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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+ * under the terms of the "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:
+ * Chandradeep Gandhi, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd - Initial contribution
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ * Manasij Roy, Nalina Hariharan
+ * 
+ * Description:
+ * The group class represents an instance of a group as per SN site terminolgy
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef SMFGROUP_H_
+#define SMFGROUP_H_
+
+#include <qdatastream.h>
+#include <QSharedData>
+#include <QMetaType>
+
+#include "smfgroup_p.h"
+#include "smfcontact.h"
+#include "smfclientglobal.h"
+
+/**
+ * Max number of members per group
+ */
+const int MaxMemberPerGroup = 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Max size for one SmfGroup
+ */
+const int MaxSmfGroupSize = MaxSmfContactSize*MaxMemberPerGroup;
+
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup smf_common_group
+ * The group class represents an instance of a group as per SN site terminolgy
+ */
+
+class  SMFCOMMON_EXPORT SmfGroup
+	{
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Constructor with default argument
+	 * @param list The list of members in the group
+	 */
+	SmfGroup( QList<SmfContact>* list = 0 );
+	
+	/**
+	 * Copy Constructor
+	 * @param aOther The reference object
+	 */
+	SmfGroup( const SmfGroup &aOther );
+	
+	/**
+	 * Overloaded = operator
+	 * @param aOther The reference object
+	 */
+	SmfGroup& operator=( const SmfGroup &aOther );
+	
+	/**
+	 * Destructor
+	 */
+	~SmfGroup( );
+	
+public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the list of members in the group
+	 * @return The list of members in the group
+	 */
+	QList<SmfContact> members( ) const;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to set members
+	 * 
+	 */
+	void setMembers(QList<SmfContact>* mems);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the name of the group
+	 * @return The name of the group
+	 */
+	QString name( ) const;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to set name
+	 */
+	void setName(QString& name);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the id of the group
+	 * @return The ID value 
+	 */
+	QString id( ) const;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Method to set id
+	 */
+	void setId(QString& id);
+	
+private:
+	QSharedDataPointer<SmfGroupPrivate> d;
+	
+	friend QDataStream &operator<<( QDataStream &aDataStream, 
+			const SmfGroup &aGroup );
+
+	friend QDataStream &operator>>( QDataStream &aDataStream, 
+			SmfGroup &aGroup );
+	
+	};
+
+
+/**
+ * Method for Externalization. Writes the SmfGroup object to 
+ * the stream and returns a reference to the stream.
+ * @param aDataStream Stream to be written
+ * @param aGroup The SmfGroup object to be externalized
+ * @return reference to the written stream
+ */
+SMFCOMMON_EXPORT QDataStream &operator<<( QDataStream &aDataStream, 
+		const SmfGroup &aGroup );
+
+/**
+ * Method for Internalization. Reads a SmfGroup object from 
+ * the stream and returns a reference to the stream.
+ * @param aDataStream Stream to be read
+ * @param aGroup The SmfGroup object to be internalized
+ * @return reference to the stream
+ */
+SMFCOMMON_EXPORT QDataStream &operator>>( QDataStream &aDataStream, 
+		SmfGroup &aGroup);
+
+typedef QList<SmfGroup> SmfGroupList;
+
+// Make the class SmfGroup known to QMetaType, so that as to register it.
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(SmfGroup)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QList<SmfGroup>)
+
+#endif /* SMFGROUP_H_ */