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#ifndef QCONTACTABSTRACTREQUEST_H
#define QCONTACTABSTRACTREQUEST_H

#include "qcontactmanager.h"
#include <QObject>

QTM_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

class QContactManagerEngine;
class QContactAbstractRequestPrivate;
class Q_CONTACTS_EXPORT QContactAbstractRequest : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    QContactAbstractRequest() {}
    ~QContactAbstractRequest();

    enum State {
        InactiveState = 0,   // operation not yet started
        ActiveState,         // operation started, not yet finished
        CanceledState,       // operation is finished due to cancellation
        FinishedState        // operation either completed successfully or failed.  No further results will become available.
    };

    State state() const; // replaces status()
    bool isInactive() const;
    bool isActive() const;
    bool isFinished() const;
    bool isCanceled() const;
    QContactManager::Error error() const;

    enum RequestType {
        InvalidRequest = 0,
        ContactFetchRequest,
        ContactLocalIdFetchRequest,
        ContactRemoveRequest,
        ContactSaveRequest,
        DetailDefinitionFetchRequest,
        DetailDefinitionRemoveRequest,
        DetailDefinitionSaveRequest,
        RelationshipFetchRequest,
        RelationshipRemoveRequest,
        RelationshipSaveRequest
    };

    RequestType type() const;

    /* Which manager we want to perform the asynchronous request */
    QContactManager* manager() const;
    void setManager(QContactManager* manager);

public Q_SLOTS:
    /* Verbs */
    bool start();
    bool cancel();

    /* waiting for stuff */
    bool waitForFinished(int msecs = 0);

Q_SIGNALS:
    void stateChanged(QContactAbstractRequest::State newState);
    void resultsAvailable();

protected:
    QContactAbstractRequest(QContactAbstractRequestPrivate* otherd);
    QContactAbstractRequestPrivate* d_ptr;

private:
    Q_DISABLE_COPY(QContactAbstractRequest)
    friend class QContactManagerEngine;
};

QTM_END_NAMESPACE

#endif
