CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/ctkPluginTracker.h

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#ifndef CTKPLUGINTRACKER_H
#define CTKPLUGINTRACKER_H

#include <QScopedPointer>

#include "ctkPluginFrameworkExport.h"

#include "ctkPlugin.h"
#include "ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer.h"

class ctkPluginTrackerPrivate;

/**
 * The <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> class simplifies tracking plugins much like
 * the <code>ctkServiceTracker</code> simplifies tracking services.
 * <p>
 * A <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> is constructed with state criteria and a
 * <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer</code> object. A <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> can
 * use the <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer</code> to select which plugins are
 * tracked and to create a customized object to be tracked with the plugin. The
 * <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> can then be opened to begin tracking all plugins
 * whose state matches the specified state criteria.
 * <p>
 * The <code>getPlugins</code> method can be called to get the
 * <code>ctkPlugin</code> objects of the plugins being tracked. The
 * <code>getObject</code> method can be called to get the customized object for
 * a tracked plugin.
 * <p>
 * The <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> class is thread-safe. It does not call a
 * <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer</code> while holding any locks.
 * <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer</code> implementations must also be
 * thread-safe.
 *
 * @ThreadSafe
 */
class CTK_PLUGINFW_EXPORT ctkPluginTracker : protected ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer
{
public:

  ~ctkPluginTracker();

  /**
   * Create a <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> for plugins whose state is present in
   * the specified state mask.
   *
   * <p>
   * Plugins whose state is present on the specified state mask will be
   * tracked by this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * @param context The <code>ctkPluginContext</code> against which the tracking
   *        is done.
   * @param stateMask The bit mask of the <code>OR</code>ing of the plugin
   *        states to be tracked.
   * @param customizer The customizer object to call when plugins are added,
   *        modified, or removed in this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>. If
   *        customizer is <code>null</code>, then this
   *        <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> will be used as the
   *        <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer</code> and this
   *        <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> will call the
   *        <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer</code> methods on itself. If the
   *        customizer is not <code>null</code>, this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>
   *        takes ownership of the customizer.
   * @see ctkPlugin#getState()
   */
  ctkPluginTracker(ctkPluginContext* context, ctkPlugin::States stateMask,
                   ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer* customizer = 0);

  /**
   * Open this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> and begin tracking plugins.
   *
   * <p>
   * ctkPlugin's which match the state criteria specified when this
   * <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> was created are now tracked by this
   * <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * @throws std::logic_error If the <code>ctkPluginContext</code>
   *         with which this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> was created is no
   *         longer valid.
   */
  void open();

  /**
   * Close this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * This method should be called when this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> should
   * end the tracking of plugins.
   *
   * <p>
   * This implementation calls getPlugins() to get the list of
   * tracked plugins to remove.
   */
  void close();

  /**
   * Return a list of <code>ctkPlugin</code>s for all plugins being tracked by
   * this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * @return A list of <code>ctkPlugin</code>s.
   */
  QList<ctkPlugin*> getPlugins() const;

  /**
   * Returns the customized object for the specified <code>ctkPlugin</code> if
   * the specified plugin is being tracked by this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * @param plugin The <code>ctkPlugin</code> being tracked.
   * @return The customized object for the specified <code>ctkPlugin</code> or
   *         <code>null</code> if the specified <code>ctkPlugin</code> is not
   *         being tracked.
   */
  QVariant getObject(ctkPlugin* plugin) const;

  /**
   * Remove a plugin from this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * The specified plugin will be removed from this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   * If the specified plugin was being tracked then the
   * <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer::removedPlugin</code> method will be called
   * for that plugin.
   *
   * @param plugin The <code>ctkPlugin</code> to be removed.
   */
  void remove(ctkPlugin* plugin);

  /**
   * Return the number of plugins being tracked by this
   * <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * @return The number of plugins being tracked.
   */
  int size() const;

  /**
   * Returns the tracking count for this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>.
   *
   * The tracking count is initialized to 0 when this
   * <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> is opened. Every time a plugin is added,
   * modified or removed from this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> the tracking
   * count is incremented.
   *
   * <p>
   * The tracking count can be used to determine if this
   * <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> has added, modified or removed a plugin by
   * comparing a tracking count value previously collected with the current
   * tracking count value. If the value has not changed, then no plugin has
   * been added, modified or removed from this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code>
   * since the previous tracking count was collected.
   *
   * @return The tracking count for this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> or -1 if
   *         this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> is not open.
   */
  int getTrackingCount() const;

protected:

  /**
   * Default implementation of the
   * <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer::addingPlugin</code> method.
   *
   * <p>
   * This method is only called when this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> has been
   * constructed with a <code>null</code> ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer argument.
   *
   * <p>
   * This implementation simply returns the specified <code>ctkPlugin*</code> in
   * a QVariant.
   *
   * <p>
   * This method can be overridden in a subclass to customize the object to be
   * tracked for the plugin being added.
   *
   * @param plugin The <code>ctkPlugin</code> being added to this
   *        <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> object.
   * @param event The plugin event which caused this customizer method to be
   *        called or an invalid event if there is no plugin event associated
   *        with the call to this method.
   * @return The specified plugin.
   * @see ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer::addingPlugin(ctkPlugin*, const ctkPluginEvent&)
   */
  QVariant addingPlugin(ctkPlugin* plugin, const ctkPluginEvent& event);

  /**
   * Default implementation of the
   * <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer::modifiedPlugin</code> method.
   *
   * <p>
   * This method is only called when this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> has been
   * constructed with a <code>null</code> ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer argument.
   *
   * <p>
   * This implementation does nothing.
   *
   * @param plugin The <code>ctkPlugin</code> whose state has been modified.
   * @param event The plugin event which caused this customizer method to be
   *        called or an invalid event if there is no plugin event associated
   *        with the call to this method.
   * @param object The customized object for the specified ctkPlugin.
   * @see ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer::modifiedPlugin(ctkPlugin*, const ctkPluginEvent&, QVariant)
   */
  void modifiedPlugin(ctkPlugin* plugin, const ctkPluginEvent& event, QVariant object);

  /**
   * Default implementation of the
   * <code>ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer::removedPlugin</code> method.
   *
   * <p>
   * This method is only called when this <code>ctkPluginTracker</code> has been
   * constructed with a <code>null</code> ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer argument.
   *
   * <p>
   * This implementation does nothing.
   *
   * @param plugin The <code>ctkPlugin</code> being removed.
   * @param event The plugin event which caused this customizer method to be
   *        called or an invalid event if there is no plugin event associated
   *        with the call to this method.
   * @param object The customized object for the specified plugin.
   * @see ctkPluginTrackerCustomizer::removedPlugin(ctkPlugin*, const ctkPluginEvent&, QVariant)
   */
  void removedPlugin(ctkPlugin* plugin, const ctkPluginEvent& event, QVariant object);

private:

  friend class ctkTrackedPlugin;

  Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(ctkPluginTracker)

  const QScopedPointer<ctkPluginTrackerPrivate> d_ptr;
};

#endif // CTKPLUGINTRACKER_H