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tdenetwork/kopete/libkopete/kopeteplugin.h

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/*
kopeteplugin.h - Kopete Plugin API
Copyright (c) 2001-2002 by Duncan Mac-Vicar Prett <duncan@kde.org>
Copyright (c) 2002-2003 by Martijn Klingens <klingens@kde.org>
Copyright (c) 2002-2004 by Olivier Goffart <ogoffart@ tiscalinet.be>
Copyright (c) 2002-2003 by the Kopete developers <kopete-devel@kde.org>
*************************************************************************
* *
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or *
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public *
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either *
* version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. *
* *
*************************************************************************
*/
#ifndef KOPETEPLUGIN_H
#define KOPETEPLUGIN_H
#include <kxmlguiclient.h>
#include <tqobject.h>
#include <kdemacros.h>
#include "kopete_export.h"
#include <kopetemessage.h> //TODO: remove
namespace DOM { class Node; } //TODO: remove
class KAction; //TODO: remove
class KPluginInfo;
namespace Kopete
{
class MetaContact;
/**
* @brief Base class for all plugins or protocols.
*
* To create a plugin, you need to create a .desktop file which looks like that:
* \verbatim
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Service
X-Kopete-Version=1000900
Icon=icon
ServiceTypes=Kopete/Plugin
X-KDE-Library=kopete_myplugin
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=Your Name
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=your@mail.com
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=kopete_myplugin
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.0.1
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=http://yoursite.com
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Plugins
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=false
Name=MyPlugin
Comment=Plugin that do some nice stuff
\endverbatim
*
* The constructor of your plugin should looks like this:
*
* \code
typedef KGenericFactory<MyPlugin> MyPluginFactory;
static const KAboutData aboutdata("kopete_myplugin", I18N_NOOP("MyPlugin") , "1.0" );
K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY( kopete_myplugin, MyPluginFactory( &aboutdata ) )
MyPlugin::MyPlugin( TQObject *parent, const char *name, const TQStringList & args )
: Kopete::Plugin( MyPluginFactory::instance(), parent, name )
{
//...
}
\endcode
*
* Kopete::Plugin inherits from KXMLGUIClient. That client is added
* to the Kopete's mainwindow KXMLGUIFactory. So you may add actions
* on the main window (for hinstance in the meta contact popup menu).
* Please note the the client is added right after the plugin is created.
* so you have to create every actions in the constructor
*
* @author Duncan Mac-Vicar P. <duncan@kde.org>
* @author Olivier Goffart <ogoffart @ tiscalinet.be>
*/
class KOPETE_EXPORT Plugin : public TQObject, public KXMLGUIClient
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
Plugin( KInstance *instance, TQObject *parent, const char *name );
virtual ~Plugin();
/**
* Returns the KPluginInfo object associated with this plugin
*/
KPluginInfo *pluginInfo() const;
/**
* Get the name of the icon for this plugin. The icon name is taken from the
* .desktop file.
*
* May return an empty string if the .desktop file for this plugin specifies
* no icon name to use.
*
* This is a convenience method that simply calls @ref pluginInfo()->icon().
*/
TQString pluginIcon() const;
/**
* Returns the display name of this plugin.
*
* This is a convenience method that simply calls @ref pluginInfo()->name().
*/
TQString displayName() const;
/**
* @brief Get the plugin id
* @return the plugin's id which is gotten by calling TQObject::className().
*/
TQString pluginId() const;
/**
* Return the list of all keys from the address book in which the plugin
* is interested. Those keys are monitored for changes upon load and
* during runtime. When the key actually changes, the plugin's
* addressBookKeyChanged( Kopete::MetaContact *mc, const TQString &key )
* is called.
* You can add fields to the list using @ref addAddressBookField()
*/
TQStringList addressBookFields() const;
/**
* Return the index field as set by @ref addAddressBookField()
*/
TQString addressBookIndexField() const;
/**
* Mode for an address book field as used by @ref addAddressBookField()
*/
enum AddressBookFieldAddMode { AddOnly, MakeIndexField };
/**
* Add a field to the list of address book fields. See also @ref addressBookFields()
* for a description of the fields.
*
* Set mode to MakeIndexField to make this the index field. Index fields
* are currently used by Kopete::Contact::serialize to autoset the index
* when possible.
*
* Only one field can be index field. Calling this method multiple times
* as index field will reset the value of index field!
*/
void addAddressBookField( const TQString &field, AddressBookFieldAddMode mode = AddOnly );
/**
* @brief Prepare for unloading a plugin
*
* When unloading a plugin the plugin manager first calls aboutToUnload()
* to indicate the pending unload. Some plugins need time to shutdown
* asynchronously and thus can't be simply deleted in the destructor.
*
* The default implementation immediately emits the @ref readyForUnload() signal,
* which basically makes the shutdown immediate and synchronous. If you need
* more time you can reimplement this method and fire the signal whenever
* you're ready. (you have 3 seconds)
*
* @ref Kopete::Protocol reimplement it.
*/
virtual void aboutToUnload();
signals:
/**
* Notify that the settings of a plugin were changed.
* These changes are passed on from the new KCDialog code in tdelibs/kutils.
*/
void settingsChanged();
/**
* Indicate when we're ready for unload.
* @see aboutToUnload()
*/
void readyForUnload();
public slots:
/**
* deserialize() and tell the plugin
* to apply the previously stored data again.
* This method is also responsible for retrieving the settings from the
* address book. Settings that were registered can be retrieved with
* @ref Kopete::MetaContact::addressBookField().
*
* The default implementation does nothing.
*
* @todo we probably should think to another way to save the contacltist.
*/
virtual void deserialize( MetaContact *metaContact, const TQMap<TQString, TQString> &data );
protected:
virtual void virtual_hook( uint id, void *data );
private:
class Private;
Private *d;
};
} //END namespace Kopete
#endif