plasma-framework/applet.h

/*
 *   Copyright (C) 2005 by Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
 *
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 */

#ifndef PLASMA_APPLET_H
#define PLASMA_APPLET_H

#include <QtGui/QGraphicsItemGroup>
#include <QtGui/QWidget>

#include <ksharedconfig.h>

#include <plasma.h>

namespace Plasma
{

class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QWidget, public QGraphicsItemGroup
{
    Q_OBJECT

    public:
        typedef QList<Applet*> List;

        Applet( QGraphicsItem* parent,
                QString serviceId,
                int appletId );
        ~Applet();

        /**
        * Returns the KConfig object to access the applets configuration.
        *
        * For unique applets this config object will write to a config file
        * named \<appletname\>rc in the user's local %KDE directory.
        *
        * For normal applets this config object will write to an instance
        * specific config file named \<appletname\>\<instanceid\>rc
        * in the user's local %KDE directory.
        **/
        KSharedConfig::Ptr appletConfig() const;

        /**
         * Returns a KConfig object to be shared by all applets of this type
         * For unique applets, this will return the same config object as
         * appletConfig()
         */
        KSharedConfig::Ptr globalAppletConfig() const;

        /**
         * Ensures that the DataEngine named name is loaded and ready to be used
         *
         * @return returns true on success, false on failure
         */
        bool loadDataEngine( const QString& name );

        /**
         * called when any of the geometry constraints have been updated
         * this is always called prior to painting and should be used as an
         * opportunity to layout the widget, calculate sizings, etc.
         * @property constraint
         */
        virtual void constraintsUpdated();

    Q_SIGNALS:
        void requestFocus( bool focus );

    protected:

        QString globalName() const;
        QString instanceName() const;

        /**
        * Register widgets that can receive keyboard focus with this this method
        * This call results in an eventFilter being places on the widget.
        * @param widget the widget to watch for keyboard focus
        * @param watch whether to start watching the widget, or to stop doing so
        */
        void watchForFocus( QObject *widget, bool watch = true );

        /**
        * Call this whenever focus is needed or not needed. You do not have to
        * call this method for widgets that have been registered with
        * watchForFocus
        * @see watchForFocus
        * @param focus whether to or not to request focus
        */
        void needsFocus( bool focus );


        bool eventFilter( QObject *o, QEvent *e );

    private:
        class Private;
        Private* d;
};

#define K_EXPORT_PLASMA_APPLET(libname, classname)                       \
        K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY(                                      \
                        plasmaapplet_##libname,                          \
                        KGenericFactory<classname>("libplasmaapplet_" #libname))


} // Plasma namespace

#endif // multiple inclusion guard