StreamFeatureNegotiator (Babbler 0.9.1)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractStreamManager, ClientStreamManager, CompressionManager, StartTlsManager
```
public interface StreamFeatureNegotiator<T extends StreamFeature>
```
An interface for various stream negotiators, either from client perspective or server perspective.
A stream negotiator receives an element from the stream and tries to negotiate the stream feature.

See Also:

4.3. Stream Negotiation

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`StreamNegotiationResult`	`processNegotiation(Object element)`	Processes a feature protocol element or the feature element itself.

- Method Detail
  - processNegotiation
```
StreamNegotiationResult processNegotiation(Object element)
                                    throws StreamNegotiationException
```
    Processes a feature protocol element or the feature element itself.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - The XML element, which belongs to the feature negotiation, e.g. <challenge/> for SASL negotiation or the feature element itself, e.g. <mechanisms/>.
    
    Returns:
    
    The result of the feature negotiation.
    
    Throws:
    
    StreamNegotiationException - Any exception which might be thrown during a feature negotiation.