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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2006-2006 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:  General methods for message handling
+*
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef CAMESSAGEUTIL_H
+#define CAMESSAGEUTIL_H
+
+// FORWARD DECLARATIONS
+class TTime;
+class MCAMessage;
+class MCAMessageCreator;
+class MCAMessagesWriteInterface;
+class MCASettings;
+
+/**
+ *  General message handling methods.
+ *
+ *  General message handling methods which are to be used in both
+ *  messagehandler and chatgroupmanager, to avoid duplicate code.
+ *
+ *  @lib CAEngine.dll
+ *  @since S60 v3.1
+ */
+class CAMessageUtil // CSI: 51 # This is not a C-class although it begins with CA
+    {
+    public:
+
+        /**
+         * Appends a datestamp to writeinterface if needed.
+         * New time is compared to the previous message in the interface.
+         * If the time values are from different date then datestamp is created
+         * Otherwise this does nothing.
+         *
+         * @since S60 v3.1
+         * @param aNewTime Time of the new message
+         * @param aWriteInterface Interface to write the date message
+         * @param aMessageCreator for creating the date message
+         * @param aSettingsAPI Settings interface to determine if datestamps
+         *                     are required.
+         */
+        static void AppendDateStampL( TTime aNewTime,
+                                      MCAMessagesWriteInterface& aWriteInterface,
+                                      MCAMessageCreator& aMessageCreator );
+
+
+        /**
+         * Appends a datestamp and message to interface. Datestamp is added only
+         * if the date has changed between previous and current message.
+         * Ownership of the message is transferred or shared, so it doesn't
+         * need to be in cleanupstack.
+         *
+         * @since S60 v3.1
+         * @param aNewMessage New message
+         * @param aWriteInterface Interface to write the date message
+         * @param aMessageCreator for creating the date message
+         * @param aSettingsAPI Settings interface to determine if datestamps
+         *                     are required.
+         * @param aSharedOwnership EFalse - ownership is transferred
+         *                         ETrue - ownership is shared
+         */
+        static void AppendMessageWithDateStampL(
+            MCAMessage& aNewMessage,
+            MCAMessagesWriteInterface& aWriteInterface,
+            MCAMessageCreator& aMessageCreator,
+            TBool aSharedOwnership = EFalse );
+
+    private:
+
+        /**
+         * C++ constructor & destructor
+         */
+        CAMessageUtil();
+        ~CAMessageUtil();
+    };
+
+
+#endif // CAMESSAGEUTIL_H