/**
   * Removes the specified account from the list of accounts that this provider factory is handling.
   * If the specified accountID is unknown to the ProtocolProviderFactory, the call has no effect
   * and false is returned. This method is persistent in nature and once called the account
   * corresponding to the specified ID will not be loaded during future runs of the project.
   *
   * @param accountID the ID of the account to remove.
   * @return true if an account with the specified ID existed and was removed and false otherwise.
   */
  public boolean uninstallAccount(AccountID accountID) {
    // Unregister the protocol provider.
    ServiceReference serRef = getProviderForAccount(accountID);

    boolean wasAccountExisting = false;

    // If the protocol provider service is registered, first unregister the
    // service.
    if (serRef != null) {
      BundleContext bundleContext = getBundleContext();
      ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider =
          (ProtocolProviderService) bundleContext.getService(serRef);

      try {
        protocolProvider.unregister();
      } catch (OperationFailedException ex) {
        logger.error(
            "Failed to unregister protocol provider for account: "
                + accountID
                + " caused by: "
                + ex);
      }
    }

    ServiceRegistration registration;

    synchronized (registeredAccounts) {
      registration = registeredAccounts.remove(accountID);
    }

    // first remove the stored account so when PP is unregistered we can
    // distinguish between deleted or just disabled account
    wasAccountExisting = removeStoredAccount(accountID);

    if (registration != null) {
      // Kill the service.
      registration.unregister();
    }

    return wasAccountExisting;
  }
  /**
   * Unloads the account corresponding to the given <tt>accountID</tt>. Unregisters the
   * corresponding protocol provider, but keeps the account in contrast to the uninstallAccount
   * method.
   *
   * @param accountID the account identifier
   * @return true if an account with the specified ID existed and was unloaded and false otherwise.
   */
  public boolean unloadAccount(AccountID accountID) {
    // Unregister the protocol provider.
    ServiceReference serRef = getProviderForAccount(accountID);

    if (serRef == null) {
      return false;
    }

    BundleContext bundleContext = getBundleContext();
    ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider =
        (ProtocolProviderService) bundleContext.getService(serRef);

    try {
      protocolProvider.unregister();
    } catch (OperationFailedException ex) {
      logger.error(
          "Failed to unregister protocol provider for account : "
              + accountID
              + " caused by: "
              + ex);
    }

    ServiceRegistration registration;

    synchronized (registeredAccounts) {
      registration = registeredAccounts.remove(accountID);
    }
    if (registration == null) {
      return false;
    }

    // Kill the service.
    registration.unregister();

    return true;
  }
  /**
   * Shuts down the <code>ProtocolProviderService</code> representing an account registered with
   * this factory.
   *
   * @param registeredAccount the <code>ServiceRegistration</code> of the <code>
   *     ProtocolProviderService</code> representing an account registered with this factory
   */
  protected void stop(ServiceRegistration registeredAccount) {
    ProtocolProviderService protocolProviderService =
        (ProtocolProviderService) getBundleContext().getService(registeredAccount.getReference());

    protocolProviderService.shutdown();
  }