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  Library: CTK

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    Division of Medical and Biological Informatics

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#ifndef CTKSERVICEREFERENCEPRIVATE_H
#define CTKSERVICEREFERENCEPRIVATE_H

#include <QAtomicInt>
#include <QSharedPointer>

#include "ctkDictionary.h"

class QObject;

class ctkServiceRegistrationPrivate;
class ctkPlugin;

/**
 * \ingroup PluginFramework
 */
class ctkServiceReferencePrivate
{
public:

  ctkServiceReferencePrivate(ctkServiceRegistrationPrivate* reg);

  ~ctkServiceReferencePrivate();

  /**
    * Get the service object.
    *
    * @param plugin requester of service.
    * @return Service requested or null in case of failure.
    */
  QObject* getService(QSharedPointer<ctkPlugin> plugin);

  /**
   * Unget the service object.
   *
   * @param plugin Plugin who wants remove service.
   * @param checkRefCounter If true decrement refence counter and remove service
   *                        if we reach zero. If false remove service without
   *                        checking refence counter.
   * @return True if service was remove or false if only refence counter was
   *         decremented.
   */
  bool ungetService(QSharedPointer<ctkPlugin> plugin, bool checkRefCounter);

  /**
   * Get all properties registered with this service.
   *
   * @return A ctkDictionary object containing properties or being empty
   *         if service has been removed.
   */
  ctkDictionary getProperties() const;

  /**
   * Returns the property value to which the specified property key is mapped
   * in the properties <code>ctkDictionary</code> object of the service
   * referenced by this <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object.
   *
   * <p>
   * Property keys are case-insensitive.
   *
   * <p>
   * This method must continue to return property values after the service has
   * been unregistered. This is so references to unregistered services can
   * still be interrogated.
   *
   * @param key The property key.
   * @param lock If <code>true</code>, access of the properties of the service
   *        referenced by this <code>ctkServiceReference</code> object will be
   *        synchronized.
   * @return The property value to which the key is mapped; an invalid QVariant
   *         if there is no property named after the key.
   */
  QVariant getProperty(const QString& key, bool lock) const;

  /**
   * Reference count for implicitly shared private implementation.
   */
  QAtomicInt ref;

  /**
   * Link to registration object for this reference.
   */
  ctkServiceRegistrationPrivate* const registration;

private:

  Q_DISABLE_COPY(ctkServiceReferencePrivate)
};

#endif // CTKSERVICEREFERENCEPRIVATE_H