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Use msim_uid2username_from_blist() to resolve uid -> username on incoming messages, if it exists, now that this function works. Now receiving incoming messages is MUCH faster, since it doesn't require a trip to the server to resolve the username on every request.

For information on writing a plugin for Purple, Pidgin or Finch, go
http://developer.pidgin.im and click on API.  From there, see the HOWTOs in the
"Related Pages" section.

You can also generate this documentation locally by installing
doxygen and graphviz dot, then running "make docs" in the
source tree.  The documentation will be in the docs/html directory.