--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py	Wed Dec 29 01:06:29 2010 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+helper class for making a SAT frontend
+Copyright (C) 2009, 2010  Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+from logging import debug, info, error
+from tools.jid  import JID
+
+
+class QuickContactList():
+    """This class manage the visual representation of contacts"""
+
+    def __init__(self, CM):
+        """
+        @param CM: instance of QuickContactManagement
+        """
+        debug(_("Contact List init"))
+        self.CM = CM
+
+    def __contains__(self, jid):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    
+    def clear_contacts(self, jid):
+        """Clear all the contact list"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    
+    def replace(self, jid, groups=None):
+        """add a contact to the list if doesn't exist, else update it"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    
+    def disconnect(self, jid):
+        """mark a contact disconnected"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    
+    def remove(self, jid):
+        """remove a contact from the list"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    
+    def add(self, jid, param_groups=None):
+        """add a contact to the list"""
+        raise NotImplementedError