mds_plat/context_engine_plugin_api/inc/contextengine.h
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     1 /*
       
     2 * Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
       
     3 * All rights reserved.
       
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
       
     5 * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
       
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
       
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
       
     8 *
       
     9 * Initial Contributors:
       
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
       
    11 *
       
    12 * Contributors:
       
    13 *
       
    14 * Description:  An engine to collect context related metadata.
       
    15 *
       
    16 */
       
    17 
       
    18 // Statically linked dll
       
    19 
       
    20 #ifndef CCONTEXTENGINE_H
       
    21 #define CCONTEXTENGINE_H 
       
    22 
       
    23 #include <e32cons.h>
       
    24 #include <e32cmn.h>
       
    25 
       
    26 //forward declarations
       
    27 
       
    28 class CMdEObject; 
       
    29 class CContextEngineAO;
       
    30 class CContextSnapshotItem;
       
    31 class CMdESession;
       
    32 class CHarvesterData;
       
    33 
       
    34 /**
       
    35 * An interface for observer that wants to be informed about
       
    36 * context engine initialization completion and
       
    37 * snapshot completion.
       
    38 */
       
    39 class MContextInitializationObserver
       
    40     {
       
    41     public:
       
    42         /**
       
    43          * Pure virtual method. Intended to inform about
       
    44          * context engine initialization completion.
       
    45          *
       
    46          * @param aErrorCode  Error code for error occurred during initialization 
       
    47          */
       
    48         virtual void ContextInitializationStatus( TInt aErrorCode ) = 0;
       
    49     };
       
    50 
       
    51 /**
       
    52 * An interface for observers that want to be informed about context snapshot completion.
       
    53 */
       
    54 class MContextSnapshotObserver
       
    55     {
       
    56     public:
       
    57         /**
       
    58          * Pure virtual method. Intended to inform about context snapshot taking completion.
       
    59          *
       
    60          * @param aErrorCode  Error code for error occurred while taking the snapshot.
       
    61          */
       
    62         virtual void ContextSnapshotStatus( CHarvesterData* aHD ) = 0;
       
    63     };
       
    64 
       
    65 /**
       
    66 * An engine to collect context metadata with available context plugins.
       
    67 * CContextEngineAO is used to do the actual work.
       
    68 * This class is implemented as a Singleton.
       
    69 */
       
    70 NONSHARABLE_CLASS( CContextEngine ) : public CBase, public MContextSnapshotObserver
       
    71       {
       
    72     public:
       
    73 
       
    74         /**
       
    75          * Destroys the implementation. This is virtual method
       
    76          * and this class is not intended for derivation, so not exported.
       
    77          */
       
    78         virtual ~CContextEngine();
       
    79 
       
    80         /**
       
    81          * Gets an instance to CContextEngine singleton.
       
    82          * A new object is created if needed.
       
    83          * If an observer object to notify is given, context plugins are initialized
       
    84          * asyncronously and observer is notified when ready.
       
    85          *
       
    86          * @param aObserver  an interface class for callback or NULL
       
    87          * @return A pointer to the context engine implementation
       
    88          */ 
       
    89         IMPORT_C static CContextEngine* GetInstanceL( MContextInitializationObserver* aObserver = NULL );
       
    90 
       
    91         /**
       
    92          * Release an instance of this singleton.
       
    93          */
       
    94         IMPORT_C void ReleaseInstance();
       
    95 
       
    96         /**
       
    97          * Ignores the reference count and destroys this singleton.
       
    98          * THINK BEFORE USING! Should be used only instead of reference counting
       
    99          * if clients are not calling ReleaseInstance() (which they should).
       
   100          */
       
   101         IMPORT_C void Destroy();
       
   102 
       
   103         /**
       
   104          * Set a pointer to MdESession. The pointer is given forward to context plugins.
       
   105          * Session must be set in order to successfully harvest context data.
       
   106          *
       
   107          * @param aSession Session pointer to set.
       
   108          */
       
   109         IMPORT_C void SetMdeSession( CMdESession* aSession );
       
   110 
       
   111         /**
       
   112          * Context snapshot. This takes the snapshot using plug-ins.
       
