Have default be a final constant, pass in message into chat identifier in case they need to check message type or something.

core/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/data/SpeakObject.java

@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ package com.threerings.crowd.chat.data;
 
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.UserMessage;
+
 /**
  * Provides a mechanism by which the speak service can identify chat listeners so as to maintain a
  * recent history of all chat traffic on the server.
  */
 public interface SpeakObject
 {
+    public static final String DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER = "default";
+
     /** Used in conjunction with {@link SpeakObject#applyToListeners}. */
     public static interface ListenerOp
     {
@@ -40,9 +44,9 @@ public interface SpeakObject
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns an identifier for what type of chat this speak object represents.
+     * Returns an identifier for what type of chat this speak object represents based on the message.
      */
-    String getChatIdentifier ();
+    String getChatIdentifier (UserMessage message);
 
     /**
      * The speak service will call this every time a chat message is delivered on this speak object

core/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/server/SpeakUtil.java

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class SpeakUtil
         }
 
         public boolean apply (MessageObserver observer) {
-            observer.messageDelivered(_sender.getChatIdentifier(), _hearer, _message);
+            observer.messageDelivered(_sender.getChatIdentifier(_message), _hearer, _message);
             return true;
         }
 

core/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.java

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.data.Permission;
 
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatCodes;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.SpeakObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.UserMessage;
 
 /**
  * The basic user object class for Crowd users. Bodies have a username, a location and a status.
@@ -131,9 +132,9 @@ public class BodyObject extends ClientObject
     }
 
     // from interface SpeakObject
-    public String getChatIdentifier ()
+    public String getChatIdentifier (UserMessage message)
     {
-        return "default";
+        return SpeakObject.DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER;
     }
 
     /**

core/src/main/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/PlaceObject.java

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.dobj.ServerMessageEvent;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.ChatCodes;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.SpeakMarshaller;
 import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.SpeakObject;
+import com.threerings.crowd.chat.data.UserMessage;
 
 import static com.threerings.crowd.Log.log;
 
@@ -155,9 +156,9 @@ public class PlaceObject extends DObject
     }
 
     // documentation inherited
-    public String getChatIdentifier ()
+    public String getChatIdentifier (UserMessage message)
     {
-        return "default";
+        return SpeakObject.DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER;
     }
 
     // AUTO-GENERATED: METHODS START