epoc32/include/mw/eiknotapi.h
author William Roberts <williamr@symbian.org>
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// Copyright (c) 1997-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
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// All rights reserved.
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// This component and the accompanying materials are made available
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// under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
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// which accompanies this distribution, and is available
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// at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
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//
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// Initial Contributors:
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// Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
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//
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// Contributors:
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//
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// Description:
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//
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#ifndef __EIKNOTAPI_H__
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#define __EIKNOTAPI_H__
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#include <e32std.h>
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#include <e32base.h>
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#include <f32file.h>
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#ifndef SYMBIAN_ENABLE_SPLIT_HEADERS
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#include <uikon/eikscchange.h>
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#endif
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/** Defines the second Uid value for plug in notifier DLLs. 
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@publishedAll
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@released */
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const TUid KUidNotifierPlugIn = {0x10005522}; 
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const TUid KUidNotifierPlugInV2 = {0x101fdfae};
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/**
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@publishedAll
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@released
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*/
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enum TEikNotExtStatus
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	{
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	EEikNotExtRequestCompleted = 0,
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	EEikNotExtRequestQueued = 1
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	};
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/** A set of flags that define the capabilities of the notifier.
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Capabilities are returned by calling MEikSrvNotifierBase2::NotifierCapabilites(). 
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@publishedAll
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@released */
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enum TNotifierCapabilities
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	{
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	/** The notifier has no special capabilities. */
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	ENoSpecialCapabilities			= 0x00000000,
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	/** The notifier can handle a change to the screen device. */
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	EScreenDeviceChangeSupported	= 0x00000001,
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	};
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/** 
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Interface to allow notifiers to manage their own startup/shutdown.  This class is likely to be of most
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interest to notifiers that observe engines using publically available APIs rather than those that are run
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via RNotifier.
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@publishedAll
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@released 
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*/
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class MEikSrvNotifierManager
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	{
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public:
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	virtual void StartNotifierL(TUid aNotifierUid, const TDesC8& aBuffer, TDes8& aResponse) = 0;
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	virtual void CancelNotifier(TUid aNotifierUid) = 0;
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	virtual void UpdateNotifierL(TUid aNotifierUid, const TDesC8& aBuffer, TDes8& aResponse) = 0;
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protected:
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	IMPORT_C MEikSrvNotifierManager();
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private:
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	IMPORT_C virtual void MEikSrvNotifierManager_Reserved1();
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	IMPORT_C virtual void MEikSrvNotifierManager_Reserved2();
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private:
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	TInt iMEikSrvNotifierManager_Spare1;
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	};
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/** Interface to a plug-in server side notifier.
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Any number of MEikSrvNotifierBase2 objects can be included in a single DLL. 
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All notifiers are loaded during device startup and are not destroyed until 
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the Uikon server closes down.
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All notifiers run in the uikon server thread so are able to directly access 
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server side status panes but cannot call any functions on REikAppUiSession. 
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@publishedAll
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@released */
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class MEikSrvNotifierBase2
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	{
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public:
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	/** Defines a set of notifier priorities. The use and application of these values 
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	is implementation-dependent. */
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	enum TNotifierPriority
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		{
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		/** The highest priority value. */
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		ENotifierPriorityAbsolute = 500,
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		/** The second highest priority value. */
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		ENotifierPriorityVHigh = 400,	
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		/** The third highest priority value. */
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		ENotifierPriorityHigh = 300,	
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		/** The fourth highest priority value. */
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		ENotifierPriorityLow = 200,	
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		/** The fifth highest priority value. */
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		ENotifierPriorityVLow = 100,	
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		/** The lowest priority value. */
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		ENotifierPriorityLowest = 0	
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		};
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public:
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	/** Contains the notifier parameters.
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	@see TNotifierPriority */
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	class TNotifierInfo
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		{
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	public:
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		/** The Uid that identifies the notifier. */
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		TUid iUid;
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		/** The Uid that identifies the channel to be used by the notifier (e.g. the screen, 
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		an LED etc) */
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		TUid iChannel;
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		/** The notifier priority, typically chosen from the standard set.
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		@see TNotifierPriority */
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		TInt iPriority;
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		};
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public:
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	IMPORT_C MEikSrvNotifierBase2();
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	IMPORT_C virtual ~MEikSrvNotifierBase2();
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public:
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	/** Frees all resources owned by this notifier.
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	This function is called by the notifier framework when all resources allocated 
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	by notifiers should be freed. As a minimum, this function should delete this 
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	object (i.e. delete this;).
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	Note that it is important to implement this function correctly to avoid memory 
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	leaks. */
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	virtual void Release() = 0;
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	/** Performs any initialisation that this notifier may require.
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	The function is called when the notifier is loaded (when the plug-in DLL is 
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	loaded). It is called only once.
