* under the terms of the "Eclipse Public License v1.0"

 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"

#include <smfpluginbase.h>

#include <smfplace.h>

 * @ingroup smf_plugin_group

class SmfPostProviderPlugin : public SmfPluginBase

	 * Method that returns maximum no of chars (unicode) that service 

	 * provider can post without truncation. Negative value means 

	 * no limit

	 * @return Max characters that can be posted without truncation

	 */

	virtual qint32 maxCharsInPost( ) const = 0;

	/**

	 * Method that returns maximum no of items that can be returned 

	 * in a single query to getPosts. Negative value means feature 

	 * not supported.

	 * @return Max items that can be returned in a single query

	virtual qint32 maxItems( ) const = 0;

	/**

	 * <Method that returns all the formatting of posts that this 

	 * service provider supports. May return 0 items to mean 

	 * only QString is supported.

	 * @return Supported formats of posts

	 */

	virtual QVector<QTextFormat> supportedFormats ( ) const = 0;

	/**

	 * Method that returns whether this SP supports Appearence

	 * @return Returns true if Appearance is supported, else false. 

	 * @see SmfAppearenceInfo

	 */

	virtual bool supportsAppearence ( ) const = 0;

	 * @param aUser The user's contact in this SP, omit for self contact

	virtual SmfPluginError retrieve( SmfPluginRequestData *aRequest,

			const SmfContact* aUser = 0,

			const int aPageNum = SMF_FIRST_PAGE, 

			const int aItemsPerPage = SMF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE ) = 0;

	 * Method to update a post to own area.

	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network

	virtual SmfPluginError post( SmfPluginRequestData *aRequest,

			const SmfPost aPostData, 

			const SmfPlace aLocation ) = 0;

	/**

	 * Method to update the last post to own area with new data

	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network

	 * @param aPostData The edited/new data to be posted

	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone

	 */

	virtual SmfPluginError updatePost( SmfPluginRequestData *aRequest,

			const SmfPost aPostData ) = 0;

	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network

	virtual SmfPluginError postDirected( SmfPluginRequestData *aRequest,

			const SmfPost aPostData, 

			const SmfPlace aLocation = NULL ) = 0;

	 * Method to post a comment on a post.

	 * @param aTarget Post on which comment has to be posted

	 * @param aComment comment to be posted

	 * @param aLocation location data

	virtual SmfPluginError commentOnAPost(SmfPluginRequestData *aRequest,

			const SmfPost& aTarget,

			const SmfPost& aComment, 

			const SmfPlace* aLocation = NULL);

	 * Method to update the presence information of the user

	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network

	 * @param aAppearence The appearence information

	 * @param aStatus The status string

	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone

	virtual SmfPluginError postAppearence( SmfPluginRequestData *aRequest,  

			const SmfPresenceInfo aAppearence,

			const QString aStatus ) = 0;

	/**

	 * Share /a contact's post to user's friends and followers

	 * (e.g. retweet in twitter, share on facebook)

	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network

	 * @param aPostData data to be posted

	 * @param aContact contact to which the post belonged

	 * @param aEdited whether user changed items within the post

	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone

	 */

	virtual SmfPluginError sharePost( SmfPluginRequestData *aRequest, 

			const SmfPost& aPostData, 

			const SmfContact& aContact, 

			const bool aEdited);