CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkPluginEvent.h

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#ifndef CTKPLUGINEVENT_H
#define CTKPLUGINEVENT_H

#include <QSharedDataPointer>

#include "CTKPluginFrameworkExport.h"


class ctkPlugin;
class ctkPluginEventData;

/**
 * An event from the Framework describing a plugin lifecycle change.
 * <p>
 * <code>ctkPluginEvent</code> objects are delivered to slots connected
 * via ctkPluginContext::connectPluginListener() when a change
 * occurs in a plugins's lifecycle. A type code is used to identify
 * the event type for future extendability.
 *
 * @see ctkPluginContext#connectPluginListener
 */
class CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT ctkPluginEvent
{

  QSharedDataPointer<ctkPluginEventData> d;

public:

  enum Type {
    /**
     * The plugin has been installed.
     *
     * @see ctkPluginContext::installBundle(const QString&)
     */
    INSTALLED,

    /**
     * The plugin has been started.
     * <p>
     * The plugin's
     * \link ctkPluginActivator::start(ctkPluginContext*) ctkPluginActivator start\endlink method
     * has been executed.
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::start()
     */
    STARTED,

    /**
     * The plugin has been stopped.
     * <p>
     * The plugin's
     * \link ctkPluginActivator::stop(ctkPluginContext*) ctkPluginActivator stop\endlink method
     * has been executed.
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::stop()
     */
    STOPPED,

    /**
     * The plugin has been updated.
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::update()
     */
    UPDATED,

    /**
     * The plugin has been uninstalled.
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::uninstall()
     */
    UNINSTALLED,

    /**
     * The plugin has been resolved.
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::RESOLVED
     */
    RESOLVED,

    /**
     * The plugin has been unresolved.
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::INSTALLED
     */
    UNRESOLVED,

    /**
     * The plugin is about to be activated.
     * <p>
     * The plugin's
     * \link ctkPluginActivator::start(ctkPluginContext*) ctkPluginActivator start\endlink method
     * is about to be called. This
     * event is only delivered to synchronuous slots, which have been registered with
     * Qt::DirectConnection or Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection in ctkPluginContext::connectPluginListener().
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::start()
     */
    STARTING,

    /**
     * The plugin is about to deactivated.
     * <p>
     * The plugin's
     * \link ctkPluginActivator::stop(ctkPluginContext*) ctkPluginActivator stop\endlink method
     * is about to be called. This
     * event is only delivered to synchronuous slots, which have been registered with
     * Qt::DirectConnection or Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection in ctkPluginContext::connectPluginListener().
     *
     * @see ctkPlugin::stop()
     */
    STOPPING,

    /**
     * The plugin will be lazily activated.
     * <p>
     * The plugin has a \link ctkPluginConstant::ACTIVATION_LAZY lazy activation policy\endlink
     * and is waiting to be activated. It is now in the
     * \link ctkPlugin::STARTING STARTING\endlink state and has a valid
     * <code>ctkPluginContext</code>. This
     * event is only delivered to synchronuous slots, which have been registered with
     * Qt::DirectConnection or Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection in ctkPluginContext::connectPluginListener().
     */
    LAZY_ACTIVATION
  };

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

  ~ctkPluginEvent();

  /**
   * Can be used to check if this ctkPluginEvent 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 plugin event of the specified type.
   *
   * @param type The event type.
   * @param plugin The plugin which had a lifecycle change.
   */
  ctkPluginEvent(Type type, ctkPlugin* plugin);

  ctkPluginEvent(const ctkPluginEvent& other);

  ctkPluginEvent& operator=(const ctkPluginEvent& other);

  /**
   * Returns the plugin which had a lifecycle change.
   *
   * @return The plugin that had a change occur in its lifecycle.
   */
  ctkPlugin* getPlugin() const;

  /**
   * Returns the type of lifecyle event. The type values are:
   * <ul>
   * <li>{@link #INSTALLED}
   * <li>{@link #RESOLVED}
   * <li>{@link #LAZY_ACTIVATION}
   * <li>{@link #STARTING}
   * <li>{@link #STARTED}
   * <li>{@link #STOPPING}
   * <li>{@link #STOPPED}
   * <li>{@link #UPDATED}
   * <li>{@link #UNRESOLVED}
   * <li>{@link #UNINSTALLED}
   * </ul>
   *
   * @return The type of lifecycle event.
   */
  Type getType() const;

};

#endif // CTKPLUGINEVENT_H