CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkServiceEvent.h

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#ifndef CTKSERVICEEVENT_H
#define CTKSERVICEEVENT_H

#include <QSharedDataPointer>
#include <QDebug>
#include <QMetaType>

#include "ctkPluginFrameworkExport.h"

#include "ctkServiceReference.h"

class ctkServiceEventData;

/**
 * \ingroup PluginFramework
 *
 * An event from the Plugin Framework describing a service lifecycle change.
 * <p>
 * <code>ctkServiceEvent</code> objects are delivered to
 * slots connected via ctkPluginContext::connectServiceListener() when a
 * change occurs in this service's lifecycle. A type code is used to identify
 * the event type for future extendability.
 */
class CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT ctkServiceEvent
{

  QSharedDataPointer<ctkServiceEventData> d;

public:

  enum Type {

    /**
     * This service has been registered.
     * <p>
     * This event is synchronously delivered <strong>after</strong> the service
     * has been registered with the Framework.
     *
     * @see ctkPluginContext#registerService()
     */
    REGISTERED = 0x00000001,

    /**
     * The properties of a registered service have been modified.
     * <p>
     * This event is synchronously delivered <strong>after</strong> the service
     * properties have been modified.
     *
     * @see ctkServiceRegistration#setProperties
     */
    MODIFIED = 0x00000002,

    /**
     * This service is in the process of being unregistered.
     * <p>
     * This event is synchronously delivered <strong>before</strong> the service
     * has completed unregistering.
     *
     * <p>
     * If a plugin is using a service that is <code>UNREGISTERING</code>, the
     * plugin should release its use of the service when it receives this event.
     * If the plugin does not release its use of the service when it receives
     * this event, the Framework will automatically release the plugin's use of
     * the service while completing the service unregistration operation.
     *
     * @see ctkServiceRegistration#unregister
     * @see ctkPluginContext#ungetService
     */
    UNREGISTERING		= 0x00000004,

    /**
     * The properties of a registered service have been modified and the new
     * properties no longer match the listener's filter.
     * <p>
     * This event is synchronously delivered <strong>after</strong> the service
     * properties have been modified. This event is only delivered to slots
     * which were added with a non-<code>null</code> filter where the filter
     * matched the service properties prior to the modification but the filter
     * does not match the modified service properties.
     *
     * @see ctkServiceRegistration#setProperties
     */
    MODIFIED_ENDMATCH	= 0x00000008

  };

  /**
   * Default constructor for use with the Qt meta object system.
   */
  ctkServiceEvent();

  ~ctkServiceEvent();

  /**
   * Can be used to check if this ctkServiceEvent instance is valid,
   * or if it has been constructed using the default constructor.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if this event object is valid,
   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
   */
  bool isNull() const;

  /**
   * Creates a new service event object.
   *
   * @param type The event type.
   * @param reference A <code>ServiceReference</code> object to the service
   *        that had a lifecycle change.
   */
  ctkServiceEvent(Type type, const ctkServiceReference& plugin);

  ctkServiceEvent(const ctkServiceEvent& other);

  ctkServiceEvent& operator=(const ctkServiceEvent& other);

  /**
   * Returns a reference to the service that had a change occur in its
   * lifecycle.
   * <p>
   * This reference is the source of the event.
   *
   * @return Reference to the service that had a lifecycle change.
   */
  ctkServiceReference getServiceReference() const;

  /**
   * Returns the type of event. The event type values are:
   * <ul>
   * <li>{@link #REGISTERED} </li>
   * <li>{@link #MODIFIED} </li>
   * <li>{@link #MODIFIED_ENDMATCH} </li>
   * <li>{@link #UNREGISTERING} </li>
   * </ul>
   *
   * @return Type of service lifecycle change.
   */
  Type getType() const;

};

Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ctkServiceEvent)

/**
 * \ingroup PluginFramework
 * @{
 */
CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, ctkServiceEvent::Type type);
CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const ctkServiceEvent& event);
/** @}*/

#endif // CTKSERVICEEVENT_H