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+// Converse.js (A browser based XMPP chat client)
+// http://conversejs.org
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2012-2017, JC Brand <jc@opkode.com>
+// Licensed under the Mozilla Public License (MPLv2)
+//
+/*global Backbone, define, window, document, JSON */
+
+/* converse-singleton
+/* ******************
+ *
+ * A non-core plugin which ensures that only one chat, private or group, is
+ * visible at any one time. All other ongoing chats are hidden and kept in the
+ * background.
+ *
+ * This plugin makes sense in mobile or fullscreen chat environments.
+ */
+(function (root, factory) {
+    define(
+        ["converse-core", "converse-chatview"],
+        factory);
+}(this, function (converse) {
+    "use strict";
+    var _ = converse.env._,
+        Strophe = converse.env.Strophe;
+
+    converse.plugins.add('converse-singleton', {
+        // It's possible however to make optional dependencies non-optional.
+        // If the setting "strict_plugin_dependencies" is set to true,
+        // an error will be raised if the plugin is not found.
+        //
+        // NB: These plugins need to have already been loaded via require.js.
+        optional_dependencies: ['converse-muc', 'converse-controlbox'],
+
+        overrides: {
+            // overrides mentioned here will be picked up by converse.js's
+            // plugin architecture they will replace existing methods on the
+            // relevant objects or classes.
+            //
+            // new functions which don't exist yet can also be added.
+ 
+            ChatBoxViews: {
+                showChat: function (attrs) {
+                    /* We only have one chat visible at any one
+                     * time. So before opening a chat, we make sure all other
+                     * chats are hidden.
+                     */
+                    var _converse = this.__super__._converse;
+                    var chatbox = this.getChatBox(attrs, true);
+                    if (!attrs.hidden && _converse.connection.authenticated) {
+                        _.each(_converse.chatboxviews.xget(chatbox.get('id')),
+                            function (view) {
+                                if (view.model.get('id') === 'controlbox') {
+                                    return;
+                                }
+                                view.model.save({'hidden': true});
+                            }
+                        );
+                        chatbox.save({'hidden': false});
+                    }
+                    return this.__super__.showChat.apply(this, arguments);
+                }
+            },
+
+            ChatBoxView: {
+                _show: function (focus) {
+                    /* We only have one chat visible at any one
+                     * time. So before opening a chat, we make sure all other
+                     * chats are hidden.
+                     */
+                    if (!this.model.get('hidden')) {
+                        _.each(this.__super__._converse.chatboxviews.xget(this.model.get('id')), function (view) {
+                            view.hide();
+                            view.model.set({'hidden': true});
+                        });
+                        return this.__super__._show.apply(this, arguments);
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+
+            RosterContactView: {
+                openChat: function (ev) {
+                    /* We only have one chat visible at any one
+                     * time. So before opening a chat, we make sure all other
+                     * chats are hidden.
+                     */
+                    _.each(this.__super__._converse.chatboxviews.xget('controlbox'),
+                        function (view) { view.model.save({'hidden': true}); });
+                    this.model.save({'hidden': false});
+                    return this.__super__.openChat.apply(this, arguments);
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}));