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* File Name:  mimapi.h
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* Author:  Jonathan Kans
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* Version Creation Date:   8/16/00
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* $Revision: 1.2 $
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#ifndef _MIMAPI_
#define _MIMAPI_

#include <ncbi.h>
#include <asn.h>
#include <objmim.h>
#include <urlquery.h>

#undef NLM_EXTERN
#ifdef NLM_IMPORT
#define NLM_EXTERN NLM_IMPORT
#else
#define NLM_EXTERN extern
#endif


#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif


/* See synchronous and asynchronous code examples at bottom of this header */

/* low-level connection functions */

NLM_EXTERN CONN MimOpenConnection (
  Int4 uid
);

NLM_EXTERN MimEntryPtr MimWaitForReply (
  CONN conn
);

/*
 MimSynchronousQuery opens connection, sends a
 uid request, and waits for a reply
*/

NLM_EXTERN MimEntryPtr MimSynchronousQuery (
  Int4 uid
);

/*
 MimAsynchronousQuery opens connection, send request,
 and queues completion routine using urlquery queueing
 mechanism.

 MimCheckQueue should be called several times a second with
 a timer.  It calls QUERY_CheckQueue to poll connection,
 which calls completion routine when result is available,
 cleaning up connection afterwards.

 MimReadReply take conns and status parameters from completion
 routine and reads MimEntryPtr.
*/

NLM_EXTERN Boolean MimAsynchronousQuery (
  Int4 uid,
  QUEUE* queue,
  QueryResultProc resultproc,
  VoidPtr userdata
);

NLM_EXTERN Int4 MimCheckQueue (
  QUEUE* queue
);

NLM_EXTERN MimEntryPtr MimReadReply (
  CONN conn,
  EIO_Status status
);


#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#undef NLM_EXTERN
#ifdef NLM_EXPORT
#define NLM_EXTERN NLM_EXPORT
#else
#define NLM_EXTERN
#endif

#endif /* _MIMAPI_ */