Custom avatar service and implementation for nimbuzz avatars.

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+/*
+ * SIP Communicator, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
+ *
+ * Distributable under LGPL license.
+ * See terms of license at gnu.org.
+ */
+package net.java.sip.communicator.service.customavatar;
+
+/**
+ * Service implementers can give a custom way of retrieving
+ * avatars for given contact address. ProtocolProviders will use
+ * these methods to search for avatar if their contacts are missing
+ * picture.
+ * @author Damian Minkov
+ */
+public interface CustomAvatarService
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the avatar bytes for the given contact address.
+     * @param address the address to search for its avatar.
+     * @return image bytes.
+     */
+    public byte[] getAvatar(String address);
+}