diff -r 000000000000 -r a2952bb97e68 mmappfw_plat/playlist_engine_api/inc/mpxplaylistplugin.h
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2006 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:  Playlist plugin interface
+*
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef MPXPLAYLISTPLUGIN_H
+#define MPXPLAYLISTPLUGIN_H
+
+#include <ecom/ecom.h>
+#include <charconv.h>
+#include <mpxmedia.h>
+
+// FORWARD DECLARATIONS
+class MMPXPlaylistPluginObserver;
+
+/**
+*  CMPXPlaylistPlugin: Defines the playlist plugin interface.
+*
+*  A playlist plugin is instantiated and owned by CMPXPlaylistPluginHandler.
+*  But the client of the services a playlist plugin provides is
+*  CMPXPlaylistEngine.
+*
+*/
+NONSHARABLE_CLASS(CMPXPlaylistPlugin): public CBase
+    {
+
+public:
+
+    /**
+    * Factory method to instantiate a playlist plugin with the matching UID
+    *
+    * @param aUid uid of interface implementation
+    * @param aObserver a playlist plugin observer
+    * @param aFs a handle to file session
+    * @param aTopCharacterSet top character set for the current locale
+    * @param aAvailableCharacterSet available character set in the sytem
+    * @return constructed object
+    */
+    inline static CMPXPlaylistPlugin* NewL(
+        TUid aUid, 
+        MMPXPlaylistPluginObserver& aObserver,
+        RFs& aFs,
+        const CArrayFix<CCnvCharacterSetConverter::SCharacterSet>& aTopCharacterSet,
+        const CArrayFix<CCnvCharacterSetConverter::SCharacterSet>& aAvailableCharacterSet);
+
+    /**
+    * Destructor
+    */
+    virtual ~CMPXPlaylistPlugin();
+    
+public: 
+
+    /** 
+    * Internalize a playlist. A MMPXPlaylistPluginObserver::HandlePlaylistL
+    * callback will be generated on completion.
+    *
+    * Parameters are guaranteed by the caller (i.e. CMPXPlaylistEngine) to
+    * exist until plugin completes this request.
+    *
+    * @param aStatus caller's request status
+    * @param aPlaylistUri URI of the playlist to be internalized
+    */
+    virtual void InternalizePlaylistL(
+        TRequestStatus& aStatus,
+        const TDesC& aPlaylistUri) = 0;
+
+    /** 
+    * Externalize a playlist. a MMPXPlaylistPluginObserver::HandlePlaylistL
+    * callback will be generated on completion.
+    *
+    * Parameters are guaranteed by the caller (i.e. CMPXPlaylistEngine) to
+    * exist until plugin completes this request.
+    *
+    * @param aStatus caller's request status
+    * @param aPlaylist a playlist to be externalized. This media contains
+    *        the following attributes:
+    *
+    *            KMPXMediaGeneralTitle
+    *            KMPXMediaGeneralType:
+    *               This contains the value of EMPXItem
+    *            KMPXMediaGeneralCategory:
+    *               This contains the value of EMPXPlaylist
+    *            KMPXMediaArrayContents
+    *            KMPXMediaArrayCount
+    *
+    *        Each media item in the playlist is guaranteed to contain the
+    *        following attributes:
+    *
+    *            KMPXMediaGeneralType:
+    *               This contains the value of EMPXItem
+    *            KMPXMediaGeneralCategory:
+    *               This contains the value of EMPXSong
+    *
+    *            The rest of attributes may or may not be present. Client
+    *            is recommended to call RequiredAttributes before making
+    *            a request to export the playlist and provide attributes
+    *            required for each media item in the playlist. However,
+    *            not every client will be able to comply and supply the
+    *            required attributes, specifically client may store the
+    *            information about the media item in a memory card and
+    *            memory card has been removed from the device. Each
+    *            playlist plugin MUST be capable of handling the media
+    *            item containing only the URI in addition to its type and
+    *            category.
+    *
+    * @param aFilePath File path for where the playlist should be placed
+    */
+    virtual void ExternalizePlaylistL(
+        TRequestStatus& aStatus,
+        const CMPXMedia& aPlaylist,
+        const TDesC& aFilePath) = 0;
+
+    /**
+    * Required attributes for the media items in the playlist in order to
+    * externalize them to a playlist. Client is recommended to call this
+    * method and provide the required attributes for each media item in
+    * the playlist before externalizing the playlist.
+    *
+    * @return an array of attributes required in order to externalize
+    * a playlist media into a playlist file.
+    */
+    virtual const TArray<TMPXAttribute> RequiredAttributes() const = 0;
+
+    /**
+    * Optional attributes for the media items in the playlist for externalizing
+    * them to a playlist.
+    *
+    * @return an array of attributes which are optional when externalizing
+    * a playlist media into a playlist file
+    */
+    virtual const TArray<TMPXAttribute> OptionalAttributes() const = 0;
+    
+    /**
+    * Returns the file extension the plugin handles
+    *
+    * @return file extension which includes the period.
+    */
+    virtual const TDesC& FileExtension() const = 0;
+
+    /**
+    * Cancel request
+    */        
+    virtual void Cancel() = 0;
+    
+protected:
+
+    MMPXPlaylistPluginObserver*  iObserver; // not owned
+    RFs*                         iFs;       // not owned
+    const CArrayFix<CCnvCharacterSetConverter::SCharacterSet>* iTopCharacterSet;      // not owned
+    const CArrayFix<CCnvCharacterSetConverter::SCharacterSet>* iAvailableCharacterSet;// not owned
+
+private:
+
+    // identifies the actual plugin instance
+    TUid iDtorKey;
+    };
+
+#include "mpxplaylistplugin.inl"
+
+#endif      // MPXPLAYLISTPLUGIN_H
+
+