/*
    downloadjob.h

    This file is part of libkleopatra, the KDE keymanagement library
    Copyright (c) 2004 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB

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*/

#ifndef __KLEO_DOWNLOADJOB_H__
#define __KLEO_DOWNLOADJOB_H__

#include "job.h"

#include <tqcstring.h>

namespace GpgME {
  class Error;
}

class TQStringList;

namespace Kleo {

  /**
     @short An abstract base class for asynchronous downloaders

     To use a DownloadJob, first obtain an instance from the
     CryptoBackend implementation, connect the progress() and result()
     signals to suitable slots and then start the download with a call
     to start(). This call might fail, in which case the DownloadJob
     instance will have scheduled it's own destruction with a call to
     TQObject::deleteLater().

     After result() is emitted, the DownloadJob will schedule it's own
     destruction by calling TQObject::deleteLater().
  */
  class DownloadJob : public Job {
    TQ_OBJECT
  
  protected:
    DownloadJob( TQObject * parent, const char * name );
  public:
    ~DownloadJob();

    /**
       Starts the download operation. \a fingerprints is a list of
       fingerprints used to specify the list of keys downloaded. Empty
       patterns are ignored. If \a fingerprints is empty, contains
       only empty strings or anything other than fingerprints, the
       result is undefined.
    */
    virtual GpgME::Error start( const TQStringList & fingerprints ) = 0;

  signals:
    void result( const GpgME::Error & result, const TQByteArray & keyData );
  };

}

#endif // __KLEO_DOWNLOADJOB_H__