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	As a minimum, the function should return a TNotifierInfo instance describing 
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	the notifier parameters. A good implementation would be to set this into a 
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	data member, and then to return it. This is because the same information is 
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	returned by Info().
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	The function is safe to leave from, so it is possible, although rarely necessary, 
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	to allocate objects as you would normally do in a ConstructL() function as 
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	part of two-phase construction.
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	@return Describes the parameters of the notifier. */
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	virtual TNotifierInfo RegisterL() = 0;
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	/** Gets the notifier parameters.
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	This is usually the same information as returned by RegisterL() but can be 
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	varied at run time.
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	@return Describes the parameters of the notifier. */
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	virtual TNotifierInfo Info() const = 0;
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	/** Starts the notifier.
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	This is called as a result of a client-side call to RNotifier::StartNotifier(), 
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	which the client uses to start a notifier from which it does not expect a 
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	response.
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	The function is synchronous, but it should be implemented so that it completes 
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	as soon as possible, allowing the notifier framework to enforce its priority 
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	mechanism.
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	It is not possible to to wait for a notifier to complete before returning 
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	from this function unless the notifier is likely to finish implementing its 
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	functionality immediately.
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	@param aBuffer Data that can be passed from the client-side. The format and 
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	meaning of any data is implementation dependent.
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	@return A pointer descriptor representing data that may be returned. The format 
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	and meaning of any data is implementation dependent. */
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	virtual TPtrC8 StartL(const TDesC8& aBuffer) = 0;
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	/** Starts the notifier.
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	This is called as a result of a client-side call to the asynchronous function 
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	RNotifier::StartNotifierAndGetResponse(). This means that the client is waiting, 
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	asynchronously, for the notifier to tell the client that it has finished its 
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	work.
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	It is important to return from this function as soon as possible, and derived 
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	classes may find it useful to take a copy of the reply-slot number and 
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	the RMessage object.
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	The implementation of a derived class must make sure that Complete() is called 
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	on the RMessage object when the notifier is deactivated.
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	This function may be called multiple times if more than one client starts 
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	the notifier.
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	@param aBuffer Data that can be passed from the client-side. The format and 
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	meaning of any data is implementation dependent.
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	@param aReplySlot Identifies which message argument to use for the reply.
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    This message argument will refer to a modifiable descriptor, a TDes8 type, 
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	into which data can be returned. The format and meaning of any returned data 
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	is implementation dependent.
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	@param aMessage Encapsulates a client request. */
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	virtual void StartL(const TDesC8& aBuffer, TInt aReplySlot, const RMessagePtr2& aMessage) = 0;
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	/** Cancels an active notifier.
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	This is called as a result of a client-side call to RNotifier::CancelNotifier().
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	An implementation should free any relevant resources and complete any outstanding 
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	messages, if relevant. */
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	virtual void Cancel() = 0;
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	/** Updates a currently active notifier with new data.
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	This is called as a result of a client-side call to RNotifier::UpdateNotifier().
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	@param aBuffer Data that can be passed from the client-side. The format and 
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	meaning of any data is implementation dependent.
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	@return A pointer descriptor representing data that may be returned. The format 
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	and meaning of any data is implementation dependent. */
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	virtual TPtrC8 UpdateL(const TDesC8& aBuffer) = 0;
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	/** Updates a currently active notifier with new data.
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	This is called as a result of a client-side call to the asynchronous function 
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	RNotifier::UpdateNotifierAndGetResponse(). This means that the client is waiting, 
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	asynchronously, for the notifier to tell the client that it has finished its 
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	work.
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	It is important to return from this function as soon as possible, and derived 
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	classes may find it useful to take a copy of the reply-slot number and 
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	the RMessage object.
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	The implementation of a derived class must make sure that Complete() is called 
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	on the RMessage object when the notifier is deactivated.
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	This function may be called multiple times if more than one client updates 
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	the notifier.
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	@param aBuffer Data that can be passed from the client-side. The format and 
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	meaning of any data is implementation dependent.
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	@param aReplySlot Identifies which message argument to use for the reply.
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    This message argument will refer to a modifiable descriptor, a TDes8 type, 
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	into which data can be returned. The format and meaning of any returned data 
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	is implementation dependent.
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	@param aMessage Encapsulates a client request. */
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	IMPORT_C virtual void UpdateL(const TDesC8& aBuffer, TInt aReplySlot, const RMessagePtr2& aMessage);
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public:
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	void SetManager(MEikSrvNotifierManager* aManager);
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protected:
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	MEikSrvNotifierManager* iManager;
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private:
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	IMPORT_C virtual void MEikSrvNotifierBase2_Reserved_2();
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public:	// internal
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	IMPORT_C virtual void HandleSystemEventL(TUid aEvent);
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	IMPORT_C virtual TInt NotifierCapabilites();
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private:
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	TInt iNotBSpare;
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	TInt iMEikSrvNotifierBase2_Spare;
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	};
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#endif	// __EIKNOTAPI_H__