path: root/dcop/dcopclient.h

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Copyright (c) 1999 Preston Brown <pbrown@kde.org>
Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 Matthias Ettrich <ettrich@kde.org>

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#ifndef _DCOPCLIENT_H
#define _DCOPCLIENT_H

#include <tqobject.h>
#include <tqcstring.h>
#include <tqvaluelist.h>
#include <tqstring.h>
#include <kdatastream.h> // needed for proper bool marshalling
#include <tdelibs_export.h>

class DCOPObjectProxy;
class DCOPClientPrivate;
class DCOPClientTransaction;

typedef TQValueList<TQCString> QCStringList;

/**
 * Inter-process communication and remote procedure calls
 * for KDE applications.
 *
 * This class provides IPC and RPC for KDE applications.  Usually you
 * will not have to instantiate one yourself because TDEApplication
 * contains a method to return a pointer to a DCOPClient object which
 * can be used for your whole application.
 *
 * Before being able to send or receive any DCOP messages, you will have
 * to attach your client object to the DCOP server, and then register
 * your application with a specific name. See attach()
 * and registerAs() for
 * more information.
 *
 * Data to be sent should be serialized into a TQDataStream which was
 * initialized with the TQByteArray that you actually intend to send
 * the data in.  An example of how you might do this:
 *
 * \code
 *   TQByteArray data;
 *   TQDataStream arg(data, IO_WriteOnly);
 *   arg << TQString("This is text I am serializing");
 *   client->send("someApp", "someObject", "someFunction(TQString)", data);
 * \endcode
 *
 * @see TDEApplication::dcopClient()
 * @author Preston Brown <pbrown@kde.org>, Matthias Ettrich <ettrich@kde.org>
 */
class DCOP_EXPORT DCOPClient : public TQObject
{
  TQ_OBJECT
  

 public:
  /**
   * Constructs a new DCOP client, but does not attach to any server.  */
  DCOPClient();

  /**
   * Cleans up any open connections and dynamic data.
   */
  virtual ~DCOPClient();

  /**
   * Sets the address of a server to use upon attaching.
   *
   * If no server address is ever specified, attach will try its best to
   * find the server anyway.
   * @param addr the new address of the server
   */
  static void setServerAddress(const TQCString &addr);

  /**
   * Attaches to the DCOP server.
   *
   * If the connection was already attached,
   * the connection will be re-established with the current server address.
   *
   * Naturally, only attached application can use DCOP services.
   *
   * If a TQApplication object exists then client registers itself as
   * TQApplication::name() + "-" + \<pid\>.
   * If no TQApplication object exists the client registers itself as
   * "anonymous".
   *
   * If you want to register differently, you should use registerAs()
   * instead.
   *
   * @return true if attaching was successful.
   */
  bool attach();

  /**
   * @internal
   * Internal function for KUniqueApplication to register the DCOPClient
   * with the application in case the application didn't exist at the
   * time the DCOPClient was created.
   */
  void bindToApp();

  /**
   * Detaches from the DCOP server.
   * @return true if successful, false otherwise
   */
  bool detach();

  /**
   * Returns whether or not the client is attached to the server.
   * @return true if attached, false if not
   */
  bool isAttached() const;

  /**
   * Returns whether the client is attached to a server owned by
   * another user.
   * @return true if attached to a foreign server, false if not
   */
  bool isAttachedToForeignServer() const;

  /**
   * Returns whether the client handles incoming calls.
   * @return true if the client accepts calls
   */
  bool acceptCalls() const;

  /**
   * Specify whether the client should accept incoming calls.
   * By default clients accept incoming calls, but not when connected
   * to a foreign server.
   * @param b true to accept calls, false to reject them
   */
  void setAcceptCalls(bool b);

  /**
   * Returns whether the DCOP - Qt bridge is enabled.
   * By default the DCOP - Qt bridge is enabled.
   * @return true if Qt objects are accessible over DCOP
   * @since 3.0.2
   */
  bool qtBridgeEnabled(); // ### KDE 4.0: make const

