diff -r c39a6cfd1fb9 -r be09cf1f39dd smf/smfservermodule/smfserver/smfplugins/smfproviderbase.h
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+++ b/smf/smfservermodule/smfserver/smfplugins/smfproviderbase.h	Tue May 18 17:37:12 2010 +0530
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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:
+ * The Provider Base class is the class that has to be contained as a member 
+ * in all Plug-in Interfaces.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef SMFPROVIDERBASE_H_
+#define SMFPROVIDERBASE_H_
+
+#include <QImage>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <QBuffer>
+#include <smfglobal.h>
+#include <qdatastream.h>
+#include <QSharedData>
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup smf_plugin_group
+ * The Provider Base class is the class that has to be contained as a member 
+ * in all Plug-in Interfaces.
+ * 
+ * All of plug-ins should contain this class as a member and should also 
+ * contain a public method to get instance of this class. 
+ */
+class SmfProviderBase
+	{
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Destructor
+	 */
+	virtual ~SmfProviderBase( ) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the Localisable name of the service.
+	 * @return The Localisable name of the service.
+	 */
+	virtual QString serviceName( ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the Logo of the service
+	 * @return The Logo of the service
+	 */
+	virtual QImage serviceIcon( ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the Readable service description
+	 * @return The Readable service description
+	 */
+	virtual QString description( ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the Website of the service
+	 * @return The Website of the service
+	 */
+	virtual QUrl serviceUrl( ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the URL of the Application providing this service
+	 * @return The URL of the Application providing this service
+	 */
+	virtual QUrl applicationUrl( ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the Icon of the application
+	 * @return The Icon of the application
+	 */
+	virtual QImage applicationIcon( ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the Plugin specific ID
+	 * @return The Plugin specific ID
+	 */
+	virtual QString pluginId( ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the ID of the authentication application 
+	 * for this service
+	 * @param aProgram The authentication application name
+	 * @param aArguments List of arguments required for authentication app
+	 * @param aMode Strting mode for authentication application
+	 * @return The ID of the authentication application 
+	 */
+	virtual QString authenticationApp( QString &aProgram, QStringList & aArguments, 
+			QIODevice::OpenModeFlag aMode = QIODevice::ReadWrite ) const = 0;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the unique registration ID provided by the 
+	 * Smf for authorised plugins
+	 * @return The unique registration ID/token provided by the Smf for 
+	 * authorised plugins
+	 */
+	virtual QString smfRegistrationId( ) const = 0;
+	};
+
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE( SmfProviderBase, "org.symbian.smf.plugin.smfproviderbase/v1.0" );
+
+#endif /* SMFPROVIDERBASE_H_ */