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// -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
/* This file is part of the KDE project
   Copyright (C) 1999 Simon Hausmann <[email protected]>
             (C) 1999 David Faure <[email protected]>

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*/
#ifndef __kpartmanager_h__
#define __kpartmanager_h__

#include <tqobject.h>
#include <tqwidget.h>
#include <tqptrlist.h>

#include <tdelibs_export.h>

class KInstance;

namespace KParts
{

class Part;

class PartManagerPrivate;

/**
 * The part manager is an object which knows about a collection of parts
 * (even nested ones) and handles activation/deactivation.
 *
 * Applications that want to embed parts without merging GUIs
 * only use a KParts::PartManager. Those who want to merge GUIs use a
 * KParts::MainWindow for example, in addition to a part manager.
 *
 * Parts know about the part manager to add nested parts to it.
 * See also KParts::Part::manager() and KParts::Part::setManager().
 */
class KPARTS_EXPORT PartManager : public TQObject
{
  Q_OBJECT
  Q_ENUMS( SelectionPolicy )
  Q_PROPERTY( SelectionPolicy selectionPolicy READ selectionPolicy WRITE setSelectionPolicy )
  Q_PROPERTY( bool allowNestedParts READ allowNestedParts WRITE setAllowNestedParts )
  Q_PROPERTY( bool ignoreScrollBars READ ignoreScrollBars WRITE setIgnoreScrollBars )
public:
  /// Selection policy. The default policy of a PartManager is Direct.
  enum SelectionPolicy { Direct, TriState };

  /**
   * This extends TQFocusEvent::Reason with the non-focus-event reasons for partmanager to activate a part.
   * To test for "any focusin reason", use < ReasonLeftClick.
   * NoReason usually means: explicit activation with @ref setActivePart.
   * @since 3.3
   */
  enum Reason { ReasonLeftClick = 100, ReasonMidClick, ReasonRightClick, NoReason };

  /**
   * Constructs a part manager.
   *
   * @param parent The toplevel widget (window / dialog) the
   *               partmanager should monitor for activation/selection
   *               events
   * @param name   The object's name, if any.
   */
  PartManager( TQWidget * parent, const char * name = 0L );
  /**
   * Constructs a part manager.
   *
   * @param topLevel The toplevel widget (window / dialog ) the
   *                 partmanager should monitor for activation/selection
   *                 events
   * @param parent   The parent TQObject.
   * @param name     The object's name, if any.
   */
  PartManager( TQWidget * topLevel, TQObject *parent, const char *name = 0 );
  virtual ~PartManager();

  /**
   * Sets the selection policy of the partmanager.
   */
  void setSelectionPolicy( SelectionPolicy policy );
  /**
   * Returns the current selection policy.
   */
  SelectionPolicy selectionPolicy() const;

  /**
   * Specifies whether the partmanager should handle/allow nested parts
   * or not.
   *
   *  This is a property the shell has to set/specify. Per
   * default we assume that the shell cannot handle nested
   * parts. However in case of a KOffice shell for example we allow
   * nested parts.  A Part is nested (a child part) if its parent
   * object inherits KParts::Part.  If a child part is activated and
   * nested parts are not allowed/handled, then the top parent part in
   * the tree is activated.
   */
  void setAllowNestedParts( bool allow );
  /**
   * @see setAllowNestedParts
   */
  bool allowNestedParts() const;

  /**
   * Specifies whether the partmanager should ignore mouse click events for
   * scrollbars or not. If the partmanager ignores them, then clicking on the
   * scrollbars of a non-active/non-selected part will not change the selection
   * or activation state.
   *
   * The default value is false (read: scrollbars are NOT ignored).
   */
  void setIgnoreScrollBars( bool ignore );
  /**
   * @see setIgnoreScrollBars
   */
  bool ignoreScrollBars() const;

