--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/frontends/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py	Sat Aug 29 13:34:59 2009 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+helper class for making a SAT frontend
+Copyright (C) 2009  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 QuickChat():
+    
+    def __init__(self, to_jid, host):
+        self.to_jid = to_jid
+        self.host = host
+
+    def historyPrint(self, size=20, keep_last=False):
+        """Print the initial history"""
+        debug ("now we print history")
+        history=self.host.bridge.getHistory(self.host.whoami.short, self.to_jid, 20)
+        stamps=history.keys()
+        stamps.sort()
+        for stamp in stamps: 
+            self.printMessage(JID(history[stamp][0]), history[stamp][1], stamp)
+        if keep_last:  ##FIXME hack for sortilege
+            self.last_history = stamps[-1] if stamps else None
+
+    def printMessage(self, from_jid, msg, timestamp):
+        """Print message in chat window. Must be implemented by child class"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+