- virtual string Maintainer() {return string();};
- virtual string ShortDesc() {return string();};
- virtual string LongDesc() {return string();};
- virtual string Name() {return string();};
-
+ virtual std::string Maintainer() {return std::string();};
+ /** return short description in language from record.
+ *
+ * @see #LongDesc
+ */
+ virtual std::string ShortDesc(std::string const &/*lang*/) {return std::string();};
+ /** return long description in language from record.
+ *
+ * If \b lang is empty the "best" available language will be
+ * returned as determined by the APT::Languages configuration.
+ * If a (requested) language can't be found in this record an empty
+ * string will be returned.
+ */
+ virtual std::string LongDesc(std::string const &/*lang*/) {return std::string();};
+ std::string ShortDesc() {return ShortDesc("");};
+ std::string LongDesc() {return LongDesc("");};
+
+ virtual std::string Name() {return std::string();};
+ virtual std::string Homepage() {return std::string();}
+
+ // An arbitrary custom field
+ virtual std::string RecordField(const char * /*fieldName*/) { return std::string();};
+