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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+ * under the terms of the "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:
+ * Chandradeep Gandhi, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd - Initial contribution
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * Manasij Roy, Nalina Hariharan
+ * 
+ * Description:
+ * Interface specification for fetching contacts
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef SMFCONTACTFETCHERPLUGIN_H_
+#define SMFCONTACTFETCHERPLUGIN_H_
+
+#include <smfpluginbase.h>
+#include <smfcontact.h>
+#include <smfgroup.h>
+#include <smflocation.h>
+
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup smf_plugin_group
+ * Interface specification for fetching contacts. This class provides 
+ * basic functionality to allow applications to obtain list of
+ * friends, followers, groups of a user in a social networking service.
+ *
+ * All of the functionality described here should be implemented by a service
+ * specific plug-in.
+ */
+class SmfContactFetcherPlugin : public SmfPluginBase
+	{
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Destructor
+	 */
+	virtual ~SmfContactFetcherPlugin( ) {}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the list of friends
+	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network
+	 * @param aPageNum The page to be extracted
+	 * @param aItemsPerPage Number of items per page
+	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone
+	 */
+	virtual SmfPluginError friends( SmfPluginRequestData &aRequest,
+			const int aPageNum = SMF_FIRST_PAGE, 
+			const int aItemsPerPage = SMF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE ) = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the list of followers
+	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network
+	 * @param aPageNum The page to be extracted
+	 * @param aItemsPerPage Number of items per page
+	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone
+	 */
+	virtual SmfPluginError followers( SmfPluginRequestData &aRequest,
+			const int aPageNum = SMF_FIRST_PAGE, 
+			const int aItemsPerPage = SMF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE ) = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to search for a contact
+	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network
+	 * @param aContact contact to be searched
+	 * @param aPageNum The page to be extracted
+	 * @param aItemsPerPage Number of items per page
+	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone
+	 */
+	virtual SmfPluginError search( SmfPluginRequestData &aRequest,
+			const SmfContact &aContact,
+			const int aPageNum = SMF_FIRST_PAGE, 
+			const int aItemsPerPage = SMF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE ) = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to search for contacts (friends) who are near the user.
+	 * Proximity defines accuracy level
+	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network
+	 * @param aLocation The location search criteria
+	 * @param aProximity location search boundary
+	 * @param aPageNum The page to be extracted
+	 * @param aItemsPerPage Number of items per page
+	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone
+	 */
+	virtual SmfPluginError searchNear( SmfPluginRequestData &aRequest,
+			const SmfLocation &aLocation,
+			const SmfLocationSearchBoundary &aProximity,
+			const int aPageNum = SMF_FIRST_PAGE, 
+			const int aItemsPerPage = SMF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE ) = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the list of groups
+	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network
+	 * @param aPageNum The page to be extracted
+	 * @param aItemsPerPage Number of items per page
+	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone
+	 */
+	virtual SmfPluginError groups( SmfPluginRequestData &aRequest,
+			const int aPageNum = SMF_FIRST_PAGE, 
+			const int aItemsPerPage = SMF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE ) = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to search for a contact in a group
+	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network
+	 * @param aGroup the group in which to search
+	 * @param aPageNum The page to be extracted
+	 * @param aItemsPerPage Number of items per page
+	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone
+	 */
+	virtual SmfPluginError searchInGroup( SmfPluginRequestData &aRequest,
+			const SmfGroup &aGroup,
+			const int aPageNum = SMF_FIRST_PAGE, 
+			const int aItemsPerPage = SMF_ITEMS_PER_PAGE ) = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Customised method for SmfContactFetcherPlugin interface
+	 * @param aRequest [out] The request data to be sent to network
+	 * @param aOperation The operation type (should be known between 
+	 * the client interface and the plugin)
+	 * @param aData The data required to form the request (The type 
+	 * of data should be known between client and the plugin)
+	 * @return SmfPluginError Plugin error if any, else SmfPluginErrNone
+	 */
+	virtual SmfPluginError customRequest( SmfPluginRequestData &aRequest, 
+			const int &aOperation, QByteArray *aData ) = 0;
+	};
+
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE( SmfContactFetcherPlugin, "org.symbian.smf.plugin.contact.fetcher/v1.0" );
+
+#endif /* SMFCONTACTFETCHERPLUGIN_H_ */