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+/*
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+
+using OpenMetaverse;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+
+namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provide mechanisms for messaging groups.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// 
+    /// TODO: Provide a mechanism for receiving group messages as well as sending them
+    /// 
+    public interface IGroupsMessagingModule
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Start a group chat session.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// You must call this before calling SendMessageToGroup().  If a chat session for this group is already taking
+        /// place then the agent will added to that session.
+        /// <param name="agentID">
+        /// A UUID that represents the agent being added.  If you are agentless (e.g. you are
+        /// a region module), then you can use any random ID.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="groupID">
+        /// The ID for the group to join.  Currently, the session ID used is identical to the
+        /// group ID.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// True if the chat session was started successfully, false otherwise.
+        /// </returns>
+        bool StartGroupChatSession(UUID agentID, UUID groupID);
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Send a message to an entire group.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="im">
+        /// The message itself.  The fields that must be populated are
+        /// 
+        /// imSessionID - Populate this with the group ID (session ID and group ID are currently identical)
+        /// fromAgentName - Populate this with whatever arbitrary name you want to show up in the chat dialog
+        /// message - The message itself
+        /// dialog - This must be (byte)InstantMessageDialog.SessionSend
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="groupID"></param>
+        void SendMessageToGroup(GridInstantMessage im, UUID groupID);
+    }
+}
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