plasma-framework/animations/abstractanimation.h

/*
 *   Copyright 2009 Mehmet Ali Akmanalp <makmanalp@wpi.edu>
 *
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/**
 * @file This file contains the classes for AbstractAnimation, which is the
 * abstract base class for all animations.
 */

#ifndef PLASMA_ABSTRACTANIMATION_H
#define PLASMA_ABSTRACTANIMATION_H

#include <QAbstractAnimation>
#include <QEasingCurve>
#include <QGraphicsWidget>
#include <QObject>

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


namespace Plasma
{

class AbstractAnimationPrivate;

/**
 * @brief Abstract base class for AnimationGroup and Animation.
 * @since 4.4
 */
class PLASMA_EXPORT AbstractAnimation : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
    Q_PROPERTY(QEasingCurve::Type easingCurveType READ easingCurveType WRITE setEasingCurveType)
    Q_PROPERTY(AnimationDirection direction READ direction WRITE setDirection)
    Q_PROPERTY(qreal distance READ distance WRITE setDistance)
    Q_PROPERTY(bool isVisible READ isVisible WRITE setVisible)
    Q_PROPERTY(QGraphicsWidget *widgetToAnimate READ widgetToAnimate WRITE setWidgetToAnimate)
    Q_PROPERTY(bool forwards READ forwards WRITE setForwards)
    Q_PROPERTY(QAbstractAnimation* animation READ animation WRITE setAnimation)

public:

    /* FIXME: find a better place and name for it. */
    enum Reference{
        Center,
        Up,
        Down,
        Left,
        Right
    };


    explicit AbstractAnimation(QObject *parent = 0);
    virtual ~AbstractAnimation();

    /**
     * Set the widget on which the animation is to be performed.
     * @arg receiver The QGraphicsWidget to be animated.
     */
    virtual void setWidgetToAnimate(QGraphicsWidget* receiver);

    /**
     * The widget that the animation will be performed upon
     */
    QGraphicsWidget *widgetToAnimate();

    /**
     * Take an AbstractAnimation and turn it into a
     * QAbstractAnimation.
     */
    virtual QAbstractAnimation* toQAbstractAnimation(QObject* parent) = 0;

    /**
     * Set the animation easing curve type
     */
    void setEasingCurveType(QEasingCurve::Type easingCurve);

    /**
     * Get the animation easing curve type
     */
    QEasingCurve::Type easingCurveType() const;

    /**
     * Sets whether the animation will run forwards or backwards
     * @arg forward true to run the animation forewards
     */
    void setForwards(bool forward);

    /**
     * @return true if the animation will run forwards, false if it will run backwards
     */
    bool forwards() const;

    /**
     * Set the animation direction
     * @arg direction animation direction
     */
    void setDirection(AnimationDirection direction);

    /**
     * Get the animation direction
     */
    AnimationDirection direction() const;

    /**
     * Set the animation distance
     * @distance animation distance
     */
    void setDistance(qreal distance);

    /**
     * Get the animation distance
     */
    qreal distance() const;

    /**
     * set the animation visibility
     * @arg isVisible animation visibility
     */
    void setVisible(bool isVisible);

    /**
     * get the animation visibility
     */
    bool isVisible() const;

    /**
     * Access the QAbstractAnimation of this plasma::Animation object.
     */
    QAbstractAnimation *animation();

    /**
     * Access the QAbstractAnimation of this plasma::Animation object.
     * @arg obj An animation pointer (it will be cleared by the object)
     */
    void setAnimation(QAbstractAnimation *obj);


public slots:

    /**
     * Start the animation.
     */
    virtual void start();

protected:

private:
    AbstractAnimationPrivate *d;
};

} //namespace Plasma

#endif