2 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Swiften/StreamStack/DummyStreamLayer.h b/Swiften/StreamStack/DummyStreamLayer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b06c8aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swiften/StreamStack/DummyStreamLayer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Isode Limited.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * See the COPYING file for more information.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Swiften/Base/API.h>
+#include <Swiften/StreamStack/HighLayer.h>
+#include <Swiften/StreamStack/LowLayer.h>
+
+namespace Swift {
+	/**
+	 *  The \ref DummyStreamLayer can be used to use a \ref LowLayer on its own, without a functioning parent layer.
+	 *  The \ref DummyStreamLayer will serve as the parent layer to the \ref LowLayer and is called when the \ref LowLayer
+	 *  wants to write data to its parent layer.
+	 */
+	class SWIFTEN_API DummyStreamLayer : public HighLayer {
+		public:
+			DummyStreamLayer(LowLayer* lowLayer) {
+				setChildLayer(lowLayer);
+				lowLayer->setParentLayer(this);
+			}
+
+			virtual void handleDataRead(const SafeByteArray& /* data */) {
+
+			}
+	};
+}
diff --git a/Swiften/StreamStack/LowLayer.h b/Swiften/StreamStack/LowLayer.h
index 7d7e0b5..b1bddec 100644
--- a/Swiften/StreamStack/LowLayer.h
+++ b/Swiften/StreamStack/LowLayer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2010 Isode Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Isode Limited.
  * All rights reserved.
  * See the COPYING file for more information.
  */
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Swift {
 
 	class SWIFTEN_API LowLayer {
 			friend class StreamStack;
+			friend class DummyStreamLayer;
 
 		public:
 			LowLayer();