plasma-framework/applet.h
Aaron J. Seigo 5496acb8e9 configureDialog -> showConfigurationInterface
more explicit as to what it does and falls in line with
setHasConfigurationInterface

svn path=/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/libs/plasma/; revision=682296
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/*
* Copyright (C) 2005 by Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License version 2 as
* published by the Free Software Foundation
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with this program; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
#ifndef PLASMA_APPLET_H
#define PLASMA_APPLET_H
#include <QtGui/QGraphicsItem>
#include <QtGui/QWidget>
#include <kplugininfo.h>
#include <ksharedconfig.h>
#include <kgenericfactory.h>
#include <plasma/plasma.h>
namespace Plasma
{
class DataEngine;
/**
* @short The base Applet (Plasmoid) class
*
*
*/
class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject, public QGraphicsItem
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
typedef QList<Applet*> List;
typedef QHash<QString, Applet*> Dict;
/**
* @arg parent the QGraphicsItem this applet is parented to
* @arg servideId the name of the .desktop file containing the
* information about the widget
* @arg appletId a unique id used to differentiate between multiple
* instances of the same Applet type
*/
Applet(QGraphicsItem* parent,
const QString& serviceId,
int appletId);
/**
* This constructor is to be used with the plugin loading systems
* found in KPluginInfo and KService. The argument list is expected
* to have two elements: the KService service ID for the desktop entry
* and an applet ID which must be a base 10 number.
*
* @arg parent a QObject parent; you probably want to pass in 0
* @arg args a list of strings containing two entries: the service id
* and the applet id
*/
Applet(QObject* parent, const QStringList& args);
~Applet();
/**
* Returns the KConfigGroup to access the applets configuration.
*
* This config object will write to an instance
* specific config file named \<appletname\>\<instanceid\>rc
* in the Plasma appdata directory.
**/
KConfigGroup appletConfig() const;
/**
* Returns a KConfigGroup object to be shared by all applets of this
* type.
*
* This config object will write to an applet-specific config object
* named plasma_\<appletname\>rc in the local config directory.
*/
KConfigGroup globalAppletConfig() const;
/**
* Ensures that the DataEngine named name is loaded and ready to be used
*
* @return returns true on success, false on failure
*/
DataEngine* dataEngine(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.
*
* Do not call update() from this method; an update() will be triggered
* at the appropriate time for the applet.
*
* @property constraint
*/
virtual void constraintsUpdated();
/**
* Returns the current form factor the applet is being displayed in.
* @see Plasma::FormFactor
*/
FormFactor formFactor() const;
/**
* Returns the location of the scene which is displaying applet.
* @see Plasma::Location
*/
Location location() const;
/**
* Returns a maximum size hint based on the Corona's space availability
* An applet may choose to violate this size hint, but should try and
* respect it as much as possible.
*/
QRectF maxSizeHint() const;
/**
* Returns a list of all known applets in a hash keyed by a unique
* identifier for each applet
*
* @return list of applets
**/
static KPluginInfo::List knownApplets();
/**
* @return true if this plasmoid provides a GUI configuration
**/
bool hasConfigurationInterface();
/**
* Reimplement this slot to show a configuration dialog and let the user
* play with the plasmoid options. Called when the user selects the configure entry
* from the context menu.
*/
virtual void showConfigurationInterface();
/**
* Attempts to load an applet, returning a pointer to the applet if
* successful. The caller takes responsibility for the applet, including
* deleting it when no longer needed.
*
* @param name the plugin name, as returned by KPluginInfo::pluginName()
* @param applet unique ID to assign the applet, or zero to have one
* assigned automatically.
* @param args to send the applet extra arguments
* @return a pointer to the loaded applet, or 0 on load failure
**/
static Applet* loadApplet(const QString &name, uint appletId = 0,
const QStringList& args = QStringList());
/**
* Attempts to load an applet, returning a pointer to the applet if
* successful. The caller takes responsibility for the applet, including
* deleting it when no longer needed.
*
* @param info KPluginInfo object for the desired applet
* @param applet unique ID to assign the applet, or zero to have one
* assigned automatically.
* @return a pointer to the loaded applet, or 0 on load failure
**/
static Applet* loadApplet(const KPluginInfo* info, uint appletId = 0,
const QStringList& args = QStringList());
/**
* This method is called when the interface should be painted.
* @see QGraphicsItem::paint
**/
virtual void paintInterface(QPainter *painter,
const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option,
QWidget *widget = 0);
/**
* Returns the user-visible name for the applet, as specified in the
* .desktop file.
* @return the user-visible name for the applet.
**/
QString name() const;
/**
* @return true if this applet is immutable
**/
bool immutable() const;
/**
* Sets whether or not this applet is immutable or not
*
* @arg immutable true if this applet should not be changable
**/
void setImmutable(bool immutable);
/**
* @return returns whether or not the applet is using the standard
* background
**/
bool drawStandardBackground();
/**
* Sets whether or not the applet should automatically draw the standard
* background or not. Defaults to false
**/
void setDrawStandardBackground(bool drawBackground);
/**
* Reimplented from QGraphicsItem
**/
enum { Type = Plasma::AppletType };
int type() const { return Type; }
Q_SIGNALS:
/**
* Emit this signal when your applet needs to take (or lose) keyboard
* focus. This ensures that autohiding elements stay unhidden and other
* bits of bookkeeping are performed to ensure proper function.
*
* If you call watchForFocus on your applet, then this is handled for
* the applet and it is not necessary to emit the signal directly.
*
* @param focus true if the applet is taking keyboard focus, false if
* it is giving it up
**/
void requestFocus( bool focus );
protected:
/**
* Returns the name of the applet. This will be the same for all
* instances of this applet.
**/
QString globalName() const;
/**
* Returns a name unique to the insane of this applet. Useful for
* being able to refer directly to a particular applet. Combines the
* global name with the applet id
**/
QString instanceName() const;
/**
* Register widgets that can receive keyboard focus with 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);
/**
* Sets whether or not this applet provides a user interface for configuring
* the applet. It defaults to false, and if true is passed in you should
* also reimplement showConfigurationInterface()
*
* @arg hasInterface whether or not there is a user interface available
**/
void setHasConfigurationInterface(bool hasInterface);
/**
* @internal event filter; used for focus watching
**/
bool eventFilter( QObject *o, QEvent *e );
private:
/**
* Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
**/
void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
void init();
class Private;
Private* const d;
};
} // Plasma namespace
#define K_EXPORT_PLASMA_APPLET(libname, classname) \
K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY( \
plasma_applet_##libname, \
KGenericFactory<classname>("plasma_applet_" #libname))
#endif // multiple inclusion guard