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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2004-2007 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: 
+*     Implements Virtual Phonebook generic IPC package.
+*
+*/
+
+
+
+#ifndef VPBKENGUTILS_VPBKIPCPACKAGE_H
+#define VPBKENGUTILS_VPBKIPCPACKAGE_H
+
+//  INCLUDES
+#include <e32std.h>
+
+//  FORWARD DECLARATIONS
+class RDesWriteStream;
+class RDesReadStream;
+
+namespace VPbkEngUtils {
+
+//  CLASS DECLARATION
+class VPbkIPCPackage
+    {
+    public: //Interface
+        /**
+         * Writes buffer's data to a stream.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer       The buffer to write.
+         * @param aWriteStream  The stream to write to.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static void ExternalizeL(
+                const TDesC8* aBuffer,
+                RDesWriteStream& aWriteStream );
+        
+        /**
+         * Writes buffer's data to a stream.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer       The buffer to write.
+         * @param aWriteStream  The stream to write to.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static void ExternalizeL(
+                const TDesC* aBuffer,
+                RDesWriteStream& aWriteStream );
+
+        /**
+         * Reads data from the stream.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer       Buffer to write the data.
+         * @param aReadStream   The stream to read from.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static void InternalizeL(
+                HBufC8*& aBuffer,
+                RDesReadStream& aReadStream );
+
+        /**
+         * Reads data from the stream.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer       Buffer to write the data.
+         * @param aReadStream   The stream to read from.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static void InternalizeL(
+                HBufC*& aBuffer,
+                RDesReadStream& aReadStream );
+
+        /**
+         * Reads data from the specific position of the stream.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer       Buffer to write the data.
+         * @param aReadStream   The stream to read from.
+         * @param aPosition     The position where to read.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static void InternalizeL(
+                HBufC8*& aBuffer,
+                RDesReadStream& aReadStream,
+                const TInt aPosition );
+
+        /**
+         * Reads data from the specific position of the stream.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer       Buffer to write the data.
+         * @param aReadStream   The stream to read from.
+         * @param aPosition     The position where to read.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static void InternalizeL(
+                HBufC*& aBuffer,
+                RDesReadStream& aReadStream,
+                const TInt aPosition );
+
+        /**
+         * Counts buffer's size in the package.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer, ownership not transfered
+         * @return  Size of the buffer.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static TInt CountPackageSize(
+                const TDesC8* aBuffer );
+
+        /**
+         * Counts buffer's size in the package.
+         *
+         * @param aBuffer, ownership not transfered
+         * @return  Size of the buffer.
+         */
+        IMPORT_C static TInt CountPackageSize(
+                const TDesC* aBuffer );
+    };
+
+} /// namespace
+
+#endif // VPBKENGUTILS_VPBKIPCPACKAGE_H
+
+// End of File