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+/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
+ Copyright (C) 1999 Torben Weis <weis@kde.org>
+
+ 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 _KINSTANCE_H
+#define _KINSTANCE_H
+
+class KStandardDirs;
+class KAboutData;
+class KConfig;
+class KIconLoader;
+class KCharsets;
+class QFont;
+class KInstancePrivate;
+class KMimeSourceFactory;
+class KSharedConfig;
+
+#include <qstring.h>
+#include "kdelibs_export.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Access to KDE global objects for use in shared libraries. In
+ * practical terms, this class is used in KDE components. This allows
+ * components to store things that normally would be accessed by
+ * KGlobal.
+ *
+ * @author Torben Weis
+ */
+class KDECORE_EXPORT KInstance
+{
+ friend class KStandardDirs;
+
+ public:
+ /**
+ * Constructor.
+ * @param instanceName the name of the instance
+ */
+ KInstance( const QCString& instanceName) ;
+
+ /**
+ * Constructor.
+ * When building a KInstance that is not your KApplication,
+ * make sure that the KAboutData and the KInstance have the same life time.
+ * You have to destroy both, since the instance doesn't own the about data.
+ * Don't build a KAboutData on the stack in this case !
+ * Building a KAboutData on the stack is only ok for usage with
+ * KCmdLineArgs and KApplication (not destroyed until the app exits).
+ * @param aboutData data about this instance (see KAboutData)
+ */
+ KInstance( const KAboutData * aboutData );
+
+ /*
+ * @internal
+ * Only for K(Unique)Application
+ * Initialize from src and delete it.
+ */
+
+ KInstance( KInstance* src );
+
+ /**
+ * Destructor.
+ */
+ virtual ~KInstance();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the application standard dirs object.
+ * @return The KStandardDirs of the application.
+ */
+ KStandardDirs *dirs() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the general config object ("appnamerc").
+ * @return the KConfig object for the instance.
+ */
+ KConfig *config() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the general config object ("appnamerc").
+ * @return the KConfig object for the instance.
+ */
+ KSharedConfig *sharedConfig() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns an iconloader object.
+ * @return the iconloader object.
+ */
+ KIconLoader *iconLoader() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Re-allocate the global iconloader.
+ */
+ void newIconLoader() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the about data of this instance
+ * Warning, can be 0L
+ * @return the about data of the instance, or 0 if it has
+ * not been set yet
+ */
+ const KAboutData *aboutData() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the name of the instance
+ * @return the instance name, can be null if the KInstance has been
+ * created with a null name
+ */
+ QCString instanceName() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the KMimeSourceFactory of the instance.
+ * Mainly added for API completeness and future extensibility.
+ * @return the KMimeSourceFactory set as default for this application.
+ */
+ KMimeSourceFactory* mimeSourceFactory () const;
+
+protected:
+ /**
+ * Copy Constructor is not allowed
+ */
+ KInstance( const KInstance& );
+
+ /**
+ * Set name of default config file.
+ * @param name the name of the default config file
+ * @since 3.1
+ */
+ void setConfigName(const QString &name);
+
+private:
+ mutable KStandardDirs *_dirs;
+
+ mutable KConfig *_config;
+ mutable KIconLoader *_iconLoader;
+
+ QCString _name;
+ const KAboutData *_aboutData;
+
+protected:
+ virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
+private:
+ KInstancePrivate *d;
+};
+
+#endif
+