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tdelibs/kutils/kcmoduleproxy.h

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/* This file is part of the KDE project
Copyright (C) 2003 Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
Copyright (C) 2004 Frans Englich <frans.englich@telia.com>
This library 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 library 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
Library General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
#ifndef KCMODULEPROXY_H
#define KCMODULEPROXY_H
#include <tqwidget.h>
#include <tqstringlist.h>
#include <kservice.h>
#include <kdelibs_export.h>
class KAboutData;
class KCModule;
class KCModuleInfo;
class KInstance;
class KProcess;
/**
* @ingroup kcmodule
*
* @brief Encapsulates a KCModule for embedding.
*
* KCModuleProxy is a wrapper for KCModule intended for cases where
* modules are to be displayed. It ensures layout is consistent, handles
* root/administrator modules and in general takes care of the details
* needed for making a module available in an interface. A KCModuleProxy
* can be treated as a TQWidget, without worrying about the details specific
* for modules such as library loading. KCModuleProxy is not a sub class of KCModule
* but its API closely resembles KCModule's.\n
* Usually, an instance is created by passing one of the constructors a KService::Ptr,
* KCModuleInfo or simply the name of the module and then added to the layout as any
* other widget. \n
* When the user have changed the module, changed( bool ) as well as changed ( KCModuleProxy * )
* is emitted. KCModuleProxy does not take care of prompting for saving - if the object is deleted while
* changes is not saved the changes will be lost. changed() returns true if changes are unsaved. \n
* \n
* KCModuleProxy does not take care of authorization of KCModules. \n
* KCModuleProxy do lazy loading, meaning the library will not be loaded or
* any other initialization done before its show() function is called. This means
* modules will only be loaded when they are actually needed as well as it is possible to
* load many KCModuleProxy without any speed penalty.
*
* KCModuleProxy should be used in all cases where modules are embedded in order to
* promote code efficiency and usability consistency.
*
* @author Frans Englich <frans.englich@telia.com>
* @author Matthias Kretz <kretz@kde.org>
*
*/
class KUTILS_EXPORT KCModuleProxy : public QWidget
{
Q_OBJECT
friend class KCModuleProxyRootCommunicatorImpl;
public:
/**
* Constructs a KCModuleProxy from a KCModuleInfo class.
*
* @param info The KCModuleInfo to construct the module from.
* @param withFallback If set to true and loading of the module fails,
* a alternative will be tried, resulting in the module appearing in its
* own window, if at all.
* The embedded module will be load()ed.
* @param parent the parent TQWidget.
* @param name the module's name.
* @param args This is used in the implementation and is internal.
* Use the default.
*/
KCModuleProxy( const KCModuleInfo & info, bool withFallback = true,
TQWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0,
const TQStringList & args = TQStringList() );
/**
* Constructs a KCModuleProxy from a module's service name, which is
* equivalent to the desktop file for the kcm without the ".desktop" part.
* Otherwise equal to the one above.
*
* @param serviceName The module's service name to construct from.
* @param withFallback If set to true and loading of the module fails,
* a alternative will be tried, resulting in the module appearing in its
* own window, if at all.
* The embedded module will be load()ed.
* @param parent the parent TQWidget.
* @param name the module's name.
* @param args This is used in the implementation and is internal.
* Use the default.
*/
KCModuleProxy( const TQString& serviceName, bool withFallback = true,
TQWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0,
const TQStringList & args = TQStringList() );
/**
* Constructs a KCModuleProxy from KService. Otherwise equal to the one above.
*
* @param service The KService to construct from.
* @param withFallback If set to true and loading of the module fails,
* a alternative will be tried, resulting in the module appearing in its
* own window, if at all.
* The embedded module will be load()ed.
* @param parent the parent TQWidget.
* @param name the module's name.
* @param args This is used in the implementation and is internal.
* Use the default.
*/
KCModuleProxy( const KService::Ptr& service, bool withFallback = true,
TQWidget * parent = 0, const char * name = 0,
const TQStringList & args = TQStringList() );
/**
* Default destructor
*/
~KCModuleProxy();
/**
* Calling it will cause the contained module to
* run its load() routine.
*/
void load();
/**
* Calling it will cause the contained module to
* run its save() routine.
