/*
    This file is part of KAddressBook.
    Copyright (c) 2004 Tobias Koenig <tokoe@kde.org>

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

    As a special exception, permission is given to link this program
    with any edition of TQt, and distribute the resulting executable,
    without including the source code for TQt in the source distribution.
*/

#ifndef SEARCHMANAGER_H
#define SEARCHMANAGER_H

#include <config.h> // for TDEPIM_NEW_DISTRLISTS
#include <tqobject.h>

#include <tdeabc/stdaddressbook.h>
#ifdef TDEPIM_NEW_DISTRLISTS
#include <libtdepim/distributionlist.h>
#endif

namespace KAB {

class SearchManager : public TQObject
{
  Q_OBJECT
  

  public:
    enum Type {
      StartsWith,
      EndsWith,
      Contains,
      Equals
    };

    SearchManager( TDEABC::AddressBook *ab,
                   TQObject *parent, const char *name = 0 );

    /**
      This method takes a pattern and searches for a match of the specified
      field of all available contacts. The result is propagated via
      contactsUpdated().

      @param pattern The search string.
      @param field The field which shall be compared with the search string.
      @param type The type for the matching.
     */
    void search( const TQString &pattern, const TDEABC::Field::List &fields, Type type = Contains );

    /**
      Returns the contacts which matched the last search query.
     */
    TDEABC::Addressee::List contacts() const;


#ifdef TDEPIM_NEW_DISTRLISTS
    /**
      sets the distribution list to be shown 
     */
    void setSelectedDistributionList( const TQString &name );

    /**
      Returns all the distribution lists.
     */
    KPIM::DistributionList::List distributionLists() const;

    /**
      Returns the name of all the distribution lists.
     */
    TQStringList distributionListNames() const;
#endif

  signals:
    /**
      Emitted whenever the contacts have changed.
     */
    void contactsUpdated();

  public slots:
    void reload();

  private:
    TDEABC::Addressee::List mContacts;
#ifdef TDEPIM_NEW_DISTRLISTS
    TQString mSelectedDistributionList;
    KPIM::DistributionList::List mDistributionLists;
#endif
    TDEABC::AddressBook *mAddressBook;

    TQString mPattern;
    TDEABC::Field::List mFields;
    Type mType;
};

}

#endif