+
+ def __get_active_status(self):
+ '''Returns the buddy's active status.
+
+ @return The active status.
+ '''
+
+ cdef status.PurpleStatus* c_status = NULL
+ cdef char *type = NULL
+ cdef char *name = NULL
+ cdef char *msg = NULL
+ if self.__exists:
+ active = {}
+ c_status = status.purple_presence_get_active_status( \
+ blist.purple_buddy_get_presence(self._get_structure()))
+ type = <char *> status.purple_status_get_id(c_status)
+ name = <char *> status.purple_status_get_name(c_status)
+ msg = <char *> status.purple_status_get_attr_string(c_status,
+ "message")
+
+ active['type'] = type
+ active['name'] = name
+ if msg:
+ active['message'] = msg
+
+ return active
+ else:
+ return None
+ active_status = property(__get_active_status)
+
+ def set_alias(self, alias):
+ '''Sets the buddy's alias.
+
+ @param alias Buddy alias
+ @return True if success or False if failure to set.
+ '''
+
+ if self.__exists:
+ blist.purple_blist_alias_buddy(self._get_structure(), alias)
+ return True
+ else:
+ return False
+
+ def set_group(self, group):
+ '''Sets the buddy's group.
+
+ @param group Buddy group
+ @return True if success or False if failure to set.
+ '''
+
+ cdef blist.PurpleContact *c_contact = NULL
+ cdef blist.PurpleGroup *c_group = NULL
+ if self.__exists and group:
+ c_group = blist.purple_find_group(group)
+ if c_group == NULL:
+ c_group = blist.purple_group_new(group)
+
+ c_contact = blist.purple_buddy_get_contact(self._get_structure())
+ blist.purple_blist_add_contact(c_contact, c_group, NULL)
+ return True
+ else:
+ return False