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+/**
+ * @file fetcher.h
+ *
+ * @brief Interface of fetcher_t.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Andreas Steffen
+ * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
+ *
+ * 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.  See <fetcher://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl.txt>.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef FETCHER_H_
+#define FETCHER_H_
+
+typedef struct fetcher_t fetcher_t;
+
+#include <chunk.h>
+
+#define FETCHER_TIMEOUT	10	/* seconds */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Fetches information from an URI (http, file, ftp, etc.)
+ *
+ * @ingroup utils
+ */
+struct fetcher_t {
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Get information via a get request.
+	 * 
+	 * @param this				calling object
+	 * @param uri				uri specifying the information source
+	 * @return					chunk_t containing the information
+	 */
+	chunk_t (*get) (fetcher_t *this);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Get information via a get request.
+	 * 
+	 * @param this				calling object
+	 * @param uri				uri specifying the information source
+	 * @param type				content type of http post request
+	 * @param request			binary data for http post request
+	 * @return					chunk_t containing the information
+	 */
+	chunk_t (*post) (fetcher_t *this, const char *type, chunk_t request);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Destroys the fetcher_t object.
+	 * 
+	 * @param this			fetcher_t to destroy
+	 */
+	void (*destroy) (fetcher_t *this);
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Create a fetcher_t object.
+ * 
+ * @return 			created fetcher_t object
+ * 
+ * @ingroup utils
+ */
+fetcher_t* fetcher_create(const char *uri);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Initializes the fetcher_t class
+ *
+ * call this function only once in the main program
+ *
+ * @ingroup utils
+ */
+void fetcher_initialize(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Finalizes the fetcher_t class
+ *
+ * call this function only once befor exiting the main program
+ *
+ * @ingroup utils
+ */
+void fetcher_finalize(void);
+
+#endif /*FETCHER_H_*/