public Collection<String> requestConnectedUsersNicks() throws Exception {
            hubComm.sendDataToHub("$GetNickList|");

            String response = hubComm.getHubData();

            Collection<String> NickList = new ArrayList<String>();
            String[] listItems = response.split("\\|");
            for (String listitem:listItems){
                    listitem = listitem.trim();
                    if (listitem.startsWith("$NickList")){
                            int pos = listitem.indexOf(' ');
                            String usersdoubledollar = listitem.substring(pos).trim();
                            String[] nicks = usersdoubledollar.split("\\$\\$");
                            for (String nick:nicks){
                                    NickList.add(nick);
                            }
                    }
            }
            return NickList;
    }