plasma-framework/abstractrunner.h

/*
 *   Copyright 2006-2007 Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
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 *
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 */

#ifndef RUNNER_H
#define RUNNER_H

#include <QtCore/QObject>

#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
#include <plasma/searchaction.h>
#include <plasma/searchcontext.h>

class KCompletion;

namespace Plasma
{

/**
 * An abstract base class for Plasma Runner plugins
 */
class PLASMA_EXPORT AbstractRunner : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

    public:
        typedef QList<AbstractRunner*> List;

        /**
         * Static method is called to load and get a list available of Runners.
         */
        static List loadRunners(QObject* parent, const QStringList& whitelist = QStringList() );

        /**
         * Constructs a Runner object. Since AbstractRunner has pure virtuals,
         * this constructor can not be called directly. Rather a subclass must
         * be created
         */
        explicit AbstractRunner(QObject* parent = 0);
        virtual ~AbstractRunner();

        /**
         * If the runner can run precisely this term, return a QAction, else
         * return 0. The first runner that returns a QAction will be the
         * default runner. Other runner's actions will be suggested in the
         * interface. Non-exact matches should be offered via findMatches.
         * The action will be activated if the user selects it.
         * If the action is informational only and should not be executed,
         * disable the action with setEnabled( false ).
         *
         * If this runner's exact match is selected, the action will not
         * be triggered, but it will be passed into the exec method.
         * @see exec
         *
         * Ownership of the action passes to the AbstractRunner class.
         */
        virtual void match(Plasma::SearchContext *search) = 0;

        /**
         * If the runner has options that the user can interact with to modify
         * what happens when exec or one of the actions created in fillMatches
         * is called, the runner should return true
         */
        bool hasMatchOptions();

        /**
         * If hasMatchOptions() returns true, this method may be called to get
         * a widget displaying the options the user can interact with to modify
         * the behaviour of what happens when a given match is selected.
         *
         * @param widget the parent of the options widgets.
         */
        virtual void createMatchOptions(QWidget *widget);

        /**
         * If the runner itself has configuration options, this method returns true
         */
        bool isConfigurable();

        /**
         * If isConfigurable() returns true, this method may to get
         * a widget displaying the options the user can interact with to modify
         * the behaviour of what happens when a given match is selected.
         *
         * @param widget the parent of the options widgets.
         */
        virtual void createConfigurationInterface(QWidget *widget);

        /**
         * Called whenever an exact or possible match associated with this
         * runner is triggered.
         */
        virtual void exec(Plasma::SearchAction *action);

    protected:
        /**
         * Sets whether or not the the runner has options for matches
         */
        void setHasMatchOptions(bool hasMatchOptions);

        /**
         * Sets whether or not the runner has configuration options itself
         */
        void setIsConfigurable(bool canBeConfigured);

    private:
        class Private;
        Private* const d;
};

} // Plasma namespace

#define K_EXPORT_PLASMA_RUNNER( libname, classname )     \
K_PLUGIN_FACTORY(factory, registerPlugin<classname>();) \
K_EXPORT_PLUGIN(factory("plasma_runner_" #libname))

#endif