cryptomgmtlibs/cryptotokenfw/inc/ct/mcttokenobject.h
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2001-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of the License "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: 
+*
+*/
+
+
+
+
+/**
+ @file
+ @publishedPartner
+ @released    
+*/
+
+
+#ifndef __MCTTOKENOBJECT_H__
+#define __MCTTOKENOBJECT_H__
+
+class MCTToken;
+
+/** 
+ * The base class for all token objects.
+ *
+ * Any object representing something managed via a particular token interface 
+ * should be derived from this class. It provides certain common attributes that 
+ * all objects must have (e.g. Label, Type, Token, Handle) and code to interact 
+ * with the token's reference counting code. Token objects themselves are not 
+ * reference counted, but the token will not be closed while token objects from 
+ * it remain in existence. (Token objects can implement their own reference counting 
+ * framework if required.) 
+ *
+ * @since v7.0 
+ */
+class MCTTokenObject 
+	{
+public:
+	/** 
+	 * Releases the MCTTokenObject object.
+	 *
+	 * To be called when you have finished with the object. 
+	 */
+	IMPORT_C void Release();
+
+	/** 
+	 * Gets the object's human-readable label.	
+	 *
+	 * @return	A human-readable label of the object. 
+	 */
+	virtual const TDesC& Label() const = 0;
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Gets a reference to the associated token.
+	 *
+	 * @return	The associated token. 
+	 */
+	virtual MCTToken& Token() const = 0;
+
+	/** 
+	 * Gets the UID representing the type of the token object.
+	 *
+	 * The meanings of possible UIDs should be documented in the documentation for 
+	 * the interface that returns them.
+	 *
+	 * @return	The UID representing the type of the token object. 
+	 */
+	virtual TUid Type() const = 0;
+
+	/** 
+	 * Gets a handle for the object.
+	 *
+	 * The primary purpose of the handle is to allow token objects to be 'passed' 
+	 * between processes. 
+	 *
+	 * @see TCTTokenObjectHandle for more details. 
+	 * @return	The handle of the Token Object. 
+	 */
+	virtual TCTTokenObjectHandle Handle() const = 0;
+ protected:
+	/** 
+	 * Releases the object once the base-class framework work has been done.
+	 * 
+	 * The default implementation simply does a 'delete this', but derived classes 
+	 * can substitute their own behaviour; for instance, to implement reference counting 
+	 * of the token objects themselves. 
+	 */
+	IMPORT_C virtual void DoRelease();
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor. This needs a token in order to increment the
+	 * token's reference count. 
+	 * 
+	 * @param aToken	The associated token.
+	 */
+	IMPORT_C MCTTokenObject(MCTToken& aToken);
+
+	/** This destructor is protected as clients should use Release() instead. 
+	*/
+	inline virtual ~MCTTokenObject() = 0;
+
+	/** 
+	 * Increments the token's reference count by one.  
+	 * 
+	 * This is neccessary to allow derived classes to implement their own 
+	 * reference counting, as Release() automatically call Release() on the token. 
+	 */
+	IMPORT_C void AddTokenRef();
+	};
+
+/** 
+ * Destructor.
+ *
+ * Frees all resources owned by the object, prior to its destruction. 
+ */
+inline MCTTokenObject::~MCTTokenObject()
+	{
+	}
+
+#endif