145 lines
5.2 KiB
C++
145 lines
5.2 KiB
C++
/*
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* Copyright 2010 by Ryan Rix <ry@n.rix.si>
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*
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* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
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* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
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* (at your option) any later version.
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*
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* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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* GNU General Public License for more details
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*
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
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* License along with this program; if not, write to the
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* Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
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* 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
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*/
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#ifndef PLUGIN_LOADER_H
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#define PLUGIN_LOADER_H
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#include <plasma/plasma.h>
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namespace Plasma {
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class Applet;
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class DataEngine;
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class Service;
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class PluginLoaderPrivate;
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/**
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* This is an abstract base class which defines an interface to which Plasma's
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* Applet Loading logic can communicate with a parent application. The plugin loader
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* must be set before any plugins are loaded, otherwise (for safety reasons), the
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* default PluginLoader implementation will be used.
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*
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* @author Ryan Rix <ry@n.rix.si>
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* @since 4.6
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**/
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class PLASMA_EXPORT PluginLoader
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{
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public:
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PluginLoader();
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virtual ~PluginLoader();
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/**
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* Load an Applet plugin.
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*
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* @param name the plugin name, as returned by KPluginInfo::pluginName()
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* @param appletId unique ID to assign the applet, or zero to have one
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* assigned automatically.
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* @param args to send the applet extra arguments
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* @return a pointer to the loaded applet, or 0 on load failure
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**/
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Applet *loadApplet(const QString &name, uint appletId = 0,
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const QVariantList &args = QVariantList());
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/**
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* Load a DataEngine plugin.
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*
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* @param name the name of the engine
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* @return the data engine that was loaded, or the NullEngine on failure.
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**/
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DataEngine *loadDataEngine(const QString &name);
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/**
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* Load a Service plugin.
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*
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* @param name the plugin name of the service to load
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* @param args a list of arguments to supply to the service plugin when loading it
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* @param parent the parent object, if any, for the service
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*
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* @return a Service object, unlike Plasma::Service::loadService, this can return null.
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**/
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Service *loadService(const QString &name, const QVariantList &args, QObject *parent = 0);
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/**
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* Set the plugin loader which will be queried for all loads.
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*
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* @param loader A subclass of PluginLoader which will be supplied
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* by the application
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**/
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static void setPluginLoader(PluginLoader* loader);
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/**
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* Return the active plugin loader
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**/
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static PluginLoader* pluginLoader();
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protected:
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/**
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* A re-implementable method that allows subclasses to override
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* the default behaviour of loadApplet. If the applet requested is not recognized,
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* then the implementation should return a NULL pointer. This method is called
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* by loadApplet prior to attempting to load an applet using the standard Plasma
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* plugin mechanisms.
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*
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* @param name the plugin name, as returned by KPluginInfo::pluginName()
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* @param appletId unique ID to assign the applet, or zero to have one
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* assigned automatically.
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* @param args to send the applet extra arguments
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* @return a pointer to the loaded applet, or 0 on load failure
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**/
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virtual Applet *internalLoadApplet(const QString &name, uint appletId = 0,
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const QVariantList &args = QVariantList());
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/**
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* A re-implementable method that allows subclasses to override
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* the default behaviour of loadDataEngine. If the engine requested is not recognized,
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* then the implementation should return a NULL pointer. This method is called
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* by loadDataEngine prior to attempting to load a DataEgine using the standard Plasma
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* plugin mechanisms.
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*
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* @param name the name of the engine
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* @return the data engine that was loaded, or the NullEngine on failure.
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**/
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virtual DataEngine *internalLoadDataEngine(const QString &name);
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/**
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* A re-implementable method that allows subclasses to override
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* the default behaviour of loadService. If the service requested is not recognized,
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* then the implementation should return a NULL pointer. This method is called
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* by loadService prior to attempting to load a Service using the standard Plasma
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* plugin mechanisms.
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*
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* @param name the plugin name of the service to load
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* @param args a list of arguments to supply to the service plugin when loading it
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* @param parent the parent object, if any, for the service
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*
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* @return a Service object, unlike Plasma::Service::loadService, this can return null.
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**/
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virtual Service *internalLoadService(const QString &name, const QVariantList &args, QObject *parent = 0);
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private:
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PluginLoaderPrivate * const d;
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};
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}
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Q_DECLARE_METATYPE( Plasma::PluginLoader* ) // so that it can be wrapped in QVariants, etc
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#endif
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