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<h1>eric6.WebBrowser.OpenSearch.OpenSearchEngine</h1>
<p>
Module implementing the open search engine.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine">OpenSearchEngine</a></td>
<td>Class implementing the open search engine.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="OpenSearchEngine" ID="OpenSearchEngine"></a>
<h2>OpenSearchEngine</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing the open search engine.
</p><h3>Signals</h3>
<dl>
<dt>imageChanged()</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the icon has been changed
</dd><dt>suggestions(list of strings)</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the suggestions have
            been received
</dd>
</dl>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
QObject
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.parseTemplate">parseTemplate</a></td>
<td>Class method to parse a search template.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.__init__">OpenSearchEngine</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.__eq__">__eq__</a></td>
<td>Special method implementing the == operator.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.__imageObtained">__imageObtained</a></td>
<td>Private slot to receive the image of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.__lt__">__lt__</a></td>
<td>Special method implementing the < operator.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.__suggestionsObtained">__suggestionsObtained</a></td>
<td>Private slot to receive the suggestions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.description">description</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the description of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.image">image</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the image of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.imageUrl">imageUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the image URL of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.isValid">isValid</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the engine is valid.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.loadImage">loadImage</a></td>
<td>Public method to load the image of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.name">name</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the name of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.networkAccessManager">networkAccessManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a reference to the network access manager object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.providesSuggestions">providesSuggestions</a></td>
<td>Public method to check, if the engine provides suggestions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.requestSuggestions">requestSuggestions</a></td>
<td>Public method to request suggestions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.searchMethod">searchMethod</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the HTTP request method used to perform search requests.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.searchParameters">searchParameters</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the search parameters of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.searchUrl">searchUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a URL ready for searching.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.searchUrlTemplate">searchUrlTemplate</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the search URL template of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setDescription">setDescription</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine description.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setImage">setImage</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the image of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrl">setImageUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine image URL.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrlAndLoad">setImageUrlAndLoad</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine image URL.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setName">setName</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine name.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setNetworkAccessManager">setNetworkAccessManager</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the reference to the network access manager.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setSearchMethod">setSearchMethod</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the HTTP request method used to perform search requests.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setSearchParameters">setSearchParameters</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine search parameters.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setSearchUrlTemplate">setSearchUrlTemplate</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine search URL template.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsMethod">setSuggestionsMethod</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the HTTP request method used to perform suggestions requests.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsParameters">setSuggestionsParameters</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine suggestions parameters.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsUrlTemplate">setSuggestionsUrlTemplate</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the engine suggestions URL template.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsMethod">suggestionsMethod</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the HTTP request method used to perform suggestions requests.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsParameters">suggestionsParameters</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the suggestions parameters of the engine.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrl">suggestionsUrl</a></td>
<td>Public method to get a URL ready for suggestions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrlTemplate">suggestionsUrlTemplate</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the search URL template of the engine.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.parseTemplate" ID="OpenSearchEngine.parseTemplate"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.parseTemplate (class method)</h4>
<b>parseTemplate</b>(<i>searchTerm, searchTemplate</i>)
<p>
        Class method to parse a search template.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>searchTerm</i></dt>
<dd>
term to search for (string)
</dd><dt><i>searchTemplate</i></dt>
<dd>
template to be parsed (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
parsed template (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.__init__" ID="OpenSearchEngine.__init__"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine (Constructor)</h4>
<b>OpenSearchEngine</b>(<i>parent=None</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p><dl>
<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent object (QObject)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.__eq__" ID="OpenSearchEngine.__eq__"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.__eq__</h4>
<b>__eq__</b>(<i>other</i>)
<p>
        Special method implementing the == operator.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>other</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to an open search engine (OpenSearchEngine)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating equality (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.__imageObtained" ID="OpenSearchEngine.__imageObtained"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.__imageObtained</h4>
<b>__imageObtained</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to receive the image of the engine.
</p><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.__lt__" ID="OpenSearchEngine.__lt__"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.__lt__</h4>
<b>__lt__</b>(<i>other</i>)
<p>
        Special method implementing the < operator.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>other</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to an open search engine (OpenSearchEngine)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating less than (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.__suggestionsObtained" ID="OpenSearchEngine.__suggestionsObtained"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.__suggestionsObtained</h4>
<b>__suggestionsObtained</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to receive the suggestions.
</p><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.description" ID="OpenSearchEngine.description"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.description</h4>
<b>description</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the description of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
description of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.image" ID="OpenSearchEngine.image"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.image</h4>
<b>image</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the image of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
image of the engine (QImage)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.imageUrl" ID="OpenSearchEngine.imageUrl"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.imageUrl</h4>
<b>imageUrl</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the image URL of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
image URL of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.isValid" ID="OpenSearchEngine.isValid"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.isValid</h4>
<b>isValid</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to check, if the engine is valid.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating validity (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.loadImage" ID="OpenSearchEngine.loadImage"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.loadImage</h4>
<b>loadImage</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to load the image of the engine.
