ENH: Added a converter interface for Automated GUI generation

Libs/ModuleDescription/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ SET(KIT_SRCS
   ctkModuleParameterGroup.h
   ctkModuleParameterGroup.cpp
   ctkModuleDescriptionReader.cpp
+  ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface.h
+  ctkModuleDescriptionReaderInterface.h
+  ctkModuleDescriptionReader.h
   )
 
 # Headers that should run through moc
 SET(KIT_MOC_SRCS
   ctkModuleDescriptionReaderInterface.h
   ctkModuleDescriptionReader.h
+  ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface.h
 )
 
 # UI files

Libs/ModuleDescription/ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface.h

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+
+Library: CTK
+
+Copyright (c) 2010 CISTIB - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+=============================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef __ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface_h
+#define __ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface_h
+
+#include <QVariant>
+
+#include "CTKModuleDescriptionExport.h"
+#include "ctkModuleDescription.h"
+
+/** 
+ * \brief Interface of ModuleDescription converter
+ *
+ * A converter can be a Automated GUI generator that converts
+ * ctkModuleDescription into a Qt window. A converter can also be
+ * a command line generator that creates a command line string to 
+ * execute an application
+ */
+class CTK_MODULDESC_EXPORT ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+  ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface(){};
+  ~ctkModuleDescriptionConverterInterface(){};
+
+  //! Set input Module Description
+  virtual void setModuleDescription(const ctkModuleDescription &val) = 0;
+
+  //!
+  virtual void Update( ) = 0;
+
+  //!
+  virtual const QVariant& GetOutput( ) = 0;
+};
+
+#endif