  /**
   * Specify whether Qt objects of the application should be accessible
   * via DCOP.
   * By default the DCOP - Qt bridge is enabled.
   * @param b true to make Qt objects accessible over DCOP
   * @since 3.0.2
   */
  void setQtBridgeEnabled(bool b);

  /**
   * Registers at the DCOP server.
   *
   * If the application was already registered,
   * the registration will be re-done with the new appId.
   *
   * @p appId is a @p unique application/program id that the server
   * will use to associate requests with. If there is already an application
   * registered with the same name, the server will add a number to the
   * id to unify it. If @p addPID is true, the PID of the current process
   * will be added to id.
   *
   * Registration is necessary if you want to allow other clients to talk
   * to you.  They can do so using your @p appId as first parameter
   * for send() or call(). If you just want to talk to
   *  other clients, you
   * do not need to register at the server. In that case attach() is
   * enough.
   * It will implicitly register you as "anonymous".
   *
   * @param appId the id of the application
   * @param addPID true to add the process id
   * @return The actual @p appId used for the registration or a null string
   * if the registration wasn't successful.
   */
  TQCString registerAs( const TQCString &appId, bool addPID = true );

  /**
   * Returns whether or not the client is registered at the server.
   * @return true if registered at the server
   */
  bool isRegistered() const;

  /**
   * Returns the current app id or a null string if the application
   * hasn't yet been registered.
   * @return the application id, or TQString::null if not registered
   */
  TQCString appId() const;

  /**
   * Returns the socket fd that is used for communication with the server.
   * @return The socket over which DCOP is communicating with the server.
   */
  int socket() const;

  /**
   * Temporarily suspends processing of DCOP events.
   * This can be useful if you need to show e.g. a dialog before
   * your application is ready to accept DCOP requests. Normally the
   * dialog would start an event loop and in this event loop DCOP
   * requests will be handled.
   *
   * Be aware that not responding to DCOP requests may cause other
   * programs that want to communicate with your application, to hang.
   * @see resume()
   * @see isSuspended()
   */
  void suspend();

  /**
   * Resumes the processing of DCOP events.
   * @see suspend().
   * @see isSuspended()
   */
  void resume();

  /**
   * Returns whether DCOP events are being processed.
   * @see suspend()
   * @see resume().
   * @since 3.1
   */
  bool isSuspended() const;

  /**
   * Sends a data block to the server.
   *
   * @param remApp The remote application id.
   * @param remObj The name of the remote object.
   * @param remFun The remote function in the specified object to call.
   * @param data The data to provide to the remote function.
   *
   * @return Whether or not the server was able to accept the send.
   */
  bool send(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data);

  /**
   * This function acts exactly the same as the above, but the data
   * parameter can be specified as a TQString for convenience.
   *
   * @param remApp The remote application id.
   * @param remObj The name of the remote object.
   * @param remFun The remote function in the specified object to call.
   * @param data The data to provide to the remote function.
   *
   * @return Whether or not the server was able to accept the send.
   */
  bool send(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQString &data);

  /**
   * Performs a synchronous send and receive.
   *
   *  The parameters are the same as for send, with the exception of
   *  another TQByteArray being provided for results to be
   *  (optionally) returned in.
   *
   * A call blocks the application until the process receives the
   * answer.
   *
   * If @p useEventLoop is true, a local event loop will be started after
   * 1/10th of a second in order to keep the user interface updated
   * (by processing paint events and such) until an answer is received.
   *
   * @param remApp the remote application's id
   * @param remObj the remote object id
   * @param remFun the remote function id
   * @param data the data to send
   * @param replyType the type of the reply will be written here
   * @param replyData the data of the reply will be written here
   * @param useEventLoop if true the event loop will be started when
   *         the call blocks too long
   * @param timeout timeout for the call in miliseconds, or -1 for no timeout
   * @param forceRemote if set do not allow calls within the current application
   *         to bypass the remote call mechanism
   * @return true if successful, false otherwise
   *
   * @since 3.2
   *
   * @see send()
   */

  bool call(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
	    TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData,
	    bool useEventLoop/*=false*/, int timeout/*=-1*/,
	    bool forceRemote/*=false*/);

