Kyoo/Kyoo.Abstractions/Controllers/IMetadataProvider.cs
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// Kyoo - A portable and vast media library solution.
// Copyright (c) Kyoo.
//
// See AUTHORS.md and LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
//
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//
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// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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//
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using Kyoo.Abstractions.Models;
namespace Kyoo.Abstractions.Controllers
{
/// <summary>
/// An interface to automatically retrieve metadata from external providers.
/// </summary>
public interface IMetadataProvider
{
/// <summary>
/// The <see cref="Provider"/> corresponding to this provider.
/// This allow to map metadata to a provider, keep metadata links and
/// know witch <see cref="IMetadataProvider"/> is used for a specific <see cref="Library"/>.
/// </summary>
Provider Provider { get; }
/// <summary>
/// Return a new item with metadata from your provider.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">
/// The item to retrieve metadata from. Most of the time, only the name will be available but other
/// properties may be filed by other providers before a call to this method. This can allow you to identify
/// the collection on your provider.
/// </param>
/// <remarks>
/// You must not use metadata from the given <paramref name="item"/>.
/// Merging metadata is the job of Kyoo, a complex <typeparamref name="T"/> is given
/// to make a precise search and give you every available properties, not to discard properties.
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of resource to retrieve metadata for.</typeparam>
/// <returns>A new <typeparamref name="T"/> containing metadata from your provider or null</returns>
[ItemCanBeNull]
Task<T> Get<T>([NotNull] T item)
where T : class, IResource;
/// <summary>
/// Search for a specific type of items with a given query.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="query">The search query to use.</param>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of resource to search metadata for.</typeparam>
/// <returns>The list of items that could be found on this specific provider.</returns>
[ItemNotNull]
Task<ICollection<T>> Search<T>(string query)
where T : class, IResource;
}
/// <summary>
/// A special <see cref="IMetadataProvider"/> that merge results.
/// This interface exists to specify witch provider to use but it can be used like any other metadata provider.
/// </summary>
public abstract class AProviderComposite : IMetadataProvider
{
/// <inheritdoc />
[ItemNotNull]
public abstract Task<T> Get<T>(T item)
where T : class, IResource;
/// <inheritdoc />
public abstract Task<ICollection<T>> Search<T>(string query)
where T : class, IResource;
/// <summary>
/// Since this is a composite and not a real provider, no metadata is available.
/// It is not meant to be stored or selected. This class will handle merge based on what is required.
/// </summary>
public Provider Provider => null;
/// <summary>
/// Select witch providers to use.
/// The <see cref="IMetadataProvider"/> associated with the given <see cref="Provider"/> will be used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="providers">The list of providers to use</param>
public abstract void UseProviders(IEnumerable<Provider> providers);
}
}