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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+namespace OCP\Search;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * Filter definition
+ *
+ * Describe filter attributes
+ *
+ * @since 28.0.0
+ */
+class FilterDefinition {
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_BOOL = 'bool';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_INT = 'int';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_FLOAT = 'float';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_STRING = 'string';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_STRINGS = 'strings';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_DATETIME = 'datetime';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_PERSON = 'person';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_NC_USER = 'nc-user';
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public const TYPE_NC_GROUP = 'nc-group';
+
+	/**
+	 * Build filter definition
+	 *
+	 * @param self::TYPE_* $type
+	 * @param bool $exclusive If true, all providers not supporting this filter will be ignored when this filter is provided
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException in case of invalid name. Allowed characters are -, 0-9, a-z.
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function __construct(
+		private string $name,
+		private string $type = self::TYPE_STRING,
+		private bool $exclusive = true,
+	) {
+		if (!preg_match('/[-0-9a-z]+/Au', $name)) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid filter name. Allowed characters are [-0-9a-z]');
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filter name
+	 *
+	 * Name is used in query string and for advanced syntax `name: <value>`
+	 *
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function name(): string {
+		return $this->name;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filter type
+	 *
+	 * Expected type of value for the filter
+	 *
+	 * @return self::TYPE_*
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function type(): string {
+		return $this->type;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Is filter exclusive?
+	 *
+	 * If exclusive, only provider with support for this filter will receive the query.
+	 * Example: if an exclusive filter `mimetype` is declared, a search with this term will not
+	 * be send to providers like `settings` that doesn't support it.
+	 *
+	 * @since 28.0.0
+	 */
+	public function exclusive(): bool {
+		return $this->exclusive;
+	}
+}