epoc32/include/mw/msenhostlet.h
author William Roberts <williamr@symbian.org>
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:33:34 +0100
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Current Symbian^3 public API header files (from PDK 3.0.h)
This is the epoc32/include tree with the "platform" subtrees removed, and
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     1 /*
     2 * Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
     3 * All rights reserved.
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
     5 * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
     8 *
     9 * Initial Contributors:
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
    11 *
    12 * Contributors:
    13 *
    14 * Description: Hostlet call back interface
    15 *
    16 */
    17 
    18 
    19 #ifndef M_SEN_HOSTLET_H
    20 #define M_SEN_HOSTLET_H
    21 
    22 //  INCLUDES
    23 #include <e32base.h> // for CBase
    24 #include <badesca.h>
    25 
    26 #include <MSenHostletRequest.h>
    27 #include <MSenHostletResponse.h>
    28 #include <SenXmlServiceDescription.h>
    29 #include <SenServiceConnection.h> 
    30 
    31 // FORWARD DECLARE
    32 
    33 // CLASS DECLARATION
    34 class MSenHostlet
    35     {
    36     public:
    37         /**
    38          * Main method for receiving incoming messages, which are typically SOAP / XML,
    39          * and for providing service for these requests.
    40          *  @param aRequestUtf8 the request that needs to be be processed by the
    41          *   hostlet application (local service provider).
    42          *  @param aResponse is where response data is to be set. 
    43          *   CSenHostletConnection::ResponsdL should be called 
    44          *   in order to send the response back to the requester
    45          *   (service consumer).
    46          */
    47         virtual TInt ServiceL(MSenHostletRequest& aRequest, MSenHostletResponse& aResponse) = 0;
    48 
    49         /**
    50         * Defines the service endpoint for this hostlet
    51         * @return endpoint that this hostlet has specified. If hostlet
    52         * implementation does not wish to define any endpoint, but to
    53         * use contract only, it should return KNullDesC8 (zero-length descriptor).
    54         * In such case, CSenHostletConnection constructor will attempt to resolve
    55         * secure identifier (UID3) of the application, and use that to generate
    56         * a locally unique endpoint. If the UID3 is not available, then the
    57         * constructor of CSenHostletConnection will leave with the following
    58         * error code: KErrSenNoContractNoEndPoint     
    59         *
    60         * Note: Hostlets, which don't provide endpoint and don't have UID3, cannot 
    61         * create hostlet connection: instead, CSenHostletConnection constructor
    62         * will leave with the following code: KErrSenNoContractNoEndPoint
    63         *
    64         * If endpoint is not specified, hostlet connection itself
    65         * will generate an endpoint from applications secure ID (UID3) if such is available,
    66         * and consumers can invoke the service via the provided contract ("service type" 
    67         * identifier).
    68         *
    69         */
    70         virtual TPtrC8 Endpoint() const = 0;
    71 
    72         /**
    73         * Defines the service constract URI for this hostlet
    74         * @return the URI identifier for the provided service, for example
    75         * "urn:liberty:id-sis-pp:2003-08". Note that there might be multiple
    76         * hostlets (local service providers) which all share common service
    77         * type, that is, they all have same service contract URI.
    78         *
    79         * Note: Hostlets, which don't provide endpoint and don't have UID3, cannot 
    80         * create hostlet connection: instead, CSenHostletConnection constructor
    81         * will leave with the following error code: KErrSenNoContractNoEndPoint
    82         */
    83         virtual TPtrC8 Contract() const = 0;
    84 
    85         /**
    86         * Defines the framework for this hostlet.
    87         * @return the framework ID. Default inline implementation 
    88         * returns RESTful service invocation framework ID, 
    89         * KDefaultRestServicesFrameworkID, as defined in SenServiceConnection.h
    90         */
    91         inline virtual TPtrC8 FrameworkId() const { return KDefaultRestServicesFrameworkID(); }
    92 
    93         /**
    94         * Each Hostlet implementation may further describes its service via this callback.
    95         * @param aSD is the description, where service specific attributes can be defined.
    96         * Default, inline implementation sets the endpoint, contract and framework ID
    97         * by calling the other, more simple callbacks.
    98         *
    99         * It is mandatory for each hostlet to define either endpoint or contract.
   100         * Otherwise, the constuctor of CSenHostletConnection will leave with the
   101         * following error code:
   102         *     KErrSenNoContractNoEndPoint - neither endpoint or contract was 
   103         *     specified. This is illegal, since the service would lack an identifier. 
   104         * 
   105         * @param aSD is the service description into which this hostlet may further
   106         * define other service specific information, like facets. Note that this 
   107         * call back is "stronger" than Endpoint() and Contract(), and thus any
   108         * value specified in this method will be in effect for the hostlet connection.
   109         */
   110         inline virtual void DescribeServiceL(CSenXmlServiceDescription& aSD) 
   111             { 
   112             aSD.SetEndPointL(Endpoint());
   113             aSD.SetContractL(Contract()); 
   114             aSD.SetFrameworkIdL(FrameworkId());
   115             } 
   116 
   117         /**
   118         * This callback function is invoked each time when any hostlet connection's
   119         * asynchronous RespondL is completed. Method can be used to trigger the 
   120         * release of some response releated system resources, as it is invoked 
   121         * after the response has been delivered to the consumer (application
   122         * may wish to close handles to reserved file or memory).
   123         *
   124         * @param aTxnId identifies what transaction (service message) was completed
   125         * @param aCompletionCode indicates whether transaction completed ok (KErrNone)
   126         * or not (error code).
   127         * @param aDesc may provide additional information about completed transaction,
   128         * typically this description is provided, if an error has occured.
   129         * It is optional for hostlet implementation to implement this method. 
   130         */
   131         inline virtual void OnServiceCompleteL(TInt /* aTxnId */, 
   132                                                TInt /* aCompletionCode */, 
   133                                                const TDesC8& /* aDesc*/ ) { ; }
   134                                              
   135 				/**
   136         * Hostlet connection calls this method several times, passing a different
   137         * UID per each call. If application wants to provide particular interface
   138         * to hostlet connection (web services stack), it needs to return a pointer
   139         * to such M-class as a return value of this method. For any interface, that
   140         * application has not implemented, it is supposed to return NULL.
   141         * @param aUID is the unique identifier of some interface
   142         * @return value should be a valid (void) pointer to any interface implemented
   143         * by the application. NULL signalizes that application does not provide interface
   144         * for give UID. 
   145         */    
   146 	    inline virtual TAny* GetInterfaceByUid( TUid /* aUID */ ) { return NULL; };                                             
   147     };
   148 
   149 
   150 #endif // M_SEN_HOSTLET_H
   151 
   152 // End of File