plasma-framework/widgets/widget.h

/*
 *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Alexander Wiedenbruch <mail@wiedenbruch.de>
 *                      and Matias Valdenegro <mvaldenegro@informatica.utem.cl>
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 *
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 */

#ifndef WIDGET_H_
#define WIDGET_H_

#include <QtGui/QGraphicsItem>

#include <QtCore/QRectF>
#include <QtCore/QSizeF>

#include <plasma/widgets/layoutitem.h>
#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>

namespace Plasma
{

class Layout;

/**
 * Base class for all Widgets in Plasma.
 *
 * @author Alexander Wiedenbruch
 * @author Matias Valdenegro
 *
 * Widgets are the basis for User Interfaces inside Plasma.
 * Widgets are rectangular, but can be in any visible shape by just using transparency to mask
 * out non-rectangular areas.
 *
 * To implement a Widget, just subclass Plasma::Widget and implement at minimum, sizeHint() and paint()
 */
class PLASMA_EXPORT Widget  : public QObject,
                              public QGraphicsItem,
                              public LayoutItem
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:


    /**
     * Creates a new Plasma::Widget.
     * @param parent the QGraphicsItem this icon is parented to.
     */
    explicit Widget(QGraphicsItem *parent = 0);

    /**
     * Destroys a Plasma::Widget.
     */
    virtual ~Widget();

    /**
     * This method is used by Plasma::Layout to determine which directions the
     * widget naturally expands.
     * @return bitmask with the directions that this Widget can be expanded.
     */
    virtual Qt::Orientations expandingDirections() const;

    /**
     * Sets the minimum size of the Widget.
     * @param size the size to set as the minimum size.
     */
    void setMinimumSize(const QSizeF& size);

    /**
     * @return minimum size of the Widget.
     */
    QSizeF minimumSize() const;

    /**
     * Sets the maximum size of the Widget.
     * @param size the size to set as the maximum size.
     */
    void setMaximumSize(const QSizeF& size);

    /**
     * @return maximum size of the Widget.
     */
    QSizeF maximumSize() const;

    /**
     * This method is used by Plasma::Layout to determine whether this widget
     * can provide a height value given a width value.
     * @return whether or not this Widget has heightForWidth.
     */
    virtual bool hasHeightForWidth() const;

    /**
     * This method is used by Plasma::Layout to determine a height value
     * given a width value.
     * @param width the width to use to determine height.
     * @return height calculated using width given.
     */
    virtual qreal heightForWidth(qreal width) const;

    /**
     * This method is used by Plasma::Layout to determine whether this widget
     * can provide a width value given a height value.
     * @return whether or not this Widget has widthForHeight.
     */
    virtual bool hasWidthForHeight() const;

    /**
     * This method is used by Plasma::Layout to determine a width value
     * given a height value.
     * @param height the width to use to determine width.
     * @return width calculated using height given.
     */
    virtual qreal widthForHeight(qreal h) const;

    /**
     * @return geometry of this widget.
     */
    QRectF geometry() const;

    /**
     * @return geometry of this widget in local coordinates.
     */
    QRectF localGeometry() const;

    /**
    * Sets the geometry of this Widget.
    */
    /**
     * Sets the geometry of this Plasma::Widget
     * @param geometry the geometry to apply to this Plasma::Widget.
     */
    void setGeometry(const QRectF &geometry);

    /**
     * This method is used to notify any containing Plasma::Layout that it should
     * reset its geometry.
     */
    // NOTE: this is a completely broken concept -MB
    void updateGeometry();

    /**
     * Invalidate current geometry of this Plasma::Widget as well as its
     * parent if it exists.
     */
    virtual void invalidate();

    /**
     * Returns the recommended size for this widget. Note that this size is not
     * necessarily only the size for the widget, but might also include margins etc.
     * @return recommended size for this Plasma::Widget.
     */
    virtual QSizeF sizeHint() const;

    /**
     * Sets the size of this Plasma::Widget.
     * @param size the size of this Plasma::Widget
     */
    void setSize(const QSizeF &size);

    /**
     * @return the size of this Plasma::Widget
     */
    QSizeF size() const;

    /**
     * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
     * @return the bounding rectangle for this Plasma::Widget
     */
    virtual QRectF boundingRect() const;

    /**
     * Resizes this Plasma::Widget.
     * @param size the new size of this Plasma::Widget.
     */
    void resize(const QSizeF &size);

    /**
     * Convenience method for resizing this Plasma::Widget
     * @param width the new width.
     * @param height the new height.
     */
    void resize(qreal width, qreal height);

    /**
     * @return this Plasma::Widget's parent, returns a null pointer if
     *         none exist.
     */
    Widget *parent() const;

    /**
     * Sets the parent of this Plasma::Widget;
     * @param widget the widget to reparent to.
     */
    void reparent(Widget *widget);

    /**
     * Add another Plasma::Widget as a child of this one.
     * @param widget the widget to reparent to this Plasma::Widget.
     */
    void addChild(Widget *widget);

protected:
    /**
     * Paints the widget
     * @param painter the QPainter to use to paint.
     * @param option the style option used to give specific info on the item being dawn.
     * @param widget the parent QWidget (most likely the Corona)
     */
    virtual void paintWidget(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);

private:
    void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);

    class Private;
    Private *const d;
};

} // Plasma namespace

#endif