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diff --git a/kutils/kcmoduleproxyIface.h b/kutils/kcmoduleproxyIface.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8159a843f --- /dev/null +++ b/kutils/kcmoduleproxyIface.h @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +/* This file is part of the KDE libraries + 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 as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + 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 __KCMODULEPROXYIFACE_H__ +#define __KCMODULEPROXYIFACE_H__ + +#include <dcopobject.h> + +/** + * @ingroup kcmodule + * @brief DCOP Interface for KCModule. + * + * A module (which is loaded via KCModuleProxy) does always have + * this DCOP interface, whether it's in root mode or not. + * + * @since 3.4 + * @internal + * @author Frans Englich <frans.englich@telia.com> + */ +class KCModuleProxyIface : virtual public DCOPObject +{ + K_DCOP + +k_dcop: + + /** + * Return the caption of the host application which the module + * is part in. This is the application name, or similar. + * + * @returns the host's name + */ + virtual QString applicationName() = 0; + + /** + * Save settings. + */ + virtual void save() = 0; + + /** + * Load settings. + */ + virtual void load() = 0; + + /** + * Load defaults. + */ + virtual void defaults() = 0; + + /** + * Returns the module's quick help. + */ + virtual QString quickHelp() = 0; + + /** + * @returns true if the module has unsaved + * data, typically. + */ + virtual bool changed() = 0; + +k_dcop_signals: + + /** + * Emitted when the state of the module changes. @p c + * is true when the content is changed, otherwise false. + * + * @param c true if the module is modified, false if its not. + * @param module a string identifying the module which was changed. This + * is typically "KCModuleProx-X" where X is the module's name. + */ + virtual void changed( bool c ); + + virtual void quickHelpChanged(); + +}; + +/** + * @ingroup kcmodule + * @brief DCOP interface for communicating with the real module running in root mode. + * + * When a KCModuleProxy tells kcmshell to load "itself" and embed into the + * KCModuleProxy, this DCOP interface is used to communicate to the real KCModuleProxy, since + * the KCModuleProxy which told kcmshell to load itself, is nothing but a shell. + * + * Currently is only the changed signal routed, but it's possible to proxy + * the rest of the KCModuleProxy API, if it turns out necessary. + * + * @since 3.4 + * @internal + * @author Frans Englich <frans.englich@telia.com> + */ +class KCModuleProxyRootDispatcher : virtual public DCOPObject +{ + K_DCOP + +k_dcop: + + /** + * KCModuleProxyIface::changed() gets connected to this. + */ + virtual void changed( bool c ) = 0; + + virtual void quickHelpChanged() = 0; +}; + +#endif // __KCMODULEPROXYIFACE_H__ |