plasma-framework/serviceaccessjob.h

/*
 *   Copyright 2009 Rob Scheepmaker <r.scheepmaker@student.utwente.nl
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#ifndef PLASMA_SERVICEACCESSJOB_H
#define PLASMA_SERVICEACCESSJOB_H

#include <kjob.h>
#include "service.h"

#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>

class KUrl;

namespace Plasma
{

class ServiceAccessJobPrivate;

/**
 * @class ServiceAccessJob plasma/serviceaccessjob.h <Plasma/ServiceAccessJob>
 *
 * @short This class is used for asynchronously accessing a job published on a remote system. After
 * calling AccessManager::accessService, monitor this job to track when the remote service is ready
 * to be used, and to obtain the service when finished.
 */
class PLASMA_EXPORT ServiceAccessJob : public KJob
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    ~ServiceAccessJob();

    Service *service() const;

protected:
    /**
     * Default constructor
     *
     * @arg location the location of the service
     * @arg parent the parent object for this service
     */
    ServiceAccessJob(KUrl location, QObject *parent = 0);

    void start();

private:
    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotStart())
    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotServiceReady())

    ServiceAccessJobPrivate * const d;
    
    friend class AccessManager;
    friend class AccessManagerPrivate;
    friend class ServiceAccessJobPrivate;
};

} // namespace Plasma

#endif // multiple inclusion guard