diff --git a/src/xmpp/ping.go b/src/xmpp/ping.go
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+package xmpp
+
+import (
+	"encoding/xml"
+)
+
+const (
+  NSPing = "urn:xmpp:ping"
+)
+
+type Ping struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name           `xml:"urn:xmpp:ping ping"`
+}