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+/**
+* Copyright (c) 2010 Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd.
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of the "{License}"
+* which accompanies  this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "{LicenseUrl}".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Chandradeep Gandhi, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd - Initial contribution
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:
+* Interface spefication for managing associations between various social contacts
+*
+*/
+
+#ifndef SMFRELATIONMGR_H
+#define SMFRELATIONMGR_H
+
+class SmfProvider;
+class SmfContact;
+class SmfRelationId; //persistent Id of a relation
+
+class SmfRelationItem : public SmfContact
+{
+	private:
+	//SmfProvider* provider;
+
+	public:
+	virtual SmfProvider* provider getProvider()=0;
+	virtual SmfProvider* provider setProvider(SmfProvider* provider)=0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Interface for a base service provider. Other service provider classes o derive from
+ * this base class so that each has access to service provider information
+ *
+ * All of the functionality described here should be implemented by a service
+ * specific plug-in object.
+ */
+class SmfRelationMgr : public QObject
+{
+  Q_OBJECT;
+
+public:
+  // Seeing as this is a plug-in implementation, these will realistically
+  // be generated by SMF factory of some kind
+  SmfRelationMgr(QObject* parent = 0);
+  ~SmfRelationMgr();
+
+public:
+  //create a relation with first contact (id optional)
+  virtual SmfRelationId create(SmfProvider provider, SmfContact conact, uint id) = 0;
+  // assign contact to a relation
+  virtual bool associate(SmfRelationId relation, SmfProvider provider, SmfContact conact) = 0;
+  //returns first contact in the relation when exists
+  virtual SmfContact searchById(SmfRelationId relation)=0;
+  //number of contacts in a relation
+  virtual uint count(SmfRelationId relation) = 0;
+
+slots:
+  virtual QList<SmfRelationItem> get(SmfRelationId relation)=0;//list of contacts and their provider
+  virtual QList<SmfRelationId> getAll()=0;//list of all relations
+
+signals:
+  //None at the moment
+};
+
+#endif // SMFRELATIONMGR_H