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+++ b/authenticationservices/authenticationserver/inc/authserver/plugindesc.h	Tue Nov 24 09:06:03 2009 +0200
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2005-2009 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: 
+* CPluginDesc class declaration
+*
+*/
+
+
+/**
+ @file 
+ @publishedAll
+ @released
+*/
+
+#ifndef PLUGINDESC_H
+#define PLUGINDESC_H
+
+#include <s32strm.h>
+#include <ct/rcpointerarray.h>
+#include "authserver/authtypes.h"
+
+namespace AuthServer
+{
+
+/**
+ * Provides a description of an authentication plugin's properties.
+ **/
+NONSHARABLE_CLASS(CPluginDesc) : public CBase
+	{
+public:
+
+	IMPORT_C static CPluginDesc* NewL(
+		TPluginId aId, const TDesC& aName,
+		TAuthPluginType aType, TAuthTrainingStatus aTrainingStatus,
+		TEntropy aMinEntropy, TPercentage aFalsePositiveRate,
+		TPercentage aFalseNegativeRate);
+	IMPORT_C static CPluginDesc* NewLC(RReadStream& aIn);
+	
+	virtual ~CPluginDesc();
+	
+	IMPORT_C TPluginId           Id() const;
+	IMPORT_C const TDesC*        Name() const;
+	IMPORT_C TAuthPluginType     Type() const;
+	IMPORT_C TAuthTrainingStatus TrainingStatus() const;
+	IMPORT_C TEntropy            MinEntropy() const;
+	IMPORT_C TPercentage         FalsePositiveRate() const;
+	IMPORT_C TPercentage         FalseNegativeRate() const;
+
+	IMPORT_C void ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aOut) const;
+		
+private:
+	static const TInt KMaxNameLength = 256;
+		
+	CPluginDesc(TPluginId           aId,
+				TAuthPluginType     aType,
+				TAuthTrainingStatus aTrainingStatus,
+				TEntropy            aMinEntropy,
+				TPercentage         aFalsePositiveRate,
+				TPercentage         aFalseNegativeRate);
+	void ConstructL(const TDesC& aName);
+
+	inline CPluginDesc();
+	void InternalizeL(RReadStream& aIn);
+
+	/// the id of the plugin
+	TPluginId           iId;
+	/// The name of the plugin
+	HBufC*              iName;
+	/// The type of plugin
+	TAuthPluginType     iType;
+	/// Indicates whether the plugin is trained for none, some or all
+	/// known identities.
+	TAuthTrainingStatus iTrainingStatus;
+	/// The minumum entropy provided by the plugin.
+	TEntropy            iMinEntropy;
+	/// The false positive rate of the plugin
+	TPercentage         iFalsePositiveRate;
+	/// The false negative rate of the plugin.
+	TPercentage         iFalseNegativeRate;
+    };
+
+typedef RCPointerArray<const CPluginDesc> RPluginDescriptions;
+
+}   
+
+#include <authserver/plugindesc.inl>
+
+#endif // PLUGINDESC_H