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diff --git a/kopete/libkopete/ui/kopeteview.h b/kopete/libkopete/ui/kopeteview.h new file mode 100644 index 00000000..47320546 --- /dev/null +++ b/kopete/libkopete/ui/kopeteview.h @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +/* + kopeteview.h - View Manager + + Copyright (c) 2003 by Jason Keirstead <[email protected]> + Copyright (c) 2004 by Matt Rogers <[email protected]> + Kopete (c) 2002-2003 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 KOPETEVIEW_H +#define KOPETEVIEW_H + +#include "kopetemessage.h" +#include <qvaluelist.h> +#include "kopete_export.h" + +namespace Kopete +{ + class ViewPlugin; +} + +/** + * @author Jason Keirstead + * + * Abstract parent class for all types of views used for messaging.These view objects + * are provided by a @ref Kopete::ViewPlugin + * + * @see Kopete::ViewPlugin + */ +class KOPETE_EXPORT KopeteView +{ + public: + /** + * constructor + */ + KopeteView( Kopete::ChatSession *manager, Kopete::ViewPlugin *parent ); + virtual ~KopeteView(); + + /** + * @brief Returns the message currently in the edit area + * @return The Kopete::Message object containing the message + */ + virtual Kopete::Message currentMessage() = 0; + /** + * Set the message that the view is currently editing. + * @param newMessage The Kopete::Message object containing the message to be edited. + */ + virtual void setCurrentMessage( const Kopete::Message &newMessage ) = 0; + + /** + * @brief Get the message manager + * @return The Kopete::ChatSession that the view is in communication with. + */ + Kopete::ChatSession *msgManager() const; + + /** + * @brief add a message to the view + * + * The message gets added at the end of the view and is automatically + * displayed. Classes that inherit from KopeteView should make this a slot. + */ + virtual void appendMessage( Kopete::Message & ) = 0; + + /** + * @brief append multiple messages to the view + * + * This function does the same thing as the above function but + * can be reimplemented if it is faster to apend several messages + * in the same time. + * + * The default implementation just call @ref appendMessage() X times + */ + virtual void appendMessages( QValueList<Kopete::Message> ); + + /** + * @brief Raises the view above other windows + * @param activate change the focus to the window + */ + virtual void raise(bool activate = false) = 0; + + /** + * @brief Clear the buffer + */ + virtual void clear(); + + /** + * @brief Make the view visible + * + * Makes the view visible if it is currently hidden. + */ + virtual void makeVisible() = 0; + + /** + * @brief Close this view + */ + virtual bool closeView( bool force = false ) = 0; + + /** + * @brief Get the current visibility of the view + * @return Whether the view is visible or not. + */ + virtual bool isVisible() = 0; + + /** + * @brief Get the view widget + * + * Can be reimplemented to return this if derived object is a widget + */ + virtual QWidget *mainWidget() = 0; + + /** + * @brief Inform the view the message was sent successfully + * + * This should be reimplemented as a SLOT in any derived objects + */ + virtual void messageSentSuccessfully() = 0; + + /** + * @brief Register a handler for the context menu + * + * Plugins should call this slot at view creation to register + * themselves as handlers for the context menu of this view. Plugins + * can attach to the viewCreated signal of KopeteMessageManagerFactory + * to know when views are created. + * + * A view does not need to implement this method unless they have context + * menus that can be extended + * + * @param target A target QObject for the contextMenuEvent signal of the view + * @param slot A slot that matches the signature ( QString&, KPopupMenu *) + */ + virtual void registerContextMenuHandler( QObject *target, const char*slot ){ Q_UNUSED(target); Q_UNUSED(slot); }; + + /** + * @brief Register a handler for the tooltip + * + * Plugins should call this slot at view creation to register + * themselves as handlers for the tooltip of this view. Plugins + * can attach to the viewCreated signal of KopeteMessageManagerFactory + * to know when views are created. + * + * A view does not need to impliment this method unless it has the ability + * to show tooltips + * + * @param target A target QObject for the contextMenuEvent signal of the view + * @param slot A slot that matches the signature ( QString&, KPopupMenu *) + */ + virtual void registerTooltipHandler( QObject *target, const char*slot ){ Q_UNUSED(target); Q_UNUSED(slot); }; + + /** + * @brief Returns the Kopete::ViewPlugin responsible for this view + * + * KopeteView objects are created by plugins. This returns a pointer to the plugin + * that created this view. You can use this to infer other information on this view + * and it's capabilities. + */ + Kopete::ViewPlugin *plugin(); + + protected: + /** + * a pointer to the Kopete::ChatSession given in the constructor + */ + Kopete::ChatSession *m_manager; + Kopete::ViewPlugin *m_plugin; +}; + +#endif |