  /**
   * Specifies which mouse buttons the partmanager should react upon.
   * By default it reacts on all mouse buttons (LMB/MMB/RMB).
   * @param buttonMask a combination of TQt::ButtonState values e.g. Qt::LeftButton | Qt::MidButton
   */
  void setActivationButtonMask( short int buttonMask );
  /**
   * @see setActivationButtonMask
   */
  short int activationButtonMask() const;

  /**
   * @internal
   */
  virtual bool eventFilter( TQObject *obj, TQEvent *ev );

  /**
   * Adds a part to the manager.
   *
   * Sets it to the active part automatically if @p setActive is true (default ).
   * Behavior fix in KDE3.4: the part's widget is shown only if @p setActive is true,
   * it used to be shown in all cases before.
   */
  virtual void addPart( Part *part, bool setActive = true );

  /**
   * Removes a part from the manager (this does not delete the object) .
   *
   * Sets the active part to 0 if @p part is the activePart() .
   */
  virtual void removePart( Part *part );

  /**
   * Replaces @p oldPart with @p newPart, and sets @p newPart as active if
   * @p setActive is true.
   * This is an optimised version of removePart + addPart
   */
  virtual void replacePart( Part * oldPart, Part * newPart, bool setActive = true );

  /**
   * Sets the active part.
   *
   * The active part receives activation events.
   *
   * @p widget can be used to specify which widget was responsible for the activation.
   * This is important if you have multiple views for a document/part, like in KOffice.
   */
  virtual void setActivePart( Part *part, TQWidget *widget = 0L );

  /**
   * Returns the active part.
   **/
  virtual Part *activePart() const;

  /**
   * Returns the active widget of the current active part (see activePart()).
   */
  virtual TQWidget *activeWidget() const;

  /**
   * Sets the selected part.
   *
   * The selected part receives selection events.
   *
   * @p widget can be used to specify which widget was responsible for the selection.
   * This is important if you have multiple views for a document/part, like in KOffice.
   */
  virtual void setSelectedPart( Part *part, TQWidget *widget = 0L );

  /**
   * Returns the current selected part.
   */
  virtual Part *selectedPart() const;

  /**
   * Returns the selected widget of the current selected part (see selectedPart()).
   */
  virtual TQWidget *selectedWidget() const;

  /**
   * Returns the list of parts being managed by the partmanager.
   */
  const TQPtrList<Part> *parts() const;

  /**
   * Adds the @p topLevel widget to the list of managed toplevel widgets.
   * Usually a PartManager only listens for events (for activation/selection)
   * for one toplevel widget (and its children), the one specified in the
   * constructor. Sometimes however (like for example when using the KDE dockwidget
   * library), it is necessary to extend this.
   */
  void addManagedTopLevelWidget( const TQWidget *topLevel );
  /**
   * Removes the @p topLevel widget from the list of managed toplevel widgets.
   * @see addManagedTopLevelWidget
   */
  void removeManagedTopLevelWidget( const TQWidget *topLevel );

  /**
   * @return the reason for the last activePartChanged signal emitted.
   * @see Reason
   * @since 3.3
   */
  int reason() const;

signals:
  /**
   * Emitted when a new part has been added.
   * @see addPart()
   **/
  void partAdded( KParts::Part *part );
  /**
   * Emitted when a part has been removed.
   * @see removePart()
   **/
  void partRemoved( KParts::Part *part );
  /**
   * Emitted when the active part has changed.
   * @see setActivePart()
   **/
  void activePartChanged( KParts::Part *newPart );

protected:
  /**
   * Changes the active instance when the active part changes.
   * The active instance is used by KBugReport and KAboutDialog.
   * Override if you really need to - usually you don't need to.
   */
  virtual void setActiveInstance( KInstance * instance );

protected slots:
  /**
   * Removes a part when it is destroyed.
   **/
  void slotObjectDestroyed();

  /**
   * @internal
   */
  void slotWidgetDestroyed();

  /**
   * @internal
   */
  void slotManagedTopLevelWidgetDestroyed();
private:
  Part * findPartFromWidget( TQWidget * widget, const TQPoint &pos );
  Part * findPartFromWidget( TQWidget * widget );

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

}

#endif