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Use MsimUser structure for storing ephemeral information on users, instead of permanently storing the information using purple_blist_node_*. The uid is still stored using purple_blist_node_*, so it ends up in blist.xml since it never changes. But the rest of the fields can change easily, so they're stored only in memory. There are still some rough edges with this new code.

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.