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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 "{License}"
+* which accompanies  this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "{LicenseUrl}".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Chandradeep Gandhi, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd - Initial contribution
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:
+* Interface spefication for list of contacts from a site
+*
+*/
+
+#ifndef SMFCONTACTHETCHER_H
+#define SMFCONTACTHETCHER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include "smfprovider.h"
+#include "smfcontact.h"
+
+class SmfProvider; //base-class for service provider
+class SmfContact; //class for Contact in a social network
+class SmfGroup; //class for a group in social network
+class SmfContactList;
+
+//List of SmfGroup
+typedef QList<SmfGroup> SmfGroupList;
+/**
+ * Interface to search for contacts/connections from a service provider. This class
+ * provides basic functionality to allow applications to obtain list of
+ * contacts or friends in a social networking service.
+ * Note that to get the base provider info like service name, icon, description etc
+ * use getProvider().
+ * See also:
+ * SmfProvider::serviceName(), SmfProvider::serviceIcon(), SmfProvider::description()
+ *
+ * All of the functionality described here should be implemented by a service
+ * specific plug-in object.
+ * Interface name:- org.symbian.smf.client.contact.fetcher
+ */
+class SMFCLIENT_EXPORT SmfContactFetcher : public QObject
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs the SmfContactFetcher.
+   * @param parent base provider info
+   * @param contact Used for searching friends of the given contact
+   * Seeing as this is a plug-in implementation, these will realistically
+   * be generated by SMF factory of some kind 
+   */
+  SmfContactFetcher(SmfProvider* baseProvider = 0, SmfContact* contact = 0);
+  ~SmfContactFetcher();
+
+public:
+  /**
+   * Get the friend listing asynchronously. The friendsListAvailable() signal
+   * is emitted with SmfContactList once data is arrived. 
+   */
+  virtual void friends() = 0; // list of contact objects
+  
+  /**
+   * Get the list of followers asynchronously. The followersListAvailable() signal
+   * is emitted with SmfContactList once data is arrived. 
+   */
+  virtual void followers() = 0; // list of contact objects
+  
+  /**
+   * Searches for a contact The searchContactFinished() signal
+   * is emitted with SmfContactList once data is arrived.
+   */
+  virtual void search(SmfContact* contact) = 0; // list of contact objects
+  
+  /**
+   * Get the list of groups. The groupListAvailable() signal
+   * is emitted with SmfGroupList once data is arrived. 
+   */
+  virtual void groups() = 0; // list of group objects
+  
+  /**
+   * Searches for Smf Contacts in an Smf group
+   * @param  group The group to be searcged in
+   * The nextDataPageAvailable() signal
+   * of SmfProvider is emitted with SmfContactList once data is arrived.
+   */
+  virtual void searchInGroup(SmfGroup group) = 0; // list of contact objects
+
+ 
+  //APIs to get/set base provider info (SmfProvider)
+  
+  /**
+   * Gets the base provider info
+   */
+  virtual SmfProvider* getProvider() = 0;
+  
+  /**
+   * Sets the base provider info
+   */
+  virtual void setProvider(SmfProvider* provider) = 0;
+
+
+public slots:
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+
+	/**
+	 * This signal is emitted when a request to get friends is completed.
+	 * Note if number of friends is large, then it can download the list page by page.
+	 * In that case this signal is emitted multiple times.
+	 *  @param list list of friends
+	 *  @param error error string
+	 *  @param pageNumber Page number
+	 *  @see friends()
+	 */
+	void friendsListAvailable(SmfContactList* list, QString error, int pageNumber=0); 
+
+	/**
+	 * This signal is emitted when a request to get followers is completed
+	 *  Note if number of followers is large, then it can download the list page by page
+	 *  In that case this signal is emitted multiple times.
+	 *  @param list list of followers
+	 *  @param error error string
+	 *  @param pageNumber Page number
+	 *  @see followers()
+	 */
+	void followersListAvailable(SmfContactList* list, QString error, int pageNumber=0); 
+	
+	/**
+	 * This signal is emitted when a request to get groups is completed
+	 * Note if number of groups is large, then it can download the list page by page
+	 *  In that case this signal is emitted multiple times.
+	 *  @param list list of groups
+	 *  @param error error string
+	 *  @param pageNumber Page number
+	 *  @see groups()
+	 */
+	void groupListAvailable(SmfGroupList* list, QString error, int pageNumber=0);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Emitted when search for a contact is finished.
+	 * Note if number of contacts in the search is large, then it can download the list page by page
+	 * In that case this signal is emitted multiple times.
+	 * @param list List of filtered contacts
+	 * @param pageNumber Page number
+	 * @see search()
+	 */
+	void searchContactFinished(SmfContactList* list,QString error, int pageNumber=0);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Emitted when search for a contact in a group is finished
+	 * Note if number of contacts in the search is large, then it can download the list page by page
+	 * In that case this signal is emitted multiple times.
+	 * @param list list of filtered contacts
+	 * @param pageNumber Page number
+	 * @see searchInGroup()
+	 */
+	void searchInGroupFinished(SmfContactList* list,QString error, int pageNumber=0);
+
+private:
+  SmfProvider* m_baseProvider;
+};
+
+SMF_GETSERVICES(SmfContactFetcher, "org.symbian.smf.client.contact.fetcher\0.2")
+#endif // SMFCONTACTHETCHER_H