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	description: "[
		An extended help provider interface {HELP_PROVIDER_I} to augment an implemented help provider with search capabilities.
	]"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class.";
	date: "$Date$";
	revision: "$Revision $"

deferred class
	SEARCHABLE_HELP_PROVIDER_I

inherit
	HELP_PROVIDER_I

feature -- Query

	search_help (a_search: !STRING_GENERAL): !DS_LIST [TUPLE [title: !STRING_GENERAL; context_id: !STRING_GENERAL]]
			-- Searches help provider for documents using a search string.
			-- Note: Search is syncronous and may be slow to retrieve results.
			--
			-- `a_search': Search string to look up reference documentation
			-- `Result': A list of results paired using a textual title of the document and a matching help content context id.
		deferred
		ensure
			result_contains_attached_items: not Result.has (Void)
			result_contains_valid_items: Result.for_all (agent (a_ia_item: TUPLE [title: !STRING_GENERAL; context_id: !STRING_GENERAL]): BOOLEAN
				do
					Result := not a_ia_item.title.is_empty and not a_ia_item.context_id.is_empty and then is_valid_context_id (a_ia_item.context_id)
				end)
		end

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end