plasma-framework/scriptengine.h

/*
 *   Copyright 2007 by 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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 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *   GNU General Public License for more details
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 */

#ifndef PLASMA_SCRIPTENGINE_H
#define PLASMA_SCRIPTENGINE_H

#include <QtCore/QObject>
#include <QtCore/QSizeF>

class QPainter;
class QStyleOptionGraphicsItem;

namespace Plasma
{

class Applet;
class Package;

/**
 * @brief The base class for scripting interfaces to be used in loading
 *        plasmoids of a given language.
 *
 * All ScriptEngines should export as consistent an interface as possible
 * so that the learning curve is limited. In particular, the following
 * API should be made available in the script environment:
 *
 * TODO: define the actual API ...
 * PlasmaApplet - the applet of this plasmoid
 * LoadUserInterface(String uiFile) - loads and returns a given UI file
 * LoadImage - loads an image resource out of the plasmoid's package
 * PlasmaSvg - creates and returns an Svg file
 **/
class ScriptEngine : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    /**
     * The default constructor for a ScriptEngine
     *
     * @param applet the Applet object that will house the plasmoid
     **/
    explicit ScriptEngine(QObject *parent, const QStringList &args);
    virtual ~ScriptEngine();

    void init(Applet* applet);

    /**
     * @return a list of all supported languages
     **/
    static QStringList knownLanguages();

    /**
     * Loads a script engine for the given language.
     *
     * @param language the language to load an engine for
     * @param applet the applet for this plasmoid
     * @return pointer to the ScriptEngine or 0 on failure
     **/
    static ScriptEngine* load(const QString &language, Applet *applet);

    /**
     * Called when the script should paint the applet
     *
     * @param painter the QPainter to use
     * @param option the style option containing such flags as selection, level of detail, etc
     **/
    virtual void paintInterface(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* option);

    /**
     * @return the size of the applet
     **/
    virtual QSizeF size();

protected:
    /**
     * Called when the script should set up the script environment and
     * start the script itself
     **/
    virtual bool init();

    /**
     * @return absolute path to the main script file for this plasmoid
     **/
    QString mainScript() const;

    /**
     * @return the Package associated with this plasmoid which can
     *         be used to request resources, such as images and
     *         interface files.
     */
    const Package* package() const;

    /**
     * @return the Applet that contains this plasmoid
     **/
    Applet* applet() const;

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

#define K_EXPORT_PLASMA_SCRIPENGINE(libname, classname) \
        K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY(                \
                        plasma_scriptengine_##libname,    \
                        KGenericFactory<classname>("plasma_scriptengine_" #libname))


} // namespace Plasma

#endif