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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+  Copyright (c) 2011, Sonny Piers <sonny at fastmail dot net>
+
+  Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+  purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+  copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+  WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+  ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+  WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+  ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+  OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+//////////
+//Roster//
+//////////
+Lightstring.NS.roster = 'jabber:iq:roster';
+Lightstring.stanza.roster = {
+  'get': function() {
+    return "<iq type='get'><query xmlns='"+Lightstring.NS.roster+"'/></iq>";
+  },
+  add: function(aAddress, aGroups, aCustomName) {
+    var iq = $iq({type: 'set'}).c('query', {xmlns: Lightstring.NS.roster}).c('item', {jid: aAddress}).tree();
+    if(aCustomName) iq.querySelector('item').setAttribute(aCustomName);
+    for (var i=0; i<aGroups.length; i++) {
+      if(i === 0) iq.querySelector('item').appendChild(document.createElement('group'));
+      iq.querySelector('group').appendChild(document.createElement(aGroups[i]));
+    }
+    return iq;
+  },
+  remove: function(aAddress) {
+    return $iq({type: 'set'}).c('query', {xmlns: Lightstring.NS.roster}).c('item', {jid: aAddress, subscription: 'remove'}).tree();
+  }
+};
+Lightstring.getRoster = function(connection, aCallback) {
+  connection.send(this.stanza.roster.get(), function(answer){
+    var contacts = [];
+    var elems = answer.querySelectorAll('item');
+    for(var i = 0; i<elms.length; i++) {
+      var item = elms[i];
+      var jid = item.getAttribute('jid');
+      var name = item.getAttribute('name');
+      var groups = item.querySelectorAll('group');
+      var subscription = item.getAttribute('subscription');
+      var contact = {};
+      if(name)
+        contact.name = name;
+      if(jid)
+        contact.jid = jid;
+      if(subscription)
+        contact.subscription = subscription;
+      if(groups.length > 0) {
+        contact.groups = [];
+        groups.forEach(function(group) {
+          contact.groups.push(group.textContent);
+        });
+      }
+
+      contacts.push(contact);
+    };
+    aCallback(contacts);
+  });
+}