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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2007 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:  Search interface for clients use.
+*
+*/
+
+#ifndef CIMSEARCH_H
+#define CIMSEARCH_H
+
+#include <e32std.h>
+#include <ximpbase.h>
+#include "imsearchelementimp.h"
+#include "immanagementifids.hrh"
+
+/**
+ * Search interface for clients use.
+ * Interface is implemented by the IM.
+ *
+ * @ingroup immanagementapi
+ *
+ */
+class MImSearch : public MXIMPBase
+    {
+public:
+
+    /** Interface ID for the MImSearch. */
+    enum { KInterfaceId = IM_IF_ID_SEARCH };
+
+
+protected:
+
+    /**
+     * Protected destructor.
+     * Object instancies can't be deleted via this interface.
+     */
+    virtual ~MImSearch() {}
+
+
+
+public: 
+
+    /**
+     * Start search.
+     *
+     * @param [in] aImSearchId
+     *		Identification for IM search.
+     * @param [in] aPairs 
+     *        Defines what is to be searched.
+     * @param [in] aSearchLimit 
+     *        How many results you want.
+     *
+	 * @return The request ID identifying the issued request.
+	 * 
+	 * /b Note: Possible error conditions
+     *	/n	 1. Invalid/Unsupported search-element [KImErrFieldTypeNotSupported].
+     */
+    virtual TXIMPRequestId ImSearchL( const MXIMPIdentity& aImSearchId,
+    										   const CSearchRequest& aPairs,
+                                    		   TInt aSearchLimit ) = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Continue search.
+     *
+     * @param [in] aImSearchId
+     *		  Identification for IM search.
+     * @param [in] aSearchID 
+     *		  Which search is to be continued.
+     * @param [in] aIndex 
+     *		  From which index the search is continued.
+	 *
+     * @return The request ID identifying the issued request.
+     *
+     * /b Note: Possible error conditions
+     *	/n	 1. Initial search request was not sent / Invalid searchid [KImErrFieldValueNotSupported].
+     *	/n	 2. Invalid Search-index / out of range [KImErrOutOfRangeValue].
+     *	/n	 3. Search timeout (in case of continued search the subsequent request primitive is late) [KImErrServicRequestTimeouted].
+     */
+    virtual TXIMPRequestId ContinueImSearchL( const MXIMPIdentity& aImSearchId,
+    										  TInt aSearchID ) = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Stop search.
+     *
+	 * @param [in] aImSearchId
+     *		Identification for IM search.
+     * @param [in] aSearchID 
+     *		  Which search is to be stopped.
+     *
+	 * @return The request ID identifying the issued request.
+	 *
+     * /b Note: Possible error conditions
+     *	/n	 1. Initial search request was not sent (invalid searchid) [KImErrFieldValueNotSupported].
+     */
+	virtual TXIMPRequestId StopImSearchL( const MXIMPIdentity& aImSearchId,
+											  TInt aSearchID ) = 0;
+	
+    };
+
+
+#endif // CIMSEARCH_H
+
+