/* * Copyright 2011 Aaron Seigo * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ #include "sourcesOnRequest.h" #include /* This DataEngine shows how to created sources on demand as they are requested and update them on visualization-requested update intervals. */ SourcesOnRequestEngine::SourcesOnRequestEngine(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args) : Plasma::DataEngine(parent, args) { // We've passed the constructor's args to our parent class. // We're done for now! } bool SourcesOnRequestEngine::sourceRequestEvent(const QString &source) { // When this method is called we can assume that: // * the source does not exist yet // * the source name parameter passed in is not an empty string // * we are free to reject creating the source if we wish // We're going to reject any sources that start with the letter 'a' // to demonstrate how to reject a request in a DataEngine. if (source.startsWith('a') || source.startsWith('A')) { return false; } // For every other source, we're going to start an update count for it. // Critically, we create a source before returning that has the exact // same key as the source string. We MUST NOT create a source of a different // name as that will cause unexpected results for the visualization. // In such a case the DataEngine will remain happy and Do The Right Thing(tm) // but the visualization will not get the source connected to it as it // expects. So ALWAYS key the new data by the source string as below: setData(source, "Update Count", 0); // as we successfully set up the source, return true return true; } bool SourcesOnRequestEngine::updateSourceEvent(const QString &source) { // Whenever a visualization has requested an update, such as when passing // an update interval to DataEngine::connectSource, this method will be called. // When this method is called we can assume that: // * the source exists // * it hasn't been updated more frequently than the minimum update interval // // If not data is set in this method, then the update is skipped for the visualiation // and that is just fine. // // We can also set data for other sources here if we wish, but as with // sourceRequestEvent this may not be what the visualization expects. Unlike in // sourceRequestEvent, however, this will result in expected behavior: visualizations // connected to the sources which have setData called for them will be notified // of these changes. setData(source, "Update Count", containerForSource(source)->data().value("Update Count").toInt() + 1); // Since we updated the source immediately here, we need to return true so the DataEngine // knows to continue with the update notification for visualizations. return true; } // export the plugin; use the plugin name and the class name K_EXPORT_PLASMA_DATAENGINE_WITH_JSON(org.kde.examples.sourcesOnRequest, SourcesOnRequestEngine, "plasma-dataengine-example-sourcesOnRequest.json") // include the moc file so the build system makes it for us #include "sourcesOnRequest.moc"