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+/*
+ kopetemessagehandler.h - Kopete Message Filtering
+
+ Copyright (c) 2004 by Richard Smith <[email protected]>
+ Kopete (c) 2002-2004 by the Kopete developers <[email protected]>
+
+ *************************************************************************
+ * *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or *
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public *
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either *
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. *
+ * *
+ *************************************************************************
+*/
+
+#ifndef KOPETEMESSAGEHANDLER_H
+#define KOPETEMESSAGEHANDLER_H
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+//#include <kdemacros.h>
+#include "kopete_export.h"
+
+//FIXME: Message::MessageDirection could be moved into namespace Kopete
+// to avoid this being included everywhere
+#include "kopetemessage.h"
+
+#include <qvaluelist.h>
+
+namespace Kopete
+{
+
+class MessageEvent;
+class ChatSession;
+
+/**
+ * @author Richard Smith <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * An object which sits between the protocol and the chat window which
+ * intercepts and processes messages on their way through.
+ *
+ * This class implements Handler role in the Chain of Responsibility pattern.
+ * The Client role will be filled by the Kopete::MessageHandlerChain class.
+ */
+class KOPETE_EXPORT MessageHandler : public QObject
+{
+ Q_OBJECT
+public:
+ MessageHandler();
+ virtual ~MessageHandler() = 0;
+
+ /**
+ * @return the next handler in the chain
+ */
+ MessageHandler *next();
+ // FIXME: remove?
+ void setNext( MessageHandler *next );
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Gets the rich-text capabilities of this message handling object
+ *
+ * The default implementation returns next()->capabilities().
+ */
+ virtual int capabilities();
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Performs any processing necessary on the message
+ *
+ * @param event The message event to process. Should not be null.
+ *
+ * Overriders of this handler @em must cause (possibly asynchronously)
+ * one of the following to happen:
+ * - @p event->discard() to be called
+ * - @p event->continue() to be called
+ * - this base class implementation to be called (equivalent to event->continue() but faster)
+ *
+ * The base class implementation passes the event on to the next
+ * handler in the chain.
+ *
+ * @note If you store @p event, be aware that it could be deleted at any time, and either
+ * connect to the its discarded(Kopete::MessageEvent*) signal or store it in a QGuardedPtr.
+ */
+ virtual void handleMessage( MessageEvent *event );
+
+ /** @internal */
+ void handleMessageInternal( MessageEvent *event );
+private slots:
+ /**
+ * @internal The message has been accepted. Pass it on to the next handler.
+ */
+ void messageAccepted( Kopete::MessageEvent *event );
+
+private:
+ class Private;
+ Private *d;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @author Richard Smith <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * A factory for creating MessageHandlers. Instantiate a class derived from MessageHandlerFactory
+ * in order to make your MessageHandler be automatically added to the list of handlers used
+ * when constructing handler chains.
+ *
+ * @note If you construct a handler for an Inbound chain, it may still be asked to process Outbound
+ * messages. This is because when a message is being sent it first passes through the Outbound
+ * chain to the protocol, then (when it has been delivered) it passes back through the Inbound
+ * chain to the chat window to be displayed.
+ */
+class KOPETE_EXPORT MessageHandlerFactory
+{
+public:
+ /**
+ * Constructs a MessageHandlerFactory, and adds it to the list of factories considered when
+ * creating a MessageHandlerChain for a ChatSession.
+ *
+ * @note Since the factory is added to the list of possible factories before the object is
+ * finished being constructed, it is not safe to call any function from a derived class's
+ * constructor which may cause a MessageHandlerChain to be created.
+ */
+ MessageHandlerFactory();
+ /**
+ * Destroys the MessageHandlerFactory and removes it from the list of factories.
+ */
+ virtual ~MessageHandlerFactory();
+
+ typedef QValueList<MessageHandlerFactory*> FactoryList;
+ /**
+ * @return the list of registered message handler factories
+ */
+ static FactoryList messageHandlerFactories();
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Creates a message handler for a given manager in a given direction.
+ * @param manager The manager whose message handler chain the message handler is for
+ * @param direction The direction of the chain that is being created.
+ * @return the @ref MessageHandler object to put in the chain, or 0 if none is needed.
+ */
+ virtual MessageHandler *create( ChatSession *manager, Message::MessageDirection direction ) = 0;
+
+ /**
+ * Special stages usable with any message direction
+ */
+ enum SpecialStage
+ {
+ StageDoNotCreate = -10000, ///< do not create a filter for this stage
+ StageStart = 0, ///< start of processing
+ StageEnd = 10000 ///< end of processing
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * Processing stages for handlers in inbound message handler chains
+ */
+ enum InboundStage
+ {
+ InStageStart = 0, ///< message was just received
+ InStageToSent = 2000, ///< convert from received format to sent format
+ InStageToDesired = 5000, ///< convert to how the user wants the message
+ InStageFormat = 7000, ///< decorate the message without changing the content
+ InStageEnd = 10000 ///< message ready for display
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * Processing stages for handlers in outbound message handler chains
+ */
+ enum OutboundStage
+ {
+ OutStageStart = 0, ///< user just hit Send
+ OutStageParse = 2000, ///< process commands
+ OutStageToDesired = 4000, ///< convert to how the user wanted to send
+ OutStageFormat = 6000, ///< decorate the message without changing the content
+ OutStageToSent = 8000, ///< convert to the format to send in
+ OutStageEnd = 10000 ///< message ready for sending
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * Processing stages for handlers in internal message handler chains
+ */
+ enum InternalStage
+ {
+ IntStageStart = 0, ///< some component just created the message
+ IntStageEnd = 10000 ///< message ready for display
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * Offsets within a processing stage. Using these values allows finer
+ * control over where in a chain a message handler will be added. Add
+ * one of these values to values from the various Stage enumerations
+ * to form a filter position.
+ */
+ enum Offset
+ {
+ OffsetBefore = -90,
+ OffsetVeryEarly = -60,
+ OffsetEarly = -30,
+ OffsetNormal = 0,
+ OffsetLate = 30,
+ OffsetVeryLate = 60,
+ OffsetAfter = 90
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Returns the position in the message handler chain to put this factory's handlers
+ * @param manager The manager whose message handler chain the message handler is for
+ * @param direction The direction of the chain that is being created.
+ * @return a member of the InboundStage, OutboundStage or InternalStage enumeration, as
+ * appropriate, optionally combined with a member of the Offset enumeration.
+ * @retval StageDoNotCreate No filter should be created for this chain.
+ */
+ virtual int filterPosition( ChatSession *manager, Message::MessageDirection direction ) = 0;
+
+private:
+ // noncopyable
+ MessageHandlerFactory(const MessageHandlerFactory &);
+ void operator=(const MessageHandlerFactory &);
+
+ class Private;
+ Private *d;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+// vim: set noet ts=4 sts=4 sw=4: