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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 MSEARCH_H
+#define MSEARCH_H
+
+#include <ximpbase.h>
+#include <searchmanagementifids.hrh>
+
+class  MXIMPIdentity;
+class  MSearchElement ;
+class  MXIMPObjectCollection;
+/**
+ * Search interface for clients use.
+ * Interface is implemented by the IM.
+ *
+ * @ingroup Searchmanagementapi
+ *
+ */
+class MSearch : public MXIMPBase
+    {
+public:
+
+    /** Interface ID for the MSearch. */
+    enum { KInterfaceId = SEARCH_IF_ID_SEARCH };
+
+
+protected:
+
+    /**
+     * Protected destructor.
+     * Object instancies can't be deleted via this interface.
+     */
+    virtual ~MSearch() {}
+
+
+
+public: 
+
+    /**
+     * start the search, issues the serach request to server 
+     *
+     * @param [in] aSearchId
+     *		Identification for a search.
+     *
+     * @param [in] aObjs
+     *        Its array of search elements.Elements contain what is to be serached. 
+     *
+     * @param [in] aSearchLimit 
+     *        How many results client wants at a time.
+     *
+	 * @return The request ID identifying the issued request.
+	 * 
+	 * 
+     */
+    virtual TXIMPRequestId SearchL( const MXIMPIdentity& aSearchId, 
+    								const RPointerArray< MSearchElement >& aObjs,
+                                    TInt aSearchLimit ) = 0;
+
+     
+
+    /**
+     * Cancels  the  search request which was issued.
+     *
+	 * @param [in] aImSearchId
+     *		Identification for the search to be stopped.
+     * 
+     *
+	 * @return The request ID identifying the issued request.
+	 *
+     * 
+     */
+	//virtual TXIMPRequestId CancelSearchL( const MXIMPIdentity& aSearchId ) = 0;
+											 
+    /**
+     *  Requests the protocol plugin for search keys supported.
+     *  Search key basically says client that server supports serach on this
+     *  particular key. Key may be e.g. EUserFirstname 
+     * 
+     */
+	virtual TXIMPRequestId GetSearchKeysL() = 0;
+    };
+
+
+#endif // MSEARCH_H
+
+