tdevelop/lib/interfaces/tdevcoderepository.h

/* This file is part of the KDE project
   Copyright (C) 2003 Roberto Raggi <roberto@kdevelop.org>

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*/
#ifndef TDEVCODEREPOSITORY_H
#define TDEVCODEREPOSITORY_H

#include <tqobject.h>
#include <tqvaluelist.h>

/**
@file tdevcoderepository.h
Code repository - the persistent symbol store accessor.
*/

class TDevCodeRepositoryData;
class Catalog;

/**
Code repository - the persistent symbol store accessor.
Symbols from parsed files can be saved to the persistent symbol store.
Persistence in this case means that symbol database is never loaded into memory
and works like a usual database which executes queries.

Code repository consists from @ref Catalog objects that represent separate symbol
databases. Catalogs can be created/loaded/unloaded dynamically.
To find a symbol in the repository each catalog should be queried.

Persistent symbol store is useful to keep information about code that
never or rarely changes. System libraries are perfect examples of such code.
Symbols from code contained in project files are better stored in memory
symbol store like @ref CodeModel.
*/
class TDevCodeRepository : public TQObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
  
public:
    /**Constructor.*/
    TDevCodeRepository();
    /**Destructor.*/
    virtual ~TDevCodeRepository();

    /**@return The main catalog. Each catalog can be marked is main
    to provide easy access to it.*/
    Catalog* mainCatalog();
    /**Sets the main catalog.
    @param mainCatalog The catalog to be marked as main.*/
    void setMainCatalog( Catalog* mainCatalog );

    /**@return The list of registered catalogs.*/
    TQValueList<Catalog*> registeredCatalogs();

    /**Registers catalog in the repository.
    @param catalog The catalog to register.*/
    void registerCatalog( Catalog* catalog );
    /**Unregisters catalog from the repository.
    @param catalog The catalog to unregister.*/
    void unregisterCatalog( Catalog* catalog );
    /**Marks catalog as changed and emits @ref catalogChanged signal.
    @param catalog The catalog to touch.*/
    void touchCatalog( Catalog* catalog );

signals:
    /**Emitted when a new catalog is registered.
    @param catalog The new catalog.*/
    void catalogRegistered( Catalog* catalog );

    /**Emitted when a catalog in removed
    @param catalog The catalog that was removed.*/
    void catalogUnregistered( Catalog* catalog );

    /**Emitted when the contens of catalog is changed.
    @param catalog Changed catalog.*/
    void catalogChanged( Catalog* catalog );

private:
    TDevCodeRepositoryData* d;
};

#endif