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#ifndef QCONTACTACTION_H

#define QCONTACTACTION_H

#include "qtcontactsglobal.h"

#include "qcontactfilter.h"

#include "qcontactdetail.h"

#include "qcontact.h"

#include <QObject>

QTM_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

class QContactActionDescriptor;

class QContactActionData;

class Q_CONTACTS_EXPORT QContactAction : public QObject

{

    Q_OBJECT

public:

    /* return a list of names of actions which are available */

    static QStringList availableActions(const QString& vendorName = QString(), int implementationVersion = -1);

    /* return a list of descriptors for action implementations matching the given criteria */

    static QList<QContactActionDescriptor> actionDescriptors(const QString& actionName = QString(), const QString& vendorName = QString(), int implementationVersion = -1);

    /* return a pointer to an implementation of the action identified by the given descriptor */

    static QContactAction* action(const QContactActionDescriptor& descriptor);

public:

    virtual ~QContactAction() = 0;

    virtual QContactActionDescriptor actionDescriptor() const = 0;          // the descriptor which uniquely identifies this action

    virtual QVariantMap metaData() const = 0;                               // label, icon etc - under discussion! - replaces the above

    virtual QContactFilter contactFilter(const QVariant& value = QVariant()) const = 0; // use for matching

    /* Initiate the asynchronous action on the given contact (and optionally detail) */

    /* The possible states of an action */

    enum State {

        InactiveState = 0,      // operation not yet started

        ActiveState,            // operation started, not yet finished

        FinishedState,          // operation successfully completed

        FinishedWithErrorState  // operation finished, but error occurred

    };

Q_SIGNALS:

};

QTM_END_NAMESPACE

#endif