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.. _glossary:
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Glossary
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========
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.. glossary::
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:sorted:
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stream handler
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A callback function that accepts stanza objects pulled directly
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from the XML stream. A stream handler is encapsulated in a
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object that includes a :term:`Matcher` object, and which provides
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additional semantics. For example, the ``Waiter`` handler wrapper
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blocks thread execution until a matching stanza is received.
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event handler
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A callback function that responds to events raised by
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``XMLStream.event``. An event handler may be marked as
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threaded, allowing it to execute outside of the main processing
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loop.
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stanza object
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Informally may refer both to classes which extend ``ElementBase``
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or ``StanzaBase``, and to objects of such classes.
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A stanza object is a wrapper for an XML object which exposes ``dict``
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like interfaces which may be assigned to, read from, or deleted.
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stanza plugin
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A :term:`stanza object` which has been registered as a potential child
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of another stanza object. The plugin stanza may accessed through the
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parent stanza using the plugin's ``plugin_attrib`` as an interface.
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substanza
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See :term:`stanza plugin`
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