   113          *
       
   114          * @param aObserver  an interface class for callback.
       
   115          * @param aMetadataObject  MdE object the snapshot is taken to.
       
   116          */
       
   117         IMPORT_C void ContextSnapshot( MContextSnapshotObserver& aObserver,
       
   118             CHarvesterData& aHD );
       
   119         
       
   120         /**
       
   121          * Context snapshot. This takes the snapshot using plug-ins.
       
   122          *
       
   123          * @param aObserver  an interface class for callback.
       
   124          * @param aMetadataObjectArray  An array of MdE objects the snapshot is taken to.
       
   125          */
       
   126         IMPORT_C void ContextSnapshot( MContextSnapshotObserver& aObserver,
       
   127             RPointerArray<CHarvesterData>& aMetadataObjectArray );
       
   128         
       
   129         /**
       
   130          * Method used to clarify amount of plug-ins.
       
   131          *
       
   132          * @return Amount of plug-ins. Intended for test purposes only.
       
   133          */
       
   134         IMPORT_C TInt PluginCount();
       
   135 
       
   136         /**
       
   137          * From MContextEngineObserver.
       
   138          * Method is called by CContextEngineAO when a context snapshot is finished
       
   139          * or an error has occured.
       
   140          *
       
   141          * @param aErrorCode  Error code for error occurred during snapshot.
       
   142          */
       
   143         void ContextSnapshotStatus( CHarvesterData* aHD );
       
   144 
       
   145     private:
       
   146 
       
   147         /**
       
   148          * C++ constructor - not exported;
       
   149          * implicitly called from GetInstance()
       
   150          *
       
   151          */
       
   152         CContextEngine();
       
   153         
       
   154         /**
       
   155          * 2nd phase construction, called by GetInstance()
       
   156          *
       
   157          * @param aObserver object/callback to notify when initialization is ready.
       
   158          */
       
   159         void ConstructL( MContextInitializationObserver* aObserver );
       
   160 
       
   161         /**
       
   162          * Add a new observer and metadata items to a queue.
       
   163          * These observers need to be informed when a snapshot is ready
       
   164          * and items need a context snapshot.
       
   165          *
       
   166          * @param aItem  An item to add.
       
   167          */
       
   168         void QueueSnapshotItem( CContextSnapshotItem* aItem );
       
   169 
       
   170     private: // data
       
   171 
       
   172         /**
       
   173          * This active object is used to handle queued snapshot requests.
       
   174          */
       
   175         CContextEngineAO* iContextEngineAO;
       
   176 
       
   177         /**
       
   178          * Array of observers and related metadata objects that need
       
   179          * a context snapshot.
       
   180          * Related observer is informed about snapshot completion.
       
   181          */
       
   182         RPointerArray<CContextSnapshotItem> iSnapshotQueue;
       
   183         
       
   184         /**
       
   185          * In case array of objects for snapshot were passed,
       
   186          * variable to store the amount of items to be processed.
       
   187          */
       
   188         TInt iArrayCount;
       
   189         
       
   190         /**
       
   191          * In case array of objects for snapshot were passed,
       
   192          * variable to store the amount of items that have been processed.
       
   193          */
       
   194         TInt iProcessedArrayCount;
       
   195     };
       
   196 
       
   197 
       
   198 /**
       
   199 * A helper class to store this singleton's static data.
       
   200 */
       
   201 NONSHARABLE_CLASS( CContextEngineStaticData ): public CBase
       
   202     {
       
   203     friend class CContextEngine;
       
   204         
       
   205     public:
       
   206 
       
   207         CContextEngineStaticData( CContextEngine* aContextEngine ) : iContextEngine(aContextEngine)
       
   208             {
       
   209             iRefCount = 1;
       
   210             }
       
   211 
       
   212         virtual ~CContextEngineStaticData()
       
   213             {
       
   214             delete iContextEngine;
       
   215             }
       
   216 
       
   217     protected:
       
   218 
       
   219         CContextEngine* iContextEngine;
       
   220         TInt iRefCount;
       
   221     };
       
   222 
       
   223 
       
   224 #endif // CCONTEXTENGINE_H