</p><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.name" ID="OpenSearchEngine.name"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.name</h4>
<b>name</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the name of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
name of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.networkAccessManager" ID="OpenSearchEngine.networkAccessManager"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.networkAccessManager</h4>
<b>networkAccessManager</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a reference to the network access manager object.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the network access manager object
            (QNetworkAccessManager)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.providesSuggestions" ID="OpenSearchEngine.providesSuggestions"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.providesSuggestions</h4>
<b>providesSuggestions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to check, if the engine provides suggestions.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating suggestions are provided (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.requestSuggestions" ID="OpenSearchEngine.requestSuggestions"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.requestSuggestions</h4>
<b>requestSuggestions</b>(<i>searchTerm</i>)
<p>
        Public method to request suggestions.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>searchTerm</i></dt>
<dd>
term to get suggestions for (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.searchMethod" ID="OpenSearchEngine.searchMethod"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.searchMethod</h4>
<b>searchMethod</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the HTTP request method used to perform search
        requests.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
HTTP request method (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.searchParameters" ID="OpenSearchEngine.searchParameters"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.searchParameters</h4>
<b>searchParameters</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the search parameters of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
search parameters of the engine (list of two tuples)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.searchUrl" ID="OpenSearchEngine.searchUrl"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.searchUrl</h4>
<b>searchUrl</b>(<i>searchTerm</i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a URL ready for searching.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>searchTerm</i></dt>
<dd>
term to search for (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
URL (QUrl)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.searchUrlTemplate" ID="OpenSearchEngine.searchUrlTemplate"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.searchUrlTemplate</h4>
<b>searchUrlTemplate</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the search URL template of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
search URL template of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setDescription" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setDescription"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setDescription</h4>
<b>setDescription</b>(<i>description</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine description.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>description</i></dt>
<dd>
description of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setImage" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setImage"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setImage</h4>
<b>setImage</b>(<i>image</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the image of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>image</i></dt>
<dd>
image to be set (QImage)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrl" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrl"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrl</h4>
<b>setImageUrl</b>(<i>imageUrl</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine image URL.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>imageUrl</i></dt>
<dd>
image URL of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrlAndLoad" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrlAndLoad"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setImageUrlAndLoad</h4>
<b>setImageUrlAndLoad</b>(<i>imageUrl</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine image URL.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>imageUrl</i></dt>
<dd>
image URL of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setName" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setName"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setName</h4>
<b>setName</b>(<i>name</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine name.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setNetworkAccessManager" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setNetworkAccessManager"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setNetworkAccessManager</h4>
<b>setNetworkAccessManager</b>(<i>networkAccessManager</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the reference to the network access manager.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>networkAccessManager</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the network access manager
            object (QNetworkAccessManager)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setSearchMethod" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setSearchMethod"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setSearchMethod</h4>
<b>setSearchMethod</b>(<i>method</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the HTTP request method used to perform search
        requests.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>method</i></dt>
<dd>
HTTP request method (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setSearchParameters" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setSearchParameters"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setSearchParameters</h4>
<b>setSearchParameters</b>(<i>searchParameters</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine search parameters.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>searchParameters</i></dt>
<dd>
search parameters of the engine
            (list of two tuples)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setSearchUrlTemplate" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setSearchUrlTemplate"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setSearchUrlTemplate</h4>
<b>setSearchUrlTemplate</b>(<i>searchUrlTemplate</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine search URL template.
</p><p>
        The URL template is processed according to the specification:
        <a
          href="http://www.opensearch.org/Specifications/OpenSearch/1.1#OpenSearch_URL_template_syntax">
        http://www.opensearch.org/Specifications/OpenSearch/1.1#OpenSearch_URL_template_syntax</a>
</p><p>
        A list of template parameters currently supported and what they are
        replaced with:
        <table>
        <tr><td><b>Parameter</b></td><td><b>Value</b></td></tr>
        <tr><td>{count}</td><td>20</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{startIndex}</td><td>0</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{startPage}</td><td>0</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{language}</td>
          <td>the default language code (RFC 3066)</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{country}</td>
          <td>the default country code (first part of language)</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{inputEncoding}</td><td>UTF-8</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{outputEncoding}</td><td>UTF-8</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{searchTerms}</td><td>the string supplied by the user</td></tr>
        <tr><td>{*:source}</td>
          <td>application name, QCoreApplication::applicationName()</td></tr>
        </table>
</p><dl>
<dt><i>searchUrlTemplate</i></dt>
<dd>
search URL template of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsMethod" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsMethod"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsMethod</h4>
<b>setSuggestionsMethod</b>(<i>method</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the HTTP request method used to perform
        suggestions requests.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>method</i></dt>
<dd>
HTTP request method (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsParameters" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsParameters"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsParameters</h4>
<b>setSuggestionsParameters</b>(<i>suggestionsParameters</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine suggestions parameters.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>suggestionsParameters</i></dt>
<dd>
suggestions parameters of the
            engine (list of two tuples)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsUrlTemplate" ID="OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsUrlTemplate"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.setSuggestionsUrlTemplate</h4>
<b>setSuggestionsUrlTemplate</b>(<i>suggestionsUrlTemplate</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the engine suggestions URL template.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>suggestionsUrlTemplate</i></dt>
<dd>
suggestions URL template of the
            engine (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsMethod" ID="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsMethod"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsMethod</h4>
<b>suggestionsMethod</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the HTTP request method used to perform
        suggestions requests.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
HTTP request method (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsParameters" ID="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsParameters"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsParameters</h4>
<b>suggestionsParameters</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the suggestions parameters of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
suggestions parameters of the engine (list of two tuples)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrl" ID="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrl"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrl</h4>
<b>suggestionsUrl</b>(<i>searchTerm</i>)
<p>
        Public method to get a URL ready for suggestions.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>searchTerm</i></dt>
<dd>
term to search for (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
URL (QUrl)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrlTemplate" ID="OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrlTemplate"></a>
<h4>OpenSearchEngine.suggestionsUrlTemplate</h4>
<b>suggestionsUrlTemplate</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the search URL template of the engine.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
search URL template of the engine (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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