  /**
   * @deprecated
   */
  // KDE4 merge with above
  bool call(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
	    TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData,
	    bool useEventLoop/*=false*/, int timeout/*=-1*/);
  /**
   * @deprecated
   */
  // KDE4 merge with above
  bool call(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
	    TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData,
	    bool useEventLoop=false);

  /**
   * Performs a asynchronous send with receive callback.
   *
   *  The first four parameters are the same as for send.
   *
   * @p callBackObj and @p callBackSlot specify a call back
   * slot that is called when an answer is received.
   *
   * The slot should have the following signature:
   * callBackSlot(int callId, const TQCString& replyType,
   *              const TQByteArray &replyData);
   *
   *
   * @param remApp the remote application's id
   * @param remObj the remote object id
   * @param remFun the remote function id
   * @param data the data to send
   * @param callBackObj object to call back
   * @param callBackSlot slot to call back
   * @return 0 on failure, on success a callId > 0 is
   * returned that will be passed as first argument of
   * the result call back
   *
   * @see send()
   * @see callback()
   *
   * @since 3.2
   */
  int callAsync(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
                const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
                TQObject *callBackObj, const char *callBackSlot);

  /**
   * Searches for an object which matches a criteria.
   *
   * findObject calls @p remFun in the applications and objects identified
   * by @p remApp and @p remObj until @p remFun returns true. The name of
   * the application and object that returned true are returned in
   * @p foundApp and @p foundObj respectively.
   *
   * If @p remFun is empty a default function is called in the object
   * which always returns @p true.
   *
   * A findObject blocks the application until the process receives the
   * answer.
   *
   * If @p useEventLoop is true, a local event loop will be started after
   * 1/10th of a second in order to keep the user interface updated
   * (by processing paint events and such) until an answer is received.
   *
   * @param remApp The remote application id.
   * @param remObj The name of the remote object.
   * @param remFun The remote function in the specified object to call.
   *               This function should return a bool and is used as
   *               criteria.
   * @param data The data to provide to the remote function.
   * @param foundApp The remote application id that matched the criteria.
   * @param foundObj The remote object that matched the criteria.
   * @param useEventLoop if true the event loop will be started when
   *         the call blocks too long
   * @param timeout timeout for the call in miliseconds, or -1 for no timeout
   * @return true is returned when an object was found for which @p remFun
   *         returned true. If no such object is the function returns false.
   *
   * @since 3.2
   *
   * @see send()
   */
  bool findObject(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
	    TQCString &foundApp, TQCString &foundObj,
	    bool useEventLoop/*=false*/, int timeout/*=-1*/);

  /**
   * @deprecated
   */
  // KDE4 merge with above
  bool findObject(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
	    TQCString &foundApp, TQCString &foundObj,
	    bool useEventLoop=false);


  /**
   * Emits @p signal as DCOP signal from object @p object with @p data as
   * arguments.
   */
  void emitDCOPSignal( const TQCString &object, const TQCString &signal,
                       const TQByteArray &data);

  /* For backwards compatibility */
  void emitDCOPSignal( const TQCString &signal, const TQByteArray &data);

  /**
   * Connects to a DCOP signal.
   * @param sender the name of the client that emits the signal. When empty
   * the signal will be passed from any client.
   * @param senderObj the name of the sending object that emits the signal.
   * @param signal the name of the signal. The arguments should match with slot.
   * @param receiverObj The name of the object to call
   * @param slot The name of the slot to call. Its arguments should match with signal.
   * @param Volatile If true, the connection will not be reestablished when
   * @p sender unregisters and reregisters with DCOP. In this case the @p sender
   * must be registered when the connection is made.
   * If false, the connection will be reestablished when @p sender reregisters.
   * In this case the connection can be made even if @p sender is not registered
   * at that time.
   *
   * @return false if a connection could not be established.
   * This will be the case when
   * @li @p Volatile is true and @p sender  does not exist.
   * @li @p signal and @p slot do not have matching arguments.
   */
  bool connectDCOPSignal( const TQCString &sender, const TQCString &senderObj,
                          const TQCString &signal,
                          const TQCString &receiverObj, const TQCString &slot,
                          bool Volatile);

