diff -r 000000000000 -r a02c979e8dfd srcanaapps/apiquerytool/com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery/src/com/nokia/s60tools/apiquery/shared/searchmethod/ISearchMethodExtension.java
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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:
+*
+*/
+ 
+ 
+package com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.searchmethod;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.datatypes.APIDetails;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.datatypes.APIQueryParameters;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.datatypes.APIShortDescription;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.datatypes.APIShortDescriptionSearchResults;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.datatypes.config.AbstractEntryStorage;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.exceptions.QueryOperationFailedException;
+import com.nokia.s60tools.apiquery.shared.searchmethod.ui.AbstractUiFractionComposite;
+
+/**
+ * Interface that has to be implemnted by all 
+ * search method instances. 
+ */
+public interface ISearchMethodExtension {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Gets the extension info for the search method.
+	 * @return Returns extension info for the search method.
+	 */
+	ISearchMethodExtensionInfo getExtensionInfo();
+		
+	/**
+	 * This method is called when we do not need
+	 * the services of this extension. This gives
+	 * possibilities for the extension to make
+	 * any shutdown related operations it sees
+	 * as necessary.
+	 */
+	public void notifyExtensionShutdown();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the search method specific configuration UI as 
+	 * UI Composite that can be disposed and re-created whenever needed.
+	 * @param parent Parent composite for the created configuration UI.
+	 * @return Returns the search method specific configuration UI.
+	 */
+	public AbstractUiFractionComposite createExtensionConfigurationUi(Composite parent);
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs API Query with the given parameters. 
+	 * Throws <code>QueryOperationFailedException</code> if something failed
+	 * during query operation.
+	 * @param parameters Parameters guiding the query.
+	 * @return APIShortDescriptionSearchResults containing Collection of API summary objects 
+	 * 	for the APIs found based on the query and possible QueryOperationFailedException search errors Collection.
+	 */
+	public APIShortDescriptionSearchResults runAPIQuery(APIQueryParameters parameters);
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets API details for the given API.
+	 * Throws <code>QueryOperationFailedException</code> if something failed
+	 * during query operation.
+	 * @param summary API summary object to get details for. 
+	 * @return API details for the given summary object.
+	 * @throws QueryOperationFailedException
+	 */
+	public APIDetails getAPIDetails(APIShortDescription summary) throws QueryOperationFailedException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets API details for the given APIs.
+	 * Throws <code>QueryOperationFailedException</code> if something failed
+	 * during query operation.
+	 * @param list of API summary objects to get details for. 
+	 * @return API details for the given summary objects. Given API name as key and APIDetails as value.
+	 * If cant found or parse a Details, an empty Details is added to collection.
+	 * @throws QueryOperationFailedException
+	 */	
+	Hashtable<String, APIDetails> getAPIDetails(Collection<APIShortDescription> apis)  throws QueryOperationFailedException;
+
+	
+	/**
+	 * Can be used to check if a certain query type 
+	 * is supported by the search method.
+	 * @param queryType Query type defined in APIQueryParameters to be checked.
+	 * @return	<code>true</code> if the query type is supported, otherwise <code>false</code>.
+	 * @see	APIQueryParameters#QUERY_BY_API_NAME
+	 * @see APIQueryParameters#QUERY_BY_SUBSYSTEM_NAME
+	 * @see APIQueryParameters#QUERY_BY_DLL_NAME
+	 * @see APIQueryParameters#QUERY_BY_LIB_NAME
+	 * @see APIQueryParameters#QUERY_BY_HEADER_NAME
+	 * @see APIQueryParameters#QUERY_BY_CRPS_KEY_NAME	
+ 	 */
+	public boolean isSupportedQueryType(int queryType);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns search method specific configuration storage instance.
+	 * @return Data Source specific configuration storage instance.
+	 */
+	public AbstractEntryStorage getEntryStorageInstance();
+
+	/**
+	 * Get API details to show in report.
+	 * @return API Detail topics to be shown in report
+	 */
+	public String[] getAPIDetailsToReport(Set <String> usedAPIs, Hashtable<String, APIDetails> projectUsingAPIDetails);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Maps query type to API Detail topic in API Details.
+	 * @param queryType Query type constant.
+	 * @return Name of the API Detail.
+	 */	
+	public String getAPIDetailNameInDetailsByQueryType(int queryType);
+
+	/**
+	 * Maps API Detail topic in API Details to query type.
+	 * @param queryType Query type constant.
+	 * @return Query type int described in {@link APIQueryParameters} or -1 if not supported.
+	 */	
+	public int getQueryTypeByAPIDetailNameInDetails(String queryType);
+	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @return true for web query and false for other data sources 
+	 */
+	public boolean isAsyncQueryPreferred();
+	
+	/**
+	 * if it's for a header serach,then should the headerlink be enabled so that user can click on it and open it.
+	 */
+	public boolean serachHeaderLinkEnable();
+	
+/**
+ * opens the supplied header file.Provide an implementation if headerlink is enabled.
+ * @param header : header name
+ * @param source : APIShortDescription.getSource()
+ * @return 0-successfully opened , 1-error
+ */
+	public int openHeaderFile(String headerName,String source);
+	
+	/*
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public String[] getHeaderSourceList();
+		
+	
+
+	
+
+}