beginning manual image providers

MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Notifications\INotificationsRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Notifications\NotificationUpdateEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\IDynamicInfoProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Providers\IImageProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Session\ISessionManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Drawing\ImageExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Entities\AggregateFolder.cs" />

MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IImageProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Providers;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface IImageProvider
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IImageProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name.</value>
+        string Name { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Supportses the specified item.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="imageType">Type of the image.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if XXXX, <c>false</c> otherwise</returns>
+        bool Supports(BaseItem item, ImageType imageType);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the available images.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="imageType">Type of the image.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task{IEnumerable{RemoteImageInfo}}.</returns>
+        Task<IEnumerable<RemoteImageInfo>> GetAvailableImages(BaseItem item, ImageType imageType, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    }
+}

MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Providers;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -52,6 +53,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
         /// Adds the metadata providers.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="providers">The providers.</param>
-        void AddParts(IEnumerable<BaseMetadataProvider> providers);
+        /// <param name="imageProviders">The image providers.</param>
+        void AddParts(IEnumerable<BaseMetadataProvider> providers, IEnumerable<IImageProvider> imageProviders);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the available remote images.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task{IEnumerable{RemoteImageInfo}}.</returns>
+        Task<IEnumerable<RemoteImageInfo>> GetAvailableRemoteImages(BaseItem item, ImageType type, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     }
 }