  /**
   * @deprecated
   * For backwards compatibility
   */
  bool connectDCOPSignal( const TQCString &sender, const TQCString &signal,
                          const TQCString &receiverObj, const TQCString &slot,
                          bool Volatile) KDE_DEPRECATED;

  /**
   * Disconnects a DCOP signal.
   *
   * A special case is when both @p sender & @p signal are empty. In this
   * case all connections related to @p receiverObj in the current client
   * are disconnected. (Both connections from as well as to this object!)
   *
   * @param sender the name of the client that emits the signal.
   * @param senderObj the name of the object that emits the signal.
   * If empty all objects will be disconnected.
   * @param signal the name of the signal. The arguments should match with slot.
   * @param receiverObj The name of the object the signal is connected to.
   * If empty all objects will be disconnected.
   * @param slot The name of the slot the signal is connected to.
   * If empty all slots will be disconnected.
   * @return false if no connection(s) where removed.
   */
  bool disconnectDCOPSignal( const TQCString &sender, const TQCString &senderObj,
                          const TQCString &signal,
                          const TQCString &receiverObj, const TQCString &slot);

  /**
   * @deprecated
   * For backwards compatibility
   */
  bool disconnectDCOPSignal( const TQCString &sender, const TQCString &signal,
                          const TQCString &receiverObj, const TQCString &slot) KDE_DEPRECATED;

  /**
   * Reimplement this function to handle app-wide function calls unassociated w/an object.
   *
   * Note that @p fun is normalized. See normalizeFunctionSignature().
   *
   * If you do not want to reimplement this function for whatever reason,
   * you can also use a default object  or a DCOPObjectProxy.
   *
   * @param fun the normalized function signature
   * @param data the received data
   * @param replyType write the reply type in this string
   * @param replyData write the reply data in this array
   * @return true if successful, false otherwise
   * @see setDefaultObject()
   */
  virtual bool process(const TQCString &fun, const TQByteArray &data,
		       TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData);

  /**
   * Delays the reply of the current function call
   * until endTransaction() is called.
   *
   * This allows a server to queue requests.
   *
   * Note: Should be called from inside process() only!
   * @see endTransaction()
   */
  DCOPClientTransaction *beginTransaction( );

  /**
   * Sends the delayed reply of a function call.
   * @param t the transaction as received from beginTransaction()
   * @param replyType write the reply type in this string
   * @param replyData write the reply data in this array
   * @see beginTransaction()
   */
  void endTransaction( DCOPClientTransaction *t, TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData);

  /**
   * Test whether the current function call is delayed.
   *
   * Note: Should be called from inside process() only!
   * @return The ID of the current transaction or
   *         0 if no transaction is going on.
   * @see process()
   * @see beginTransaction()
   */
  TQ_INT32 transactionId() const;

  /**
   * Checks whether @p remApp is registered with the DCOP server.
   * @param remApp the id of the remote application
   * @return true if the remote application is registered, otherwise @p false.
   */
  bool isApplicationRegistered( const TQCString& remApp);

  /**
   * Retrieves the list of all currently registered applications
   * from dcopserver.
   * @return a list of all regietered applications
   */
  QCStringList registeredApplications();

  /**
   * Retrieves the list of objects of the remote application @p remApp.
   * @param remApp he id of the application
   * @param ok if not null, the function sets @p ok to true if successful
   *           and false if an error occurred
   * @return the list of object ids
   */
  QCStringList remoteObjects( const TQCString& remApp, bool *ok = 0 );

  /**
   * Retrieves the list of interfaces of the remote object @p remObj
   * of application @p remApp.
   * @param remApp the id of the application
   * @param remObj the id of the object
   * @param ok if not null, the function sets @p ok to true if successful
   *           and false if an error occurred
   * @return the list of interfaces
  */
  QCStringList remoteInterfaces( const TQCString& remApp, const TQCString& remObj , bool *ok = 0 );

