4 files changed, 74 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/ChangeLog b/libopie2/opiepim/ChangeLog
index dd57259..564e92a 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/ChangeLog
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/ChangeLog
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+2004-12-28  Stefan Eilers <stefan@eilers-online.net>
+        * Make improved query by example accessable via frontend
+        * Some API improvement
 2004-11-23  Stefan Eilers <stefan@eilers-online.net>
         * Implement fast and full featured version of sorted() for addressbook
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/core/ocontactaccess.h b/libopie2/opiepim/core/ocontactaccess.h
index bd85b4e..5051321 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/core/ocontactaccess.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/core/ocontactaccess.h
@@ -121,5 +121,5 @@ class OPimContactAccess: public QObject, public OPimAccessTemplate<OPimContact>
          *  @return All settings provided by the current backend
          * (i.e.: WildCards & IgnoreCase)
-         * @see QuerySettings in OPimBase for details of the parameter
+         * @see QuerySettings in OPimBase for details of the parameter, queryByExample()
          */
         const uint querySettings();
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
index 073d5f9..3875f09 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
@@ -87,5 +87,45 @@ public:
     virtual List allRecords()const;
     virtual List matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const;
-    virtual List queryByExample( const T& t, int querySettings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
+
+    /**
+     * Query by example search interface. 
+     * "Query by Example" provides a very powerful search engine. Use the query object 
+     * (this may be a contact, a todo or databook event) 
+     * as a search mask which is converted into a query regarding the querySettings. If a time period is needed 
+     * (as for OpimBase::DateDiff), you have to use the date/time in the query object and the endperiod (the last parameter).
+     * @see QuerySettings in class OPimBase 
+     * @param query The object which contains the query set
+     * @param querySettings This parameter defines what should be searched and how the query should be interpreted
+     * @param endperiod Defines the end of a period for some special queries.    
+     */
+    virtual List queryByExample( const T& query, int querySettings, const QDateTime& endperiod = QDateTime() );
+
+    /**
+     * Generic query by example search interface. This is a special version which handles generic OPimRecord types. They are converted 
+     * automatically into the right datatype.
+     * "Query by Example" provides a very powerful search engine. Use the query object (this may be a contact, a todo or databook event) 
+     * as a search mask which is converted into a query regarding the querySettings. If a time period is needed 
+     * (as for OpimBase::DateDiff), you have to use the date/time in the query object and the endperiod (the last parameter).
+     * @see QuerySettings in class OPimBase 
+     * @param query The object which contains the query set
+     * @param querySettings This parameter defines what should be searched and how the query should be interpreted
+     * @param endperiod Defines the end of a period for some special queries.    
+     */
+    virtual List queryByExample( const OPimRecord* query, int querySettings, const QDateTime& endperiod = QDateTime() );
+    /**
+     * Incremental query by example search interface. Providing incremental search, this one provides the feature 
+     * to search in a list of records which may be returned by an other search.
+     * "Query by Example" provides a very powerful search engine. Use the query object (this may be a contact, a todo or databook event) 
+     * as a search mask which is converted into a query regarding the querySettings. If a time period is needed 
+     * (as for OpimBase::DateDiff), you have to use the date/time in the query object and the endperiod (the last parameter).
+     * @see QuerySettings in class OPimBase 
+     * @param uidlist List of uid's which should be incorporated into the next search 
+     * @param query The object which contains the query set
+     * @param querySettings This parameter defines what should be searched and how the query should be interpreted
+     * @param endperiod Defines the end of a period for some special queries.    
+     */
+    virtual List queryByExample( const OPimAccessTemplate::List& uidlist, const T& query, int querySettings, 
+                                 const QDateTime& endperiod = QDateTime() );
+
     virtual T find( UID uid )const;
     virtual T find( UID uid, const QArray<int>&,
@@ -270,8 +310,4 @@ QArray<int> OPimAccessTemplate<T>::records()const {
 
 
-/**
- * queryByExample.
- * @see otodoaccess, ocontactaccess
- */
 template <class T>
 typename OPimAccessTemplate<T>::List
@@ -279,9 +315,35 @@ OPimAccessTemplate<T>::queryByExample( const T& t, int settings, const QDateTime
     QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->queryByExample( t, settings, d );
 
-    List lis(ints, this );
-    return lis;
+    List list(ints, this );
+    return list;
 }
 
 template <class T>
+typename OPimAccessTemplate<T>::List
+OPimAccessTemplate<T>::queryByExample( const OPimRecord* t, int settings, const QDateTime& d ) {
+    T tempInstance;
+
+    if ( t->rtti() == tempInstance.rtti() ) {
+            QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->queryByExample( t, settings, d );
+            List list( ints, this );
+            return list;
+    } else {
+        owarn << "Query not possible: Objecttype mismatch" << oendl;
+    } 
+
+    return List();
+}
+
+template <class T>
+typename OPimAccessTemplate<T>::List
+OPimAccessTemplate<T>::queryByExample( const OPimAccessTemplate::List& uidlist, const T& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d ) {
+    QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->queryByExample( uidlist.uids(), t, settings, d );
+
+    List list( ints, this );
+    return list;
+}
+
+
+template <class T>
 T OPimAccessTemplate<T>::find( UID uid ) const{
     // First search in cache..
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimtemplatebase.h b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimtemplatebase.h
index c8abab4..075e573 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimtemplatebase.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimtemplatebase.h
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@ struct OPimBase {
      */
     enum SortFilterBase {
-            /** Do not filter anything. */
+        /** Do not filter anything. */
         FilterOff = 0,
         /** Use given Categories for filter */