/**
* Retrieves a shared channel object from the channel list.
*
* @param channel A channel object representing this channel.
* @return The channel, or null if this channel doesn't exist. (The local user is not in that
* channel)
* @see #getChannel(String)
*/
protected Channel getChannel(final Channel channel) {
return this.getChannel(channel.getName());
}
/**
* Adds a channel to the channel list.
*
* @param channel The channel to add.
*/
protected void addChannel(final Channel channel) {
if (!this.channels.containsKey(channel.getName())) {
this.channels.put(channel.getName(), channel);
}
}