  /**
   * Retrieves the list of functions of the remote object @p remObj
   * of application @p remApp
   * @param remApp the id of the application
   * @param remObj the id of the object
   * @param ok if not null, the function sets @p ok to true if successful
   *           and false if an error occurred
   * @return the list of function ids
  */
  QCStringList remoteFunctions( const TQCString& remApp, const TQCString& remObj , bool *ok = 0 );

  /**
   * @internal
   * Receives a DCOPSend or DCOPCall message from the server.
   *
   * @param app The application the message was intended for.  Should be
   *        equal to our appId that we passed when the DCOPClient was
   *        created.
   * @param obj The name of the object to pass the data on to.
   * @param fun The name of the function in the object to call.
   * @param data The arguments for the function.
   * @param replyType write the reply type in this string
   * @param replyData write the reply data in this array
   * @return true if successful, false otherwise
   */
  bool receive(const TQCString &app, const TQCString &obj,
	       const TQCString &fun, const TQByteArray& data,
	       TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData);

  /**
   * @internal
   * Receives a @p DCOPFind message from the server.
   *
   * @param app The application the message was intended for.  Should be
   *        equal to our appId that we passed when the DCOPClient was
   *        created.
   * @param obj The name of the object to pass the data on to.
   * @param fun The name of the function in the object to call.
   * @param data The arguments for the function.
   * @param replyType write the reply type in this string
   * @param replyData write the reply data in this array
   */
  bool find(const TQCString &app, const TQCString &obj,
	    const TQCString &fun, const TQByteArray& data,
	    TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData);

  /**
   * Normalizes the function signature @p fun.
   *
   * A normalized signature doesn't contain any unnecessary whitespace
   * anymore. The remaining whitespace consists of single blanks only (0x20).
   *
   * Example for a normalized signature:
   * \code
   *   "someFunction(TQString,int)"
   * \endcode
   *
   * When using send() or call(), normalization is done
   * automatically for you.
   *
   * @param fun the function signature to normalize
   * @return the normalized function
   */
  static TQCString normalizeFunctionSignature( const TQCString& fun );


  /**
   * Returns the appId of the last application that talked to us.
   * @return the application id of the last application that send a message
   *         to this client
   */
  TQCString senderId() const;


   /**
    * Installs object @p objId as application-wide default object.
    *
    * All app-wide messages that have not been processed by the dcopclient
    * will be send further to @p objId.
    * @param objId the id of the new default object
    */
  void setDefaultObject( const TQCString& objId );

    /**
     * Returns the current default object or an empty string if no object is
     * installed as default object.
     *
     * A default object receives application-wide messages that have not
     * been processed by the DCOPClient itself.
    * @return the id of the new default object
     */
  TQCString defaultObject() const;

  /**
   * Enables / disables the applicationRegistered() /
   * applicationRemoved() signals.
   * Note that a counter is maintained about how often this method
   * was called. If this method is called twice with @p enabled set to
   * true, notifications will be enabled until it was called with
   * @p enabled set to false as often.
   *
   * They are disabled by default.
   * @param enabled true to enable notifications, false to disable
   */
  void setNotifications( bool enabled );

  /**
   * Tells the dcopserver to treat the client as daemon client, not
   * as regular client.
   * If the number of regular clients drops down to zero, the
   * dcopserver will emit a KDE termination signal after 10
   * seconds.
   * @param daemonMode true to enable daemon mode, false to disable
   */
  void setDaemonMode( bool daemonMode );

  /**
   * @internal
   *
   * Switch to priority call mode.
   */
  void setPriorityCall(bool);

  /**
   * Returns the application's main dcop client. The main client can
   * be used by objects that do not have any specific access to a dcop
   * client. In KDE applications, the main client usually is the same
   * as TDEApplication::dcopClient().
   * @return the application's main dcop client
   */
  static DCOPClient* mainClient();

 /**
   * Sets the application's main dcop client. The main client can
   * be used by objects that do not have any specific access to a dcop
   * client. In KDE applications, the main client usually is the same
   * as TDEApplication::dcopClient().
   * @param mainClient the new main dcop client
   */
  static void setMainClient( DCOPClient* mainClient);

