/**
@mainpage The KDevelop Generic Shell
This library contains the Shell - a profile-based implementation of KDevelop plugin architecture.
Link with: -lkdevshell
Include path: -I\$(kde_includes)/kdevelop/shell
\section creatingapp Creating an application using generic shell
KDevelop platform applications can use generic shell as a ready to use implementation
of KDevelop plugin architecture.
This is done by creating application %main.cpp file and @ref ShellExtension subclass.
Example:
- %main.cpp for "myapp" application:
@code
#include
#include
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#include
#include
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#include
#include
#include "myappextension.h"
static KCmdLineOptions options[] =
{
{ "profile ", I18N_NOOP("Profile to load"), 0 },
{ 0,0,0 }
};
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
static const char description[] = I18N_NOOP("My Application");
KAboutData aboutData("myapp", I18N_NOOP("My Application"),
VERSION, description, KAboutData::License_GPL,
I18N_NOOP("(c) 1999-2004, MyApp developers"),
"", "http://www.myapp.org");
aboutData.addAuthor("Me", I18N_NOOP("Creator"), "me@myapp.org");
KCmdLineArgs::init(argc, argv, &aboutData);
KCmdLineArgs::addCmdLineOptions( options );
KApplication app;
MyAppExtension::init();
QPixmap pm;
pm.load(locate("data", "myapp/pics/myapp-splash.png"));
SplashScreen * splash = new SplashScreen( pm );
splash->show();
app.processEvents();
QObject::connect(PluginController::getInstance(), SIGNAL(loadingPlugin(const QString &)),
splash, SLOT(showMessage(const QString &)));
splash->message( i18n( "Loading Settings" ) );
TopLevel::getInstance()->loadSettings();
PluginController::getInstance()->loadInitialPlugins();
splash->message( i18n( "Starting GUI" ) );
NewMainWindow *mw = dynamic_cast(TopLevel::getInstance()->main());
if (mw)
mw->enableShow();
TopLevel::getInstance()->main()->show();
Core::getInstance()->doEmitCoreInitialized();
delete splash;
kapp->dcopClient()->registerAs("myapp");
return app.exec();
}
@endcode
- Shell extension for "myapp" application:
@code
class MyAppExtension: public ShellExtension {
public:
static void init()
{
s_instance = new MyAppExtension();
}
virtual void createGlobalSettingsPage(KDialogBase */*dlg*/) {};
virtual void acceptGlobalSettingsPage(KDialogBase */*dlg*/) {};
virtual QString xmlFile()
{
return "myappui.rc";
}
virtual QString defaultProfile()
{
return "MyApp";
}
protected:
KDevAssistantExtension();
};
@endcode
*/