*
* If the module was not modified, it will not be asked
* to save.
*/
void save();
/**
* @return the module's quickHelp();
*/
TQString quickHelp() const;
/**
* @return the module's aboutData()
*/
const KAboutData * aboutData() const;
/**
* @return what buttons the module
* needs
*/
int buttons() const;
/**
* @return The module's custom root
* message, if it has one
* @deprecated
*/
TQString rootOnlyMsg() const;
//KDE4 remove. There's a limit for convenience functions,
// this one's available via moduleInfo()-> and realModule()->
/**
* @return If the module is a root module.
* @deprecated
*/
bool useRootOnlyMsg() const;
//KDE4 remove. There's a limit for convenience functions,
// this one's available via moduleInfo()-> and realModule()->
/**
* Returns the embedded KCModule's KInstance.
* @return The module's KInstance.
* @deprecated
*/
KInstance * instance() const;
//KDE4 remove. There's a limit for convenience functions,
// this one's available via realModule()
/**
* @return true if the module is modified
* and needs to be saved.
*/
bool changed() const;
/**
* Returns whether the module is running in root mode. A module is in root mode
* when runAsRoot() has been called. A session under root user will never reach
* root mode.
*
* @note realModule() will return null when the module is running in root mode.
*
* @return true if the module is running with root privileges
* @since 3.4
*/
bool rootMode() const;
/**
* Access to the actual module. However, if the module is
* running in root mode, see rootMode(), this function returns
* a NULL pointer, since the module is in another process. It may also
* return NULL if anything goes wrong.
*
* @return the encapsulated module.
*/
KCModule* realModule() const;
/**
* @return a KCModuleInfo for the encapsulated
* module
*/
const KCModuleInfo& moduleInfo() const;
/**
* Returns the DCOP the module's DCOPClient
* and DCOPObject has(they are identical).
*
* @since 3.4
*/
TQCString dcopName() const;
public slots:
/**
* Calling this will cause the module to be run in
* "administrator mode".
*
* @since 3.4
*/
void runAsRoot();
/**
* Calling it will cause the contained module to
* load its default values.
*/
void defaults();
/**
* Calling this, results in deleting the contained
* module, and unregistering from DCOP. A similar result is achieved
* by deleting the KCModuleProxy itself.
*
* @since 3.4
*/
void deleteClient();
signals:
/*
* This signal is emitted when the contained module is changed.
*/
void changed( bool state );
/**
* This is emitted in the same situations as in the one above. Practical
* when several KCModuleProxys are loaded.
*
* @since 3.4
*/
void changed( KCModuleProxy* mod );
/**
* When a module running with root privileges and exits, returns to normal mode, the
* childClosed() signal is emitted.
*
* @since 3.4
*/
void childClosed();
/*
* This signal is relayed from the encapsulated module, and
* is equivalent to the module's own quickHelpChanged() signal.
*
* @since 3.4
*/
void quickHelpChanged();
protected:
/**
* Reimplemented for internal purposes. Makes sure the encapsulated
* module is loaded before the show event is taken care of.
*/
void showEvent( TQShowEvent * );
/**
* Internal intialization function, called by the constructors.
*
* @internal
* @since 3.4
*/
void init( const KCModuleInfo& info );
/**
* Emits the quickHelpChanged signal.
* @since 3.4
*/
void emitQuickHelpChanged();
private slots:
/**
* Calls the function @p function of the root module's KCModuleProxy
* DCOP interface.
*
* @param function the function signature of the function to call.
* @since 3.4
*/
void callRootModule( const TQCString& function );
/**
* This is called when the module exits from root mode. It zeroes
* pointers, deletes the embed window, and so forth.
*
* @since 3.4
*/
void rootExited();
/**
* Makes sure the proper variables is set and signals are emitted.
*/
void moduleChanged( bool );
/**
* Zeroes d->kcm
*/
void moduleDestroyed();
/**
* Gets called by DCOP when an application closes.
* Is used to (try to) reload a KCM which previously
* was loaded.
*
* @since 3.4
*/
void applicationRemoved( const TQCString& app );
private:
class KCModuleProxyPrivate;
KCModuleProxyPrivate * d;
};
#endif // KCMODULEPROXY_H
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