CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkServiceReferencePrivate.h

/*=============================================================================

  Library: CTK

  Copyright (c) 2010 German Cancer Research Center,
    Division of Medical and Biological Informatics

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  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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=============================================================================*/


#ifndef CTKSERVICEREFERENCEPRIVATE_H
#define CTKSERVICEREFERENCEPRIVATE_H

class QObject;


  class ctkServiceRegistrationPrivate;
  class ctkPlugin;

  class ctkServiceReferencePrivate
  {
  public:

    ctkServiceReferencePrivate(ctkServiceRegistrationPrivate* reg);

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

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

#endif // CTKSERVICEREFERENCEPRIVATE_H