test.test_ircsupport.StubChatUI

For the given group object, return the group conversation window or create and return a new group conversation window if it doesn't exist.

Parameters	group	The group whose conversation window we want to get. (type: `IGroup` provider)
	The kind of conversation window we want. If the conversation window for this person didn't already exist, create one of this type.
	stayHidden	Whether or not the conversation window should stay hidden. (type: `bool`)
Returns	The group conversation window. (type: `IGroupConversation` provider)

def getPerson(self, name, client):

For the given name and account client, return an instance of a IGroup provider or create and return a new instance of a IGroup provider.

Parameters	name	The name of the person of interest. (type: `str`)
	client	The client account of interest. (type: `IClient` provider)
Returns	The person with that `name`. (type: `IPerson` provider)

def getGroup(self, name, client):

For the given name and account client, return an instance of a IGroup provider or create and return a new instance of a IGroup provider.

Parameters	name	The name of the group of interest. (type: `str`)
	client	The client account of interest. (type: `IClient` provider)
Returns	The group with that `name`. (type: `IGroup` provider)

def contactChangedNick(self, person, newnick):

For the given person, change the person's name to newnick and tell the contact list and any conversation windows with that person to change as well.

Parameters	person	The person whose nickname will get changed. (type: `IPerson` provider)
	newnick	The new `name` `person` will take. (type: `str`)

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twisted.words.im.basechat.ChatUI class documentation

`twisted.words.im.basechat.ChatUI` class documentation