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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
+    virtual bool isDetailSupported(const QContactDetail &detail, const QContact &contact = QContact()) const = 0;
+    virtual QList<QContactDetail> supportedDetails(const QContact& contact) const = 0;
+
+    /* Initiate the asynchronous action on the given contact (and optionally detail) */
+    virtual bool invokeAction(const QContact& contact, const QContactDetail& detail = QContactDetail(), const QVariantMap& parameters = QVariantMap()) = 0;
+
+    /* The possible states of an action */
+    enum State {
+        InactiveState = 0,      // operation not yet started
+        ActiveState,            // operation started, not yet finished
+        FinishedState,          // operation successfully completed
+        FinishedDetachedState,  // operation started, no further information available - name under discussion.
+        FinishedWithErrorState  // operation finished, but error occurred
+    };
+
+    virtual State state() const = 0;
+
+    /* Returns the most recently received result, or an empty QVariantMap if no results received */
+    virtual QVariantMap results() const = 0;
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void stateChanged(QContactAction::State);
+    void resultsAvailable();
+};
+
+QTM_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif