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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UI_INPUT_APPLICATION_H
+#define _UI_INPUT_APPLICATION_H
+
+#include <input/Input.h>
+
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+#include <utils/Timers.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+/*
+ * Describes the properties of an application that can receive input.
+ */
+struct InputApplicationInfo {
+    String8 name;
+    nsecs_t dispatchingTimeout;
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * Handle for an application that can receive input.
+ *
+ * Used by the native input dispatcher as a handle for the window manager objects
+ * that describe an application.
+ */
+class InputApplicationHandle : public RefBase {
+public:
+    inline const InputApplicationInfo* getInfo() const {
+        return mInfo;
+    }
+
+    inline String8 getName() const {
+        return mInfo ? mInfo->name : String8("<invalid>");
+    }
+
+    inline nsecs_t getDispatchingTimeout(nsecs_t defaultValue) const {
+        return mInfo ? mInfo->dispatchingTimeout : defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Requests that the state of this object be updated to reflect
+     * the most current available information about the application.
+     *
+     * This method should only be called from within the input dispatcher's
+     * critical section.
+     *
+     * Returns true on success, or false if the handle is no longer valid.
+     */
+    virtual bool updateInfo() = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Releases the storage used by the associated information when it is
+     * no longer needed.
+     */
+    void releaseInfo();
+
+protected:
+    InputApplicationHandle();
+    virtual ~InputApplicationHandle();
+
+    InputApplicationInfo* mInfo;
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+
+#endif // _UI_INPUT_APPLICATION_H