/**
* Creates a protocol provider for the given <tt>accountID</tt> and registers it in the bundle
* context. This method has a persistent effect. Once created the resulting account will remain
* installed until removed through the uninstallAccount method.
*
* @param accountID the account identifier
* @return <tt>true</tt> if the account with the given <tt>accountID</tt> is successfully loaded,
* otherwise returns <tt>false</tt>
*/
public boolean loadAccount(AccountID accountID) {
// Need to obtain the original user id property, instead of calling
// accountID.getUserID(), because this method could return a modified
// version of the user id property.
String userID = accountID.getAccountPropertyString(ProtocolProviderFactory.USER_ID);
ProtocolProviderService service = createService(userID, accountID);
Dictionary<String, String> properties = new Hashtable<String, String>();
properties.put(PROTOCOL, protocolName);
properties.put(USER_ID, userID);
ServiceRegistration serviceRegistration =
bundleContext.registerService(ProtocolProviderService.class.getName(), service, properties);
if (serviceRegistration == null) return false;
else {
synchronized (registeredAccounts) {
registeredAccounts.put(accountID, serviceRegistration);
}
return true;
}
}