  /**
   * Look for the given client only in this process. This can be used
   * to check whether a given client (by name) is running in the same
   * process or in another one.
   */
  static DCOPClient* findLocalClient( const TQCString &_appId );

  /**
    * @internal Do not use.
    */
  static void emergencyClose();

  /**
    * @internal Do not use.
    *
    * Provides information about the last DCOP call for debugging purposes.
    */
  static const char *postMortemSender();
  /** @internal */
  static const char *postMortemObject();
  /** @internal */
  static const char *postMortemFunction();

  /**
    * File with information how to reach the dcopserver.
    * @param hostname Hostname to use, if empty current hostname of
    * the system is used.
    * @return Filename that contains information how to contact the
    * DCOPserver.
    */
  static TQCString dcopServerFile(const TQCString &hostname=0);

  /**
   * @deprecated
   * For backwards compatibility with KDE 2.x
   * // KDE4 remove
   */
  static TQCString dcopServerFileOld(const TQCString &hostname=0) KDE_DEPRECATED;

  /**
   * Return the path of iceauth or an empty string if not found.
   */
  static TQCString iceauthPath();

signals:
  /**
   * Indicates that the application @p appId has been registered with
   * the server we are attached to.
   *
   * You need to call setNotifications() first, to tell the DCOP server
   * that you want to get these events.
   * @param appId the id of the new application
   */
  void applicationRegistered( const TQCString& appId );
  /**
   * Indicates that the formerly registered application @p appId has
   * been removed.
   *
   * You need to call setNotifications() first, to tell the
   * DCOP server that you want to get these events.
   * @param appId the id of the removed application
   */
  void applicationRemoved( const TQCString& appId );

  /**
   * Indicates that the process of establishing DCOP communications failed
   * in some manner.
   *
   *  Usually attached to a dialog box or some other visual
   * aid.
   * @param msg the message tha contains further information
   */
  void attachFailed(const TQString &msg);

  /**
   * Indicates that user input shall be blocked or released,
   * depending on the argument.
   *
   * The signal is emitted whenever the client has to wait too long
   * (i.e. more than 1/10 of a second) for an answer to a
   * synchronous call. In that case, it will enter a local event
   * loop to keep the GUI updated until finally an answer arrives.
   *
   * In KDE, the TDEApplication object connects to this signal to be
   * able to block any user input (i.e. mouse and key events) while
   * we are waiting for an answer. If we did not do this, the
   * application might end up in an illegal state, as a keyboard
   * shortcut or a mouse action might cause another dcop call to be
   * issued.
   * @param block true to block user input, false otherwise
   */
  void blockUserInput( bool block );

  /**
   * @internal
   *
   * Signal used for callbacks of async calls.
   * This signal is automatically connected to the call back
   * slot specified in the async call.
   * @see callAsync()
   * @since 3.2
   */
  void callBack(int, const TQCString&, const TQByteArray &);

public slots:
  /**
   * Process data from the socket.
   * @param socknum the fd of the socket
   */
  void processSocketData(int socknum);

protected slots:

private slots:
  void processPostedMessagesInternal();
  void asyncReplyReady();
  void eventLoopTimeout();

public:
  class ReplyStruct;

  /**
   * @internal
   **/
  void handleAsyncReply(ReplyStruct *replyStruct);

private:

  bool isLocalTransactionFinished(TQ_INT32 id, TQCString &replyType, TQByteArray &replyData);

  bool attachInternal( bool registerAsAnonymous = true );

  bool callInternal(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObj,
	    const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
	    TQCString& replyType, TQByteArray &replyData,
	    bool useEventLoop, int timeout, int minor_opcode);


  bool callInternal(const TQCString &remApp, const TQCString &remObjId,
            const TQCString &remFun, const TQByteArray &data,
            ReplyStruct *replyStruct,
            bool useEventLoop, int timeout, int minor_opcode);

protected:
  virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
private:
  DCOPClientPrivate *d;
};

#endif