/*                                                    W3C Reference Library libwww Link Class
                                      THE LINK CLASS
                                             
 */
/*
**      (c) COPYRIGHT MIT 1995.
**      Please first read the full copyright statement in the file COPYRIGH.
*/
/*

   A Link represents the link between anchor objects. By keeping the link as a object and
   not as part of the anchor we are capable of handling link semantics in a much more
   organized way. For example, we can then search for link types among all the link
   objects that we have created. Anchor objects are bound together using Link objects.
   Each anchor can be the source or destination of zero, one, or more links from and to
   other anchors.
   
   This module is implemented by HTLink.c, and it is a part of the W3C Reference Library.
   
 */
#ifndef HTLINK_H
#define HTLINK_H

typedef struct _HTLink  HTLink;

#include "WWWUtil.h"
#include "HTMethod.h"
#include "HTAnchor.h"
/*

CREATION AND DELETION METHODS

   These are the methods for crating and deleting new link objects
   
  Create a new Link Object
  
 */
typedef HTAtom *        HTLinkType;

typedef enum _HTLinkResult {
    HT_LINK_INVALID = -1,
    HT_LINK_NONE = 0,
    HT_LINK_ERROR,
    HT_LINK_OK
} HTLinkResult;

struct _HTLink {
    HTAnchor *          dest;              /* The anchor to which this leads */
    HTLinkType          type;                      /* Semantics of this link */
    HTMethod            method;            /* Method for this link, e.g. PUT */
    HTLinkResult        result;    /* Result of any attempt to get this link */
};

HTLink * HTLink_new (void);
/*

  Delete a Link Object
  
   A link can be removed as any other object
   
 */
BOOL HTLink_delete (HTLink * link);
/*

  Remove All Link Information from an Anchor
  
   This is normally a part of deleting anchor objects.
   
 */
extern BOOL HTLink_removeAll (HTAnchor * me);
/*

HANDLE LINK BETWEEN ANCHORS

   As mentioned, link objects are the ones that bind anchor objects together in a Web like
   structure
   
  Add a Link between two Anchors
  
   This method creates a new link between two anchor objects.
   
 */
extern BOOL HTLink_add (HTAnchor *      source,
                             HTAnchor * destination,
                             HTLinkType type,
                             HTMethod   method);
/*

  Remove All Links Between two Anchors
  
   Removes link information from one anchor to another.
   
 */
extern BOOL HTLink_remove (HTAnchor * source, HTAnchor * destination);
/*

  Find a Link
  
   Find the anchor object between a destination and a source ancher. Return link object if
   any, else NULL
   
 */
extern HTLink * HTLink_find (HTAnchor * source, HTAnchor * destination);
/*

LINK INFORMATION

   This is the set of methods for accessing the information carried by a link object
   
  Link Destination
  
   The link destination is the destination anchor pointed to by the link.
   
 */
extern BOOL HTLink_setDestination (HTLink * link, HTAnchor * dest);
extern HTAnchor * HTLink_destination (HTLink * link);
/*

  Link Types and Semantic Links
  
   Each link has a sematic representation associated with it. This means that the
   application can distinguish between pages based on the semantics of the link. This is
   very similar to the LINKtag in HTML pages which indicates the meaning if this pages to
   other pages.
   
 */
extern BOOL HTLink_setType (HTLink * link, HTLinkType type);
extern HTLinkType HTLink_type (HTLink * link);
/*

  Link Method
  
   The link method is the HTTP method we have performed between the two links. For
   example, it can be a POST operation, or a PUT operation where the operation on the
   first anchor created a new anchor.
   
 */
extern BOOL HTLink_setMethod (HTLink * link, HTMethod method);
extern HTMethod HTLink_method (HTLink * link);
/*

  Link Result
  
   When a link has been used for posting an object from a source to a destination link,
   the result of the operation is stored as part of the link information. This means that
   we can keep track of which operations we have performed on a link and hence the
   application can ask the user whether he or she wants to do a re-post, for example.
   
 */
extern BOOL HTLink_setResult (HTLink * link, HTLinkResult result);
extern HTLinkResult HTLink_result (HTLink * link);
/*

 */
#endif /* HTLINK_H */
/*

   
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                             @(#) $Id: HTLink.html,v 2.1 1996/07/02 22:54:39 frystyk Exp $
                                